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02 ｜ Health and Welfare Indicators

In 2023, the top ten causes of death accounted and nephrosis. Compared to 2013, cancer and
for 75.0% of all deaths, primarily due to chronic heart diseases remain the top two causes of death.
diseases. The leading causes of death by mortality COVID-19, a new addition, ranks 6th. Notable
rate are: (1) malignant neoplasms (cancer); (2) heart changes include increased rankings for pneumonia
diseases; (3) pneumonia; (4) cerebrovascular diseases; and hypertensive diseases, and decreased rankings for
(5) diabetes mellitus; (6) coronavirus disease 2019 cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, accidents
(COVID-19); (7) hypertensive diseases; (8) accidents and adverse effects, and chronic lower respiratory
and adverse effects; (9) chronic lower respiratory diseases, as shown in Figure 2-6.
diseases; and (10) nephritis, nephrotic syndrome,

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

Mortality Rates for Mortality Rates for
2013 661.3 880.7cc2023
All Causes of Death All Causes of Death
Cancer 194.0 1 227.6 Cancer
Heart diseases 69.0 2 100.3 Heart diseases
Cerebrovascular diseases 52.4 3 71.6 Pneumonia
Diabetes mellitus 42.3 4 53.0 Cerebrovascular diseases
Pneumonia 41.0 5 49.8 Diabetes mellitus
Accidents and adverse effects 28.4 6 38.4 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Chronic lower respiratory diseases 27.9 7 38.3 Hypertensive diseases
Hypertensive diseases 21.8 8 30.3 Accidents and adverse effects
Chronic liver diseases and cirrhosis 21.6 9 26.4 Chronic lower respiratory diseases
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis 16.8 10 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 2013 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
2021, the crude cancer incidence rates for males
and females were 550.4 and 492.0 per 100,000
population, respectively. When adjusted for age
using the WHO 2000 standard population, the
standardized incidence rates for males and females
were 330.8 and 288.4 per 100,000 population,
respectively. The top 10 cancers in males and
females are presented in Table 2-1.

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