| Death Rate of 10 Major Diseases in Rural Areas (2002) | ||
| No. | Cause of Death | As Percentage of Total Deaths |
| Total | 86.46 | |
| 1 | Malignant Tumour | 20.67 |
| 2 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 17.31 |
| 3 | Respiratory Disease | 15.63 |
| 4 | Heart Trouble | 14.34 |
| 5 | Trauma and Toxicosis | 10.16 |
| 6 | Digestive Disease | 3.56 |
| 7 | Urinary Disease | 1.44 |
| 8 | Internal System, Nutrition, Metabolite and Immunity Disease | 1.21 |
| 9 | Disease Originating in the Perinatal Period | 1.07 |
| 10 | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 1.06 |
| Male Total | 88.56 | |
| 1 | Malignant Tumour | 23.83 |
| 2 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 16.80 |
| 3 | Respiratory Disease | 14.56 |
| 4 | Heart Trouble | 13.05 |
| 5 | Trauma and Toxicosis | 11.59 |
| 6 | Digestive Disease | 3.98 |
| 7 | Urinary Disease | 1.53 |
| 8 | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 1.28 |
| 9 | Internal System, Nutrition, Metabolite and Immunity Disease | 1.01 |
| 10 | Disease Originating in the Perinatal Period | 0.93 |
| Female Total | 83.39 | |
| 1 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 17.97 |
| 2 | Respiratory Disease | 17.04 |
| 3 | Malignant Tumour | 16.53 |
| 4 | Heart Trouble | 16.02 |
| 5 | Trauma and Toxicosis | 8.30 |
| 6 | Digestive Disease | 3.01 |
| 7 | Internal System, Nutrition, Metabolite and Immunity Disease | 1.46 |
| 8 | Urinary Disease | 1.33 |
| 9 | Disease Originating in the Perinatal Period | 1.26 |
| 10 | Mental Disorders | 0.97 |
| a) Statistics in the table cover full or partial areas of 90 counties, including counties in Beijing. | ||