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Volume 5:
No. 4, October 2008
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Mortality Patterns in the West Bank, Palestinian Territories, 1999-2003
| Age, y |
Female |
Male |
| >80 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
| 75?9 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
| 70?4 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
| 65?9 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
| 60?4 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
| 55?9 |
2 |
1.6 |
| 50?4 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
| 45?9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
| 40?4 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
| 35?9 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
| 30?4 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
| 25?9 |
7.7 |
7.8 |
| 20?4 |
8.8 |
9.0 |
| 15?9 |
10.2 |
10.4 |
| 10?4 |
12.3 |
12.5 |
| 5? |
14.6 |
14.9 |
| 0? |
17.5 |
17.7 |
Figure 1. Palestinian Territories Population Structure,
2000. Adapted from reference 12.
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| Country |
Age- and Sex-Standardized
Mortality Rate |
| Saudi Arabia |
1075 |
| Egypt |
898 |
| Algeria |
794 |
| Lebanon |
737 |
| Palestine (West Bank) |
698.5 |
| Bahrain |
618 |
| US |
475 |
| United Kingdom |
464 |
| Cyprus |
444 |
| Israel |
442 |
| Spain |
429 |
| Italy |
420 |
Figure 2. Age- and Sex-Standardized Mortality Rate per 100,000
Population for Selected Countries, 1999-2003
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| Age, y |
Communicable Diseases |
Noncommunicable Diseases |
Injuries |
| <1 |
48.6 |
48.5 |
2.9 |
| 1-4 |
26.1 |
47.6 |
26.3 |
| 5-14 |
22.6 |
44.7 |
32.7 |
| 15-24 |
16.7 |
27.7 |
55.6 |
| 25-34 |
14.3 |
40.5 |
45.2 |
| 35-44 |
7.5 |
68.8 |
23.7 |
| 45-54 |
4.4 |
88.5 |
7.0 |
| 55-64 |
3.2 |
94.1 |
2.7 |
| 65-74 |
3.7 |
95.0 |
1.3 |
| >75 |
3.3 |
95.6 |
1.1 |
Figure 3. Distribution of Mortality Rates by Age
Group ?Palestinian Territories, West Bank, 1999-2003
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