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Leading causes of death (ages 0-19) |
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(Source: National Statistical Service of Greece) |
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The following table shows the leadingcategories of children’s deaths based on the most recent data provided by the National Statistical Service of Greece. |
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Cause of death |
2000 | 2001 |
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Accidents |
339 | 347 |
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Situations of perinatal origin |
293 | 237 |
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Congenital anomalies |
267 | 263 |
| Malignant neoplasm * | 82 | 69 |
| Other bacterial diseases | 35 | 18 |
| Diseases of the nervous system | 37 | 33 |
| Total | 1053 | 967 |
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* of other unspecified sites |
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Percentage of accidents (based on the total number of deaths) |
32.19% | 35.88% |
