:! ie TABLE ¥-5 ‘— moet Ko DEATH REPORTED IN THe TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS IN. CALENDAR YEAR 1975, 1976 and 1977 LISTED IN RANK ORDER OF 1976) gl . 3 $ CAUSE OF DEATH 1977 . gnant Neoplasms 48 (140-209) 1976 | . 1975** Fo 2 37 7 *U,S, Rate/* Rate/! of Dates 4975-1977 100 , 000 42.3 38.4 . 9 TITPI . Average No. 4 : \} TEN LEADING CAUSES OF _ [= “ or : 100,000 . 40.6 jHeart Disease 41 29° 3g 36 29 14D 3147 8.6 1600 32.7 29.7 27.0 | 4 (390-398, 402,410-429) t Prematurity* (777) {influenza & Pneumonia (100,000 - OUNK NK UNK 32,7 339.0. 27" 400 150 a oe . ee, RS co 00 BS 3) 30 «36s 28 25,4 2600 AT Bronchitis, Emphasyema 262932 29 26.3 NG Reg ; Cerebrovascular 10 21° 17. 15,4 {Suicides (£950,£959) 16 10 <19 \ Accidents, Atl Types & (ES00-£949) | j Asthma (490, 493) ! Disease (430,938) {Diabetes Mellitus (250) 7 . 1. 8 15 8 13.6 7.7 7.0 : . eo Average Rate for 1971-1976, Guam (Source: re er 1,000 live births nce ec ES more pore ee rrewrey proswresy 34a . . ' oe ct . is Peoory NK pO 16,8 Guam-HS?) Fence . Pees a meres ——— | woo a | B 5 81 oT ee 51 meg : 28 | ” . 14.9 | 12.6. Average Rate for 1974-76-American Samoa (Source: AS-HSP) 4. 8- UNK 7 : . Average Raté for 1975, U.S. (Provisional) 3. aaa 20 Average Rate for 1975-77, TTPI 2. tt 7 | ° 36.8 38 1 (470 480-486) 160 ,000 re : 48 80 701933 oo. Rate/ Samoa Rate/ ~ 170.5. ee } diarrheal & Intestinal } Diseases {004,006 ,008,009) American.” -. Guam 4 .. | | :