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Causes of death across Montenegro are changing because of Population Increase, Life Expectancy rise and Living Standard.On this below article we provide graphical representation of major causes of death in Montenegro.
Highlights of Montenegro BMI and Diet Compositions
Comprehensive data on food supply and consumption is published by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Data was analyzed by The Global Graph and is published in these below Highlights, Graphs and Tables (Data Quality & definitions)
- Cereals & Grains, Dairy & Eggs and Meat are three major diet compositions in Montenegro
- Wheat, Maize and Rice are three major Cereal preferences in Montenegro
- National and World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on vegetable intake is to range between 200-250g per day and in Montenegro average intake is 654.71 grams
- Oranges & Mandarines, Apples and Bananas are three major Fruit Types Intake in Montenegro
- National and World Health Organization (WHO) typically set a guideline of 200g Fruit Intake per day and in Montenegro average Fruit intake is 375.15grams
- In Montenegro, average male height is in the decreasing trend and female height is in increasing trend
- 62.30% of population is suffering from obesity and this trend is continously increasing from last few years
- Average Male BMI in Montenegro is in the range of obese and Average Female BMI is in range of obese (BMI = Body Mass Index - The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as 'underweight'; 18.5 to 25 as 'normal/healthy'; 25.0 to 30.0 as 'obese')
Rank | Cereals | kcal/capita/day |
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1 | Wheat | 902 |
2 | Maize | 37 |
3 | Rice | 22 |
4 | Rye | 5 |
5 | Oats | 0 |
Rank | Type | kilocalories per person per day |
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1 | Cereals & Grains | 975 |
2 | Dairy & Eggs | 558 |
3 | Meat | 495 |
4 | Sugar | 330 |
5 | Oils & Fats | 323 |
6 | Fruits & Vegetables | 301 |
7 | Starchy Roots | 218 |
8 | Other | 143 |
9 | Alcoholic Beverages | 83 |
10 | Pulses | 65 |
Major Cause of Death
Cardiovascular diseases was a major cause of death in Montenegro with 3512 registered deaths (in year 2016) i.e. 59% of total deaths. Overall Cardiovascular diseases, Cancers and Diabetes, blood and endocrine disease were the highest types of death causes in Montenegro.
- We see the maximum number of deaths is seen in age group 70+ with 3853 deaths (year 2016).
- 67.74% kids below age 5 years die because of Neonatal disorders.
- Cancers, Road accidents and Cardiovascular disease are the major cause of death in kids aged 5 - 14 years.
- Cancers, Cardiovascular disease and Suicide are the major cause of death in people aged 14 - 49 years.
- Cardiovascular diseases, Cancers and Diabetes, blood, and endocrine diseases are the major cause of death in people aged over 50 years.
- Overall, it's observed that 47% of people aging over 50 years die because of Cardiovascular diseases.


Major Risk Factors of Death
- Three Major factors of death in Montenegro are High blood pressure, Smoking and High body-mass index (obesity). Every year around 0 people die due to High blood pressure.
- Low birth weight and Child wasting are the major risk factor of kids death aging under 5 years.
- Secondhand smoke and Alcohol use are the major risk factors of death of people aging between 5 to 14 years.
- Smoking, Alcohol use and High blood pressure are the death risk factors of people aging between 15 to 49 years.
- Smoking, High blood pressure and High body-mass index (obesity) are the major death risk factors of people aging between 50 to 69 years.
- High blood pressure is the major death risk factors for people aging more than 70 years.

Cancer Analysis
0.65% of Montenegro population was suffering from cancer i.e. 5103 people (average of years 2011-2016). Highest number of cancer patients deaths were recorded due to Colon & rectum cancer (Count : 130) and Breast cancer was also concerning with 96 deaths in a year. In last few years it has been observed that, people suffering from Esophageal cancer have 8% of survival chance.Montenegro was really successful in diagnosing Thyroid cancer where 97% of people were cured.Highest number of cancer patients i.e. 2593 people were of age group 50-69 year olds.In 2016, 695 were suffering from Colon & rectum cancer out of which 130 people were dead. This means 18.71% death rate of people suffering from Colon & rectum cancer. This below data represents major cancer types in Montenegro and number of deaths due to particular cancer types :
- 0.65 % of Montenegro population is suffering from cancer
- Highest number of deaths were registered due to Colon & rectum cancer
- Thyroid cancer was most cured cancer in Montenegro
- Colon & rectum cancer got lowest survival rate

Tables (Appendix)
Cause of Death | Number of Deaths | % of Total Deaths |
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Dementia | 248 | 4.17% |
Cardiovascular diseases | 3512 | 59.02% |
Kidney disease | 118 | 1.98% |
Respiratory disease | 59 | 0.99% |
Liver disease | 46 | 0.77% |
Diabetes, blood and endocrine disease | 287 | 4.82% |
Digestive disease | 91 | 1.53% |
Hepatitis | 2 | 0.03% |
Cancers | 1246 | 20.94% |
Parkinson's disease | 39 | 0.66% |
Fire | 8 | 0.13% |
Malaria | 0 | 0% |
Drowning | 6 | 0.1% |
Homicide | 27 | 0.45% |
HIV/AIDS | 1 | 0.02% |
Drug disorder | 18 | 0.3% |
Tuberculosis | 4 | 0.07% |
Road incidents | 62 | 1.04% |
Maternal deaths | 0 | 0% |
Neonatal deaths | 21 | 0.35% |
Alcohol disorder | 12 | 0.2% |
Natural disasters | 0 | 0% |
Diarrheal diseases | 1 | 0.02% |
Lower respiratory infections | 55.8094327743 | 0.94% |
Respiratory disease | 59 | 0.99% |
Road incidents | 62 | 1.04% |
Suicide | 82 | 1.38% |
Digestive disease | 91 | 1.53% |
Kidney disease | 118 | 1.98% |
Dementia | 248 | 4.17% |
Diabetes, blood and endocrine disease | 287 | 4.83% |
Cancers | 1246 | 20.95% |
Cardiovascular diseases | 3512 | 59.04% |