Table 3 All-cause mortality under 65 years and “avoidable” mortality in Taiwan from 1971 to 2008, females
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 | 596 | 100 | 539.2 | 100 | 372 | 100 | 219.1 | 100 | 173.2 | 100 | 156.3 | 100 | 146.7 | 100 | 130.9 | 100 | 78 |
Injuries | 40.1 | 6.7 | 44.3 | 8.2 | 41.5 | 11.2 | 38.6 | 17.6 | 34.3 | 19.8 | 30.1 | 19.3 | 24.6 | 16.8 | 21.7 | 16.6 | 45.9 |
Breast cancer | 9.2 | 1.5 | 10.3 | 1.9 | 9.6 | 2.6 | 10.9 | 5 | 13.2 | 7.6 | 15.6 | 10 | 18.9 | 12.9 | 19.3 | 14.7 | -109.8 |
Lung cancer | 20.3 | 3.4 | 23 | 4.3 | 19.9 | 5.3 | 17.1 | 7.8 | 17 | 9.8 | 18.4 | 11.8 | 21.6 | 14.7 | 21.8 | 16.7 | -7.4 |
Ischemic heart disease | 31.3 | 5.3 | 40.1 | 7.4 | 29.1 | 7.8 | 17 | 7.8 | 12.5 | 7.2 | 9.1 | 5.8 | 9.2 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 6 | 75.1 |
Hypertension and cerebrovascular disease | 345.1 | 57.9 | 341.8 | 63.4 | 210 | 56.5 | 84.4 | 38.5 | 48.3 | 27.9 | 32.5 | 20.8 | 28 | 19.1 | 21.7 | 16.6 | 93.7 |
Cervical cancer | 9.5 | 1.6 | 10.2 | 1.9 | 8.7 | 2.3 | 7.7 | 3.5 | 8.1 | 4.7 | 7.1 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 53.7 |
Hodgkin's disease | 0.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Ulcers | 15.7 | 2.6 | 10.1 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 96.8 |
Asthma | 5.4 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 96.3 |
Gallbladder disease | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 88.2 |
Maternal mortality | 2.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 95.2 |
Tuberculosis | 25.4 | 4.3 | 14 | 2.6 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 98.8 |
Hernia | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Uterine cancer | 11.6 | 1.9 | 9.9 | 1.8 | 6 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 85.3 |
Appendicitis | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
“Avoidable” causes | 518.3 | 87 | 508.6 | 94.3 | 339 | 91.1 | 183.7 | 83.8 | 138.1 | 79.7 | 116.4 | 74.5 | 111.8 | 76.2 | 99.7 | 76.2 | 80.8 |
Deaths amenable to medical care | 457.9 | 76.8 | 441.3 | 81.8 | 277.6 | 74.6 | 128 | 58.4 | 86.8 | 50.1 | 67.9 | 43.4 | 65.6 | 44.7 | 56.2 | 42.9 | 87.7 |
Deaths amenable to public health | 60.4 | 10.1 | 67.3 | 12.5 | 61.4 | 16.5 | 55.7 | 25.4 | 51.3 | 29.6 | 48.5 | 31.0 | 46.2 | 31.5 | 43.5 | 33.2 | 28.0 |
Other causes | 77.7 | 13 | 30.6 | 5.7 | 33 | 8.9 | 35.4 | 16.2 | 35.1 | 20.3 | 39.9 | 25.5 | 34.9 | 23.8 | 31.2 | 23.8 | 59.8 |