Some 13,211 deaths reported in Armenia in January-June 2024, 5.9% yoy increase
Some 13,211 deaths were reported in Armenia in January-June 2024, which is 5.9#37; more than in the same period of 2023, the National Statistical Committee #40;NSC#41; reported.br /
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YEREVAN, 7 August. /ARKA/. Some 13,211 deaths were reported in Armenia in January-June 2024, which is 5.9% more than in the same period of 2023, the National Statistical Committee (NSC) reported.
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More than half of the deaths (54.3% or 7,168) were caused by diseases of the circulatory system, 6.5% more than in the same time span of 2023.
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The second most widespread cause of deaths was cancer (19.5% or 2,581, an increase of 2.3%).
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Other causes of death were respiratory diseases (9.7% or 1,284, up 10.4%), digestive diseases (5.2% or 690, up 16%), accidents and poisonings (3.9% or 509, up 7.4%) and endocrine system diseases (1.9% or 243, up 10.5%). -0-
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