Trend in leading cause of death

Trend in leading cause of death (per 100,000 population)

Year	1			2			3
Year	Cause of death	Deaths	Death rates	Cause of death	Deaths	Death rates	Cause of death	Deaths	Death rates
1947	Tuberculosis	146 241	187.2	Pneu. & Bronch.	136 524	174.8	Gastroenteritis	106 838	136.8
48	Tuberculosis	143 909	179.9	C.V.D	94 329	117.9	Gastroenteritis	87 890	109.9
49	Tuberculosis	138 113	168.8	C.V.D	100 278	122.6	Pneu. & Bronch.	81 812	100.0
1950	Tuberculosis	121 769	146.4	C.V.D	105 728	127.1	Pneu. & Bronch.	77 565	93.2
51	C.V.D	105 858	125.2	Tuberculosis	93 307	110.3	Pneu. & Bronch.	69 555	82.2
52	C.V.D	110 359	128.5	Tuberculosis	70 558	82.2	Malignant neoplasms	69 488	80.9
53	C.V.D	116 351	133.7	Malignant neoplasms	71 578	82.2	Senility	67 514	77.6
54	C.V.D	116 925	132.4	Malignant neoplasms	75 309	85.3	Senility	61 334	69.5
55	C.V.D	121 504	136.1	Malignant neoplasms	77 721	87.1	Senility	59 932	67.1
56	C.V.D	133 931	148.4	Malignant neoplasms	81 879	90.7	Senility	68 414	75.8
57	C.V.D	138 181	151.7	Malignant neoplasms	83 155	91.3	Senility	73 283	80.5
58	C.V.D	136 767	148.6	Malignant neoplasms	87 895	95.5	Heart disease	59 603	64.8
59	C.V.D	142 858	153.7	Malignant neoplasms	91 286	98.2	Heart disease	62 954	67.7
1960	C.V.D	150 109	160.7	Malignant neoplasms	93 773	100.4	Heart disease	68 400	73.2
61	C.V.D	155 966	165.4	Malignant neoplasms	96 442	102.3	Heart disease	68 017	72.1
62	C.V.D	161 228	169.4	Malignant neoplasms	98 224	103.2	Heart disease	72 493	76.2
63	C.V.D	164 818	171.4	Malignant neoplasms	101 426	105.5	Heart disease	67 672	70.4
64	C.V.D	166 901	171.7	Malignant neoplasms	104 324	107.3	Heart disease	68 328	70.3
65	C.V.D	172 773	175.8	Malignant neoplasms	106 536	108.4	Heart disease	75 672	77.0
66	C.V.D	172 186	173.8	Malignant neoplasms	109 805	110.9	Heart disease	71 188	71.9
67	C.V.D	172 464	173.1	Malignant neoplasms	112 593	113.0	Heart disease	75 424	75.7
68	C.V.D	174 905	173.5	Malignant neoplasms	115 462	114.6	Heart disease	80 866	80.2
69	C.V.D	177 894	174.4	Malignant neoplasms	118 559	116.2	Heart disease	83 357	81.7
1970	C.V.D	181 315	175.8	Malignant neoplasms	119 977	116.3	Heart disease	89 411	86.7
71	C.V.D	176 952	169.6	Malignant neoplasms	122 850	117.7	Heart disease	85 529	82.0
72	C.V.D	176 228	166.7	Malignant neoplasms	127 299	120.4	Heart disease	85 885	81.2
73	C.V.D	180 332	166.9	Malignant neoplasms	130 964	121.2	Heart disease	94 324	87.3
74	C.V.D	178 365	163.0	Malignant neoplasms	133 751	122.2	Heart disease	98 251	89.8
75	C.V.D	174 367	156.7	Malignant neoplasms	136 383	122.6	Heart disease	99 226	89.2
76	C.V.D	173 745	154.5	Malignant neoplasms	140 893	125.3	Heart disease	103 638	92.2
77	C.V.D	170 029	149.8	Malignant neoplasms	145 772	128.4	Heart disease	103 564	91.2
78	C.V.D	167 452	146.2	Malignant neoplasms	150 336	131.3	Heart disease	106 786	93.3
79	C.V.D	158 974	137.7	Malignant neoplasms	156 661	135.7	Heart disease	111 938	96.9
1980	C.V.D	162 317	139.5	Malignant neoplasms	161 764	139.1	Heart disease	123 505	106.2
81	Malignant neoplasms	166 399	142.0	C.V.D	157 351	134.3	Heart disease	126 012	107.5
82	Malignant neoplasms	170 130	144.2	C.V.D	147 537	125.0	Heart disease	125 905	106.7
83	Malignant neoplasms	176 206	148.3	C.V.D	145 880	122.8	Heart disease	132 244	111.3
84	Malignant neoplasms	182 280	152.5	C.V.D	140 093	117.2	Heart disease	136 162	113.9
85	Malignant neoplasms	187 714	156.1	Heart disease	141 097	117.3	C.V.D	134 994	112.2
86	Malignant neoplasms	191 654	158.5	Heart disease	142 581	117.9	C.V.D	129 289	106.9
87	Malignant neoplasms	199 563	164.2	Heart disease	143 909	118.4	C.V.D	123 626	101.7
88	Malignant neoplasms	205 470	168.4	Heart disease	157 920	129.4	C.V.D	128 695	105.5
89	Malignant neoplasms	212 625	173.6	Heart disease	156 831	128.1	C.V.D	120 652	98.5
1990	Malignant neoplasms	217 413	177.2	Heart disease	165 478	134.8	C.V.D	121 944	99.4
91	Malignant neoplasms	223 727	181.7	Heart disease	168 878	137.2	C.V.D	118 448	96.2
92	Malignant neoplasms	231 917	187.8	Heart disease	175 546	142.2	C.V.D	118 058	95.6
93	Malignant neoplasms	235 707	190.4	Heart disease	180 297	145.6	C.V.D	118 794	96.0
94	Malignant neoplasms	243 670	196.4	Heart disease	159 579	128.6	C.V.D	120 239	96.9
95	Malignant neoplasms	263 022	211.6	C.V.D	146 552	117.9	Heart disease	139 206	112.0
96	Malignant neoplasms	271 183	217.5	C.V.D	140 366	112.6	Heart disease	138 229	110.8
97	Malignant neoplasms	275 413	220.4	Heart disease	140 174	112.2	C.V.D	138 697	111.0
98	Malignant neoplasms	283 921	226.7	Heart disease	143 120	114.3	C.V.D	137 819	110.0
99	Malignant neoplasms	290 556	231.6	Heart disease	151 079	120.4	C.V.D	138 989	110.8

Note;	1)	Excluding Okinawa prefecture for 1947-1972
	2)	C.V.D. ->	; Cerebrovascular diseases
		Pneu. & Bronch. ->	; Pneumonia & Bronchitis
		Accidents ->	; Accidents and adverse effects
		Senility ->	; Senility without mention of psychosis

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