Table 1

Distribution of study sample by rural strata according to leading causes reported by the routine Disease Surveillance Points system

Cause	ICD codes	Rural 1	Rural 2	Rural 3	Rural 4
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ICD, international classification of diseases.
*C00–C14, C17–C21, C23–C32, C35–D48.
Cerebrovascular disease	I60–I69	62	185	180	55
COPD	J40–J47	21	124	98	9
Other cardiac diseases	I26–I51	31	31	38	124
Ischaemic heart disease	I20–I25	12	73	70	14
Ill-defined conditions	R00–R99	34	15	28	60
Liver cancer	C22	22	39	21	10
Stomach cancer	C16	10	48	27	6
Lung cancer	C33–C34	17	35	31	5
Road traffic accidents	V01–V99	13	27	36	5
Suicide	X60–X84	11	24	22	7
Hypertensive diseases	I10–I15	11	15	23	10
Drowning	W65–W74	4	15	9	20
Oesophageal cancer	C15	6	16	22	1
Liver diseases	K70–K77	5	11	17	10
Perinatal conditions	P00–P96	2	4	12	18
Tuberculosis	A15–A19	3	10	9	12
Pneumonia	J12–J18	1	5	5	21
All other cancers	*	18	58	29	10
All other external causes	W00–W64, W75–X59, X85–Y89	9	49	26	24
All other causes	All remaining codes	33	72	116	61
Total deaths	—	325	856	819	482