Table 2.
Percentage of dementia-related deaths with death certificates mentioning common comorbidities (MCOD) or selected as UCOD
| 2008–11 | 2012–15 | 2016–19 | 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias | MCOD | n = 17 990 | n = 20 812 | n = 24 093 | n = 7406 |
| (F01, F03, G30) | UCOD | 51.1 | 53 | 57.1 | 48.9 |
| Ischemic heart diseases | MCOD | 19.6 | 16.6 | 14.1 | 12.6 |
| (I20–I25) | UCOD | 9.8 | 8.1 | 6.4 | 6 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases | MCOD | 15 | 13.2 | 12.5 | 11.2 |
| (I60–I69) | UCOD | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| Hypertensive diseases | MCOD | 20.8 | 21.4 | 22.1 | 23.6 |
| (I10.I13) | UCOD | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 6.1 |
| Diabetes | MCOD | 12.6 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 12.6 |
| (E10–E14) | UCOD | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2 | 2.2 |
| Neoplasms | MCOD | 11.1 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 10 |
| (C00–D48) | UCOD | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5 | 4.7 |
| COPD | MCOD | 7 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.6 |
| (J40–J44, J47) | UCOD | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| COVID-19 | MCOD | – | – | – | 14.5 |
| (U07.1, U07.2) | UCOD | – | – | – | 11.8 |
Note: UCOD, underlying cause of death; MCOD, multiple causes of death; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.