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

Year 4 5
Cause of death Deaths Death rates Cause of death Deaths Death rates
1947 C.V.D 101 095 129.4 Senility 78 342 100.3
48 Pneu. & Bronch. 78 911 98.6 Senility 63 639 79.5
49 Gastroenteritis 75 748 92.6 Senility 65 574 80.2
1950 Gastroenteritis 68 540 82.4 Malignant neoplasms 64 428 77.4
51 Malignant neoplasms 66 354 78.5 Senility 59 796 70.7
52 Senility 59 514 69.3 Pneu. & Bronch. 57 586 67.1
53 Pneu. & Bronch. 62 091 71.3 Tuberculosis 57 849 66.5
54 Tuberculosis 55 124 62.4 Heart disease 53 128 60.2
55 Heart disease 54 351 60.9 Tuberculosis 46 735 52.3
56 Heart disease 59 543 66.0 Tuberculosis 43 874 48.6
57 Heart disease 66 571 73.1 Pneu. & Bronch. 53 923 59.2
58 Senility 51 046 55.5 Pneu. & Bronch. 43 832 47.6
59 Senility 52 687 56.7 Pneu. & Bronch. 42 018 45.2
1960 Senility 54 139 58.0 Pneu. & Bronch. 46 045 49.3
61 Senility 54 880 58.2 Accidents 41 614 44.1
62 Senility 54 738 57.5 Pneu. & Bronch. 42 861 45.0
63 Senility 48 466 50.4 Accidents 39 698 41.3
64 Senility 46 995 48.4 Accidents 40 437 41.6
65 Senility 49 092 50.0 Accidents 40 188 40.9
66 Senility 44 209 44.6 Accidents 42 547 43.0
67 Senility 43 129 43.3 Accidents 41 769 41.9
68 Accidents 40 564 40.2 Senility 39 750 39.4
69 Accidents 43 011 42.2 Senility 37 817 37.1
1970 Accidents 43 802 42.5 Senility 39 277 38.1
71 Accidents 42 433 40.7 Senility 35 457 34.0
72 Accidents 42 431 40.1 Senility 32 520 30.8
73 Accidents 40 244 37.2 Pneu. & Bronch. 33 779 31.3
74 Accidents 36 085 33.0 Pneu. & Bronch. 35 692 32.6
75 Pneu. & Bronch. 37 462 33.7 Accidents 33 710 30.3
76 Pneu. & Bronch. 36 616 32.6 Accidents 31 489 28.0
77 Pneu. & Bronch. 32 430 28.6 Accidents 30 352 26.7
78 Pneu. & Bronch. 34 682 30.3 Accidents 30 017 26.2
79 Pneu. & Bronch. 32 859 28.5 Senility 29 419 25.5
1980 Pneu. & Bronch. 39 241 33.7 Senility 32 154 27.6
81 Pneu. & Bronch. 39 448 33.7 Senility 29 873 25.5
82 Pneu. & Bronch. 41 335 35.0 Accidents 29 197 24.7
83 Pneu. & Bronch. 46 687 39.3 Accidents 29 668 25.0
84 Pneu. & Bronch. 44 982 37.6 Accidents 29 344 24.6
85 Pneu. & Bronch. 51 366 42.7 Accidents 29 597 24.6
86 Pneu. & Bronch. 53 065 43.9 Accidents 28 610 23.7
87 Pneu. & Bronch. 54 523 44.9 Accidents 28 255 23.2
88 Pneu. & Bronch. 62 914 51.6 Accidents 30 212 24.8
89 Pneu. & Bronch. 64 534 52.7 Accidents 31 049 25.4
1990 Pneu. & Bronch. 74 535 60.7 Accidents 32 122 26.2
91 Pneu. & Bronch. 76 351 62.0 Accidents 33 155 26.9
92 Pneu. & Bronch. 80 306 65.0 Accidents 34 677 28.1
93 Pneu. & Bronch. 87 409 70.6 Accidents 34 717 28.0
94 Pneu. & Bronch. 89 834 72.4 Accidents 36 115 29.1
95 Pneumonia 79 629 64.1 Accidents 45 323 36.5
96 Pneumonia 70 971 56.9 Accidents 39 184 31.4
97 Pneumonia 78 904 63.1 Accidents 38 886 31.1
98 Pneumonia 79 952 63.8 Accidents 38 925 31.1
99 Pneumonia 93 994 74.9 Accidents 40 079 32.0

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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