Standardised* death rates for major causes of death, Romania, 1990–1998
| Men | women | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of death | 1990 | 1996 | 1998 | 96/90 | 98/90 | 1990 | 1996 | 1998 | 96/90 | 98/90 |
| *Direct standardisation, using the European Standard Population.9 Source: WHO Mortality data. | ||||||||||
| Infectious diseases | 19.08 | 25.78 | 22.90 | 1.35 | 1.20 | 6.35 | 6.69 | 6.58 | 1.05 | 1.04 |
| Tumours | 189.55 | 217.50 | 219.19 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 117.23 | 126.45 | 127.23 | 1.08 | 1.09 |
| Circulatory system | 775.18 | 928.15 | 854.58 | 1.20 | 1.10 | 645.14 | 684.29 | 628.87 | 1.06 | 0.97 |
| Respiratory system | 140.59 | 124.38 | 102.97 | 0.88 | 0.73 | 78.34 | 66.11 | 51.94 | 0.84 | 0.66 |
| Digestive system | 70.38 | 99.87 | 97.67 | 1.42 | 1.39 | 37.97 | 47.58 | 46.32 | 1.25 | 1.22 |
| External causes | 122.31 | 125.97 | 114.20 | 1.03 | 0.93 | 38.68 | 37.68 | 34.03 | 0.97 | 0.88 |
| Other causes | 76.56 | 80.05 | 75.84 | 1.05 | 0.99 | 50.33 | 50.62 | 47.32 | 1.01 | 0.94 |
| All causes | 1393.65 | 1601.70 | 1487.35 | 1.15 | 1.07 | 974.04 | 1019.43 | 942.29 | 1.05 | 0.97 |