Cause of death (chapters from the 10th revision of the CIE) Sex Total All causes Both sexes 3.67 All causes Males 3.65 All causes Females 3.69 Infectious and parasitic diseases Both sexes 3.81 Infectious and parasitic diseases Males 3.82 Infectious and parasitic diseases Females 3.80 Tumours Both sexes 3.74 Tumours Males 3.77 Tumours Females 3.70 Diseases of the blood and haematopoeitic organs, and certain disorders affecting the immune system Both sexes 4.28 Diseases of the blood and haematopoeitic organs, and certain disorders affecting the immune system Males 4.29 Diseases of the blood and haematopoeitic organs, and certain disorders affecting the immune system Females 4.27 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases Both sexes 4.40 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases Males 4.44 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases Females 4.37 Mental and behavioural disorders Both sexes 3.99 Mental and behavioural disorders Males 4.11 Mental and behavioural disorders Females 3.93 Diseases of the nervous system and the sense organs Both sexes 3.85 Diseases of the nervous system and the sense organs Males 3.93 Diseases of the nervous system and the sense organs Females 3.81 Diseases of the circulatory system Both sexes 3.62 Diseases of the circulatory system Males 3.54 Diseases of the circulatory system Females 3.68 Diseases of the respiratory system Both sexes 3.53 Diseases of the respiratory system Males 3.59 Diseases of the respiratory system Females 3.46 Diseases of the digestive system Both sexes 3.92 Diseases of the digestive system Males 3.93 Diseases of the digestive system Females 3.90 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue Both sexes 3.89 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue Males 3.98 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue Females 3.84 Diseases of the osteomuscular system and of the conjunctive tissue Both sexes 4.28 Diseases of the osteomuscular system and of the conjunctive tissue Males 4.33 Diseases of the osteomuscular system and of the conjunctive tissue Females 4.25 Diseases of the genitourinary system Both sexes 3.58 Diseases of the genitourinary system Males 3.62 Diseases of the genitourinary system Females 3.55 Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium Both sexes 5.20 Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium Males .. Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium Females 5.20 Affections originated in the perinatal period Both sexes 3.77 Affections originated in the perinatal period Males 3.63 Affections originated in the perinatal period Females 3.94 Congenital malformations, deformities and chromosomal abnormalities Both sexes 4.18 Congenital malformations, deformities and chromosomal abnormalities Males 4.08 Congenital malformations, deformities and chromosomal abnormalities Females 4.30 Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not classified elsewhere Both sexes 1.65 Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not classified elsewhere Males 1.51 Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not classified elsewhere Females 1.76 External causes of mortality Both sexes 2.35 External causes of mortality Males 2.08 External causes of mortality Females 2.82