Table 1

Year-wise number of deaths by cause, 2012–2017

Causes of death (ICD 10 code)Total deathsYear
201220132014201520162017
Blood/blood forming organs (D50–D89)5201110
Circulatory system (I00–I99)69311912987119123116
 Cerebrovascular disease56188105679710797
 Ischaemic heart disease91231914151010
 Other41856769
Conditions in the perinatal period (P00–P96)87231514131210
Congenital malformations (Q00–Q99)7021121
Digestive system (K00–K93)136211823252029
 Diseases of liver103191821151317
 Other3320210712
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00–E90)173232532332634
 Diabetes mellitus126131523292224
 Other47101094410
External causes of mortality (S00–Y98)266325130554751
 Contact with venomous animals and plants8011231
 Exposure to smoke, fire and flame322111657
 Accidental drowning24243555
 Falls16133351
 Intentional self harm94112010251216
 Transport injuries50841081010
 Other428826711
Genitourinary system (N00–N99)9518910162022
Infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)294574154374659
 Diarrhoea67221497510
 Intestinal infectious diseases10215818152422
 Tuberculosis9619162310919
 HIV2000011
 Other27134577
Mental and behavioural disorder (F00–F99)1010000
Neoplasm (C00–D48)178313126392922
 Lip, oral cavity and oropharynx34564874
 Digestive organs61911131558
 Respiratory and intrathoracic organs10330220
 Male/female genital organs12111243
 Ill-defined and unspecific sites1000001
 Other601310812116
Nervous system (G00–G99)436945811
Not elsewhere classifiable (R00–R99)845121422256
 Ill-defined cause of death4110110
 Incomplete history5038613173
 Sudden24137751
 Others6001122
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00–O99)3110001
Respiratory system (J00–J99)245334245433349
 Respiratory and intrathoracic organs4110011
 COPD/asthma239334245433244
 Other2000011
Skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00–L99)8002123
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system (M00–M99)2000020
Total2320371386343410396414
  • Bold values represent statistics for overall disease group, as per ICD 10.

  • COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ICD 10, International Classification of Disease, version 10.