Table 4

CDR by causes of death, stratified by sex

Causes of death (ICD 10 code)Male
(number of exposed population: 166 284)
Female
(number of exposed population: 161 226)
Number of deathCDR (95% CI) / 100 000Number of deathCDR (95% CI)/100 000
Blood/blood forming organs (D50–D89)53 (1–7)0nc
Circulatory system (I00–I99)361217 (195–241)332206 (184–229)
Conditions in the perinatal period (P00–P96)5030 (22–40)3723 (16–32)
Congenital malformations (Q00–Q99)42 (1–6)32 (0–5)
Digestive system (K00–K93)9255 (45–68)4427 (20–37)
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00–E90)9457 (46–69)7949 (39–61)
External causes of mortality (S00–Y98)177106 (91–123)8955 (44–68)
Genitourinary system (N00–N99)5935 (27–46)3622 (16–31)
Infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)181109 (94–126)11370 (58–84)
Mental and behavioural disorder (F00–F99)11 (0–3)0nc
Neoplasm (C00–D99)9960 (48–72)7949 (39–61)
Nervous system (G00–G99)2515 (10–22)1811 (7–18)
Not elsewhere classifiable (R00–R99)4225 (18–34)4226 (19–35)
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00–O99)0nc32 (0–5)
Respiratory system (J00–J99)15593 (79–109)9056 (45–69)
Skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00–L99)32 (0–5)53 (1–7)
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system (M00–M99)0nc21 (0–4)
Total1348811 (768–855)972603 (566–642)
  • CDR, crude death rate; ICD 10, International Classification of Disease, version 10; nc, not calculated.