Deaths: Leading Causes for 2011-2012

Introduction: this report presents 2011-2012 data on leading causes of death in the islamic republic of iran by province. methods: data in this report are based on information from all death certificates filed in the 31 provinces in 2011-2012 . causes of death classified by the international classification of diseases, tenth revision (icd�10) are ranked according to the number of deaths assigned to rank able causes results: in 2011-2012 �the 5 leading causes of death were, in rank order: diseases of the circulatory system (including heart disease); neoplasms; accidents (unintentional injuries); diseases of the respiratory system; diseases of the nervous system. first cause of death in all over the country and in each province was diseases of the circulatory system (including heart disease). conclusion: improving diagnostic methods to diagnose diseases of the circulatory system sooner and also improving level of access to advanced cardiac care in all over the country is highly recommended