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02 Health and Welfare Indicators 02

In 2022, the ten leading causes of death Compared to 2012, cancer and heart diseases both
accounted for 75.5% of all deaths, and were primarily ranked the top two; the new disease coronavirus
chronic diseases. In descending order by mortality rate disease 2019 (COVID-19) ranked third. In addition,
they were (1) malignant neoplasms (cancer), (2) heart the leading causes of death that increased in ranking
diseases, (3) coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), (4) included hypertensive diseases; causes that fell in
pneumonia, (5) cerebrovascular diseases, (6) diabetes ranking included cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes
mellitus, (7) hypertensive diseases, (8) accidents and mellitus, accidents and adverse effects, chronic lower
adverse effects, (9) chronic lower respiratory diseases, respiratory diseases. (Figure 2-6)
and (10) nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis.

Figure 2-6 Changes in the Ten Leading Causes of Death

2012ccMortality rate 661.0 Mortality rate 893.8cc2022
Cancer 189.7 � 222.7 Cancer
Heart diseases 67.0 � 101.5 Heart diseases
Cerebrovascular diseases 51.4 � 62.9 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Pneumonia 42.4 � 61.4 Pneumonia
Diabetes mellitus 41.8 � 53.2 Cerebrovascular diseases

Chronic lower respiratory diseases 29.7 � 52.7 Diabetes mellitus
Accidents and adverse effects 29.5 � 37.4 Hypertensive diseases
Chronic liver diseases and cirrhosis 22.2 � 29.8 Accidents and adverse effects
Hypertensive diseases 21.7 � 27.8 Chronic lower respiratory diseases
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis 16.2 �� 24.9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis
200.0 150.0 100.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 100.0 150.0 200.0 250.0

Per 100,000
population
Source: Department of Statistics, MOHW, R.O.C. (Taiwan)
Note: The data for 2012 is the "value adjusted by conversion ratio" and not the original releases of statistical data.

Section 2 Cancer Incidence and Causes
of Cancer Death

1. Cancer Incidence
According to cancer registration statistics for
2020, the crude cancer incidence rates for males
and females were 547.3 and 488.6 per 100,000
population, respectively. When adjusted for age
using the WHO 2000 standard population, the
standardized incidence rates for males and females
were 336.2 and 292.8 per 100,000 population,
respectively. The top 10 cancers in males and
females are presented in Table 2-1.

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