Table 1 Average annual population, number of deaths, crude and age-adjusted rates per 100 000, and the rural-to-urban rate ratios, overall and by gender, 2006-2008

urban

1174

1108126

35.3(34.6-38.8)

1.9^a

30.1(28.3-32.0)

2.4^a

rural

8540

4277771

66.6(66.3-69.1)

1.8-2.0

70.7(69.2-72.2)

2.3-2.4

males

urban

724

536619

45.0(41.2-48.2)

1.8^a

37.0(34.1-39.8)

2.2^a

rural

5327

2177553

81.5(79.4-83.7)

1.7-2.0

81.6(79.4-83.8)

2.2-2.2

females

urban

450

530354

28.3(25.7-30.9)

1.9^a

22.4(20.1-24.6)

2.6^a

rural

3213

2026408

52.9(51.0-54.7)

1.7-2.1

58.0(55.9-60.0)

2.6-2.6