External causes are followed in importance by cancer, which rose until 1995 and then began to fall (19). This fall will, however, be transient as it is due to a temporary decline in deaths from lung cancer reflecting reduced smoking rates in the immediate postwar period (20). While the incidence of cancer is low for ages 65 and above compared to western European countries, it is very high in the below-65 age group. In addition, the rapid increase in smoking among young women means that their rates of lung cancer will rise considerably in the next few decades (21).