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Cardiovascular diseases, tumors remain most common causes of death in Lithuania
BC, Vilniaus, 20.08.2018.Print version
40,100 people died in Lithuania last year, 946 fewer than in 2016, informs LETA/BNS.
The
Institute of Hygiene of Lithuania says the main causes of death remain
unchanged for many years and include cardiovascular diseases, malignant tumors
and external causes. They accounted for 83% of deaths last year.
Over half
of people died in Lithuania last year of cardiovascular diseases (56.1%), 19.9%
died of malignant tumors and 7% died of external causes.