“Around 95 thousand of the deceased were men and 77.8 thousand were women. 93.6 thousand deaths were registered in urban areas and 79.2 thousand – in rural areas,” the agency said.

It is noted that 8.8% of those who died were younger than working age, 24.6% - of working age and 66.6% - older than working age.

According to the department, 61.1 percent of the deaths recorded last year were caused by diseases of the circulatory system.

Other causes of death:

— 10.8 percent - tumors;
— 5.5 percent - diseases of respiratory organs;
— 4.8 percent - circulatory system diseases;
— 4.1 percent - infectious and parasitic diseases;
— 1.3 percent - diseases of digestive organs;
— 12.4 percent - other diseases;
— 4.8 percent - caused by accidents, poisoning and injuries.

Last year, the largest number of deaths was recorded in the Samarkand region - 19,388, followed by Fergana (18,658), Kashkadarya (16,424), Andijan (15,877), Tashkent (15,537) regions and the city of Tashkent (15,616).