Table 2 All-cause mortality under 65 years and “avoidable” mortality in Taiwan from 1971 to 2008, males
Cause | 1971~1975 | 1976~1980 | 1981~1985 | 1986~1990 | 1991~1995 | 1996~2000 | 2001~2005 | 2006~2008 | % change | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASMR | % | ASMR | % | ASMR | % | ASMR | % | ASMR | % | ASMR | % | ASMR | % | ASMR | % | ||
All causes | 677.4 | 100 | 629.5 | 100 | 461.7 | 100 | 362.2 | 100 | 339.8 | 100 | 323.4 | 100 | 332.4 | 100 | 315.6 | 100 | 53.4 |
Injuries | 99.6 | 14.7 | 110.9 | 17.6 | 106.1 | 23 | 104.9 | 29 | 94.5 | 27.8 | 81.2 | 25.1 | 70.6 | 21.2 | 62.1 | 19.7 | 37.7 |
Ischemic heart disease | 36.7 | 5.4 | 43.8 | 7 | 33.6 | 7.3 | 29.3 | 8.1 | 32.5 | 9.6 | 28.7 | 8.9 | 33.6 | 10.1 | 30.6 | 9.7 | 16.6 |
Lung cancer | 33.8 | 5 | 38.9 | 6.2 | 35.1 | 7.6 | 31.9 | 8.8 | 32.3 | 9.5 | 33.2 | 10.3 | 38.3 | 11.5 | 39.4 | 12.5 | -16.6 |
Hypertension and cerebrovascular disease | 319.9 | 47.2 | 311.6 | 49.5 | 192.3 | 41.7 | 110.6 | 30.5 | 87.5 | 25.8 | 68.7 | 21.2 | 65.7 | 19.8 | 59.4 | 18.8 | 81.4 |
Ulcers | 27.3 | 4 | 16 | 2.5 | 7.9 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 1 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 93.4 |
Hodgkin's disease | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 66.7 |
Asthma | 3.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 87.2 |
Gallbladder disease | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 72.7 |
Tuberculosis | 50.3 | 7.4 | 31.6 | 5 | 14.3 | 3.1 | 7.1 | 2 | 5 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 97.2 |
Hernia | 0.3 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Appendicitis | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
“Avoidable” causes | 573.6 | 84.7 | 555.7 | 88.3 | 391.1 | 84.7 | 288.4 | 79.6 | 255.9 | 75.3 | 219.2 | 67.8 | 213.9 | 64.4 | 195.6 | 62 | 65.9 |
Deaths amenable to medical care | 440.2 | 65.0 | 405.9 | 64.5 | 249.9 | 54.1 | 151.6 | 41.9 | 129.1 | 38.0 | 104.8 | 32.4 | 105 | 31.6 | 94.1 | 29.8 | 78.6 |
Deaths amenable to public health | 133.4 | 19.7 | 149.8 | 23.8 | 141.2 | 30.6 | 136.8 | 37.8 | 126.8 | 37.3 | 114.4 | 35.4 | 108.9 | 32.8 | 101.5 | 32.2 | 23.9 |
Other causes | 103.8 | 15.3 | 73.8 | 11.7 | 70.6 | 15.3 | 73.8 | 20.4 | 83.9 | 24.7 | 104.2 | 32.2 | 118.5 | 35.6 | 120 | 38 | -15.6 |