Brief Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2010; 16(31): 3944-3949
Published online Aug 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i31.3944
Table 1 Detailed causes of death in the population study
Cause of deathn (%)
Ischemic heart disease and/or myocardial infarction237 (47.59)
Traffic accidents67 (13.45)
Pneumonic embolism41 (8.23)
Cerebrovascular incidents21 (4.2)
Trauma16 (3.2)
Rupture of aortic aneurysm16 (3.2)
Neoplasm14 (2.8)
Cerebrovascular trauma12 (2.4)
Drowning12 (2.4)
Heroin overdose and other toxic agents11 (2.2)
Hanging7 (1.4)
Cirrhosis6 (1.2)
Severe burns5 (1.0)
Thrombosis of the mesentery with peritonitis4 (0.8)
Sepsis3 (0.6)
Lower gastrointestinal bleeding3 (0.6)
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding2 (0.4)
Inhalation of CO2 (0.4)
Subdural hematoma2 (0.4)
Endocarditis2 (0.4)
Lobular pneumonia1 (0.2)
Other (infections, electrocution, etc.)14 (2.8)