study of mortality in Alexandria

ABSTRACT

The causes of death in relation to various epidemiologic parameters, among a sample of mortalities from health offices chosen randomly to represent the different socio economic levels in Alexandria, were studied. The main leading causes of death were circulatory system diseases symptoms, signs and illdefined conditions, infectious and parasitic diseases, endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disorders. They varied with age, sex, marital status, occupation and social class