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Leading Causes of all Deaths

Leading Causes of all Deaths

Mortality statistics provide information for objective assessment of the disease burden of the population. The tables below show the top ten leading causes of death for both sexes in 2009.

Ten Leading Causes of Death for Male in 2009
　
Ranking
 Leading Cause of Death
No. of Deaths
Percentage(%)#
1 Malignant neoplasms 7 682 33.6%
2 Diseases of heart 3 344 14.6%
3 Pneumonia 2 876 12.6%
4 Cerebrovascular diseases 1 764 7.7%
5 Chronic lower respiratory diseases 1 372 6.0%
6 External causes of morbidity and mortality 1 189 5.2%
7 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis 717 3.1%
8 Septicaemia 367 1.6%
9 Dementia 257 1.1%
10 Aortic aneurysm and dissection 234 1.0%
　 Other diseases 3 057 13.4%
　 Total 22 859 100.0%
Note(s):
There may be a slight discrepancy between the sum of individual items and the total as shown in the table owing to rounding.
# Percentage of total male deaths in Hong Kong.

 

Ten Leading Causes of Death for Female in 2009
　
Ranking
 Leading Cause of Death
No. of Deaths
Percentage(%)#
1 Malignant neoplasms 5 157 28.4%
2 Diseases of heart 3 070 16.9%
3 Pneumonia 2 436 13.4%
4 Cerebrovascular diseases 1 679 9.2%
5 External causes of morbidity and mortality 749 4.1%
6 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis 731 4.0%
7 Chronic lower respiratory diseases 540 3.0%
8 Dementia 381 2.1%
9 Septicaemia 369 2.0%
10 Diabetes mellitus 278 1.5%
　 Other diseases 2 793 15.4%
　 Total 18 183 100.0%
Note(s):
There may be a slight discrepancy between the sum of individual items and the total as shown in the table owing to rounding.
# Percentage of total female deaths in Hong Kong.

 

 

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