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Table 7 Number of deaths from specific causes per 1000 dialysis patients in 2011 compared with previous year

From: Survey of dialysis therapy during the Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster and recommendations for dialysis therapy preparation in case of future disasters

 

Total deaths (%)

Heart failure (%)

Cerebral vascular (%)

Infection (%)

Malignancy (%)

Disaster (%)

Iwate

102.7

113.8

99.3

72.5

78.7

827.3

Miyagi

114.7

106.3

101.0

129.6

59.7

1645.6

Fukushima

117.0

126.0

103.8

104.2

80.3

169.2

Three prefectures in Tohoku

112.3

115.2

101.6

102.4

71.6

887.9

Four prefectures in Shikoku

101.8

89.9

91.3

114.7

124.0

227.8

Entire country

103.5

102.0

98.1

103.7

96.1

166.1