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(60+ years old) 92,660 ; 14.3% Disease Diabetes Mellitus Asthma Pulmonary Disease Breast Cancer and Lung Cancers Liver Cancers
Elderly Cerebrovascular Diseases (Stroke) Ischaemic Heart 57,685 ; 8.9% 49,035 ; 7.6% Lower Respiratory Infections 40,768 ; 6.3% 36,323 ; 5.6% Chronic Obstructive 24,953 ; 3.9% 19,547 ; 3.0% Trachea, Bronchus 17,506 ; 2.7% Colon and Rectum Cancers 14,608 ; 2.3% 10,925 ; 1.7%

Table 3.4: Leading causes of fatal burden (total YLL; percentage %) for female, by age group, 2015.
Pre-Elderly (50-59 years old) Diabetes Mellitus 26,781 ; 12.3% Cerebrovascular Diseases (Stroke) 25,946 ; 11.9% Breast Cancer 23,706 ; 10.9% Ischaemic Heart Disease 17,384 ; 8.0% Lower Respiratory Infections 9,790 ; 4.5% Asthma 7,793 ; 3.6% Trachea, Bronchus and Lung Cancers 6,009 ; 2.8% Road Traffic Injuries 5,226 ; 2.4% Colon and Rectum Cancers 5,063 ; 2.3% Nephritis and Nephrosis 4,138 ; 1.9%

Older Adult (30-49 years old) Breast Cancer 26,856 ; 11.6% Cerebrovascular Diseases (Stroke) 22,069 ; 9.5% Diabetes Mellitus 15,527 ; 6.7% Road Traffic Injuries 13,579 ; 5.9% Ischaemic Heart Disease 12,960 ; 5.6% Asthma 11,214 ; 4.8% Lower Respiratory Infections 9,634 ; 4.2% Colon and Rectum Cancers 6,155 ; 2.7% Trachea, Bronchus and Lung Cancers 5,591 ; 2.4% Cervix Cancer 4,940 ; 2.1%

Young Adult (15-29 years old) Road Traffic Injuries 24,469 ; 25.5% Lower Respiratory Infections 4.336 ; 4.5% Asthma 3,757 ; 3.9% Cerebrovascular Diseases (Stroke) 3,679 ; 3.8% Diabetes Mellitus 3,296 ; 3.4% Epilepsy 3,184 ; 3.3% Tuberculosis 2.528 ; 2.6% Leukaemia 2,508 ; 2.6% Brain and Other CNS Cancers 2,368 ; 2.5% Dengue 2,124 ; 2.2%

Children (5-14 years old) Road Traffic Injuries 5,046 ; 14.6% Brain and Other CNS Cancers 4,307 ; 12.5% Epilepsy 1,880 ; 5.4% Leukaemia 1,797 ; 5.2% Drowning 1,753 ; 5.1% Lower Respiratory Infections 1,534 ; 4.4% Cerebrovascular Diseases (Stroke) 1,403 ; 4.1% Asthma 1,218 ; 3.5% Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 838 ; 2.4% Dengue 716 ; 2.1%

Under 5 (0-4 years old) Low Birth Weight 13,330 ; 10.0% Congenital Heart Diseases 12,158 ; 9.2% Birth Trauma and Asphyxia 6,897 ; 5.2% Neonatal Infections 6,820 ; 5.1% Lower Respiratory Infections 6,261 ; 4.7% Road Traffic Injuries 3,475 ; 2.6% Anencephaly 2,557 ; 1.9% Fires, Heat and Hot Substances 2,002 ; 1.5% Meningitis 1,856 ; 1.4% Brain and Other CNS Cancers 1,850 ; 1.4%

Overall Age (0+ years old) Cerebrovascular Diseases (Stroke) 146,530 ; 10.8% Diabetes Mellitus 95,570 ; 7.0% Ischaemic Heart Disease 89,395 ; 6.6% Lower Respiratory Infections 72,322 ; 5.3% Breast Cancer 71,203 ; 5.2% Asthma 60,691 ; 4.5% Road Traffic Injuries 55,945 ; 4.1% Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 29,838 ; 2.2% Trachea, Bronchus and Lung Cancers 29,671 ; 2.2% Colon and Rectum Cancers 26,521 ; 2.0%

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