- 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