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In 2021, the ten leading causes of death accounted for 76.6% of all deaths, and were primarily chronic diseases. In descending order by mortality rate they were (1) malignant neoplasms (cancer), (2) heart diseases, (3) pneumonia, (4) cerebrovascular diseases, (5) diabetes mellitus, (6) hypertensive diseases, (7) accidents and adverse effects, (8) chronic lower respiratory diseases, (9) nephritis, nephrotic
syndrome and nephrosis, and (10) chronic liver diseases and cirrhosis. Compared to 2011, the leading causes of death that increased in ranking included pneumonia, hypertensive disease, nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis; causes that fell in ranking included cerebrovascular diseases, accidents and adverse effects, chronic lower respiratory diseases and chronic liver disease, cirrhosis. (Figure 2-6)
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Figure 2-6 Changes in the Ten Leading Causes of Death
Cancer 185.5
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
220.1 Cancer
Mortality rate
784.8
2011
2021
Heart diseases 64.8 Cerebrovascular diseases 50.5
Pneumonia 41.3 Diabetes mellitus 41.0
Accidents and adverse effects 29.0 Chronic lower respiratory diseases 28.2 Chronic liver diseases and cirrhosis 23.1
93.1 Heart diseases 57.7 Pneumonia
Mortality rate
655.5
51.9 48.8
Cerebrovascular diseases Diabetes mellitus
Hypertensive diseases 20.2 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis 16.4
200.0 150.0 100.0 50.0
0.0
0.0
Chronic lower respiratory diseases 17.3 Chronic liver diseases and cirrhosis
50.0 100.0 150.0 200.0 250.0
Per 100,000 population
33.6 28.9
Hypertensive diseases Accidents and adverse effects
26.6
23.3 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis
Source : Department of Statistics, MOHW, R.O.C. (Taiwan)
Note : The data for 2011 is the "value adjusted by conversion ratio" and not the original releases of statistical data.
respectively. With WHO age standardization of rates for 2000, the standardized incidence rates for males and females became 345.4 and 292.7 out of 100,000 people respectively. Data on the top 10 cancer incidence rates by gender is as follows (Table 2-1).
ā–¸Section 2
1. Cancer Incidence
Cancer Incidence and Causes of Cancer Death
According to statistics for 2019, the crude cancer incidence rates for males and females were 547.7 and 480.3 out of 100,000 people
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Health and Welfare Indicators
