Table 4: Cerebrovascular mortality for the selected prefectures in Japan (per 100,000).

Men Women Year Year Prefecture* (latitude) 1975 2000 2005 1975 2000 2005 Miyagi (Tajiri Project site) (38°) 363.1 92.6 81.4 243.2 51.9 44.7 Tottori (Ama-cho study site) (35°) 260.3 78.4 65.9 177.1 49.1 37.6 Hiroshima (RERF-AHS study site) (34°) 222.0 68.6 55.4 162.1 39.9 31.9 Fukuoka (Hisayama study site) (33°) 248.6 68.1 55.0 159.0 42.4 30.4 Okinawa (26°) 190.4 63.5 51.9 113.3 30.0 23.1

(Reference: Japan Ministry of Welfare and Labor. Available at: http://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/jinkou/other/00sibou/toukei.html#hyo2 as of February 1, 2012). *Listed from north to south prefectures in order. Years are limited to 1975, 2000, and 2005 when the data is publicly available.