- TABLE
ITI-11
Deaths Reported in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands in Calendar Year
@ 1974, 1975 and 1976 (Listed in Rank Order of 1976),
Rank
|
Order
Cause of Deaths
1
Malignant neoplasms (140-209)
2
Accident, all types (E800-E949)
3
.
|
‘Influenza and pneumonia (470, 480-486)
Calendar Year
1976
1975
1974
37
4?
55
36
18
39
31
29
39
13.
4
Bronchitis, emphysena , and asthma (490-493)
29
32
4
Diseases of heart (390-398, 402, 410-429)
29
38.57
5
Cerebrovascular diseases (430-438)
2]
20
3]
6
Diarrneal and intestinal diseases (604,006 ,008,009)
19 |
33
38
7
Prematurity (777)
14
52
43
19
19
15
Meningitis (320)
9
3
13
10
Diabetes mellitus (250)
B
8
17
10
Tuberculosis, all forms (001-019)
8
5
iP
n
Congenital anomalies (740-759)
6
9
6
1]
Cirrhosis of liver (571)
6
4
14
12
Certain causes of mortality of early infancy
(760-768, 769-771, 772, 773-775, 776, 778)
4
8
17
13
Maternal deaths (630-639, 740-645, 650-678)
3
6
7
14
Nutritional deficiencies (260-269)
]
12
7
177
159
141
(7)
(121)
8]
448
497
@°
9
|
Suicides (£950-£959)
All other causes ©
of these ill-defined and unknown
TOTAL
5009198
1126