Table 4.

Underlying cause of death in people who died after hospital admission for myocardial infarction

	Deaths due to AMI [I21-I22]		Deaths due to other circulatory disorders		Deaths due to other causes		all causes
Time after admission	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Ages 35+
deaths in 0–29 days	*		*		*
1996–1997	4,533	76.7	834	14.1	544	9.2	5,911	100.0
1998–1999	4,219	74.8	863	15.3	555	9.8	5,637	100.0
2000–2001	3,839	71.9	865	16.2	635	11.9	5,339	100.0
2002–2003	3,632	70.3	900	17.4	636	12.3	5,168	100.0
deaths in 30–89 days	*				†
1996–1997	392	38.8	385	38.1	234	23.1	1,011	100.0
1998–1999	323	35.0	384	41.6	215	23.3	922	100.0
2000–2001	310	34.7	350	39.1	234	26.2	894	100.0
2002–2003	263	29.4	377	42.1	256	28.6	896	100.0
deaths in 90–364 days	*				*
1996–1997	541	27.2	804	40.5	641	32.3	1,986	100.0
1998–1999	444	25.1	743	42.0	581	32.9	1,768	100.0
2000–2001	394	22.5	697	39.7	663	37.8	1,754	100.0
2002–2003	326	19.1	720	42.3	658	38.6	1,704	100.0

* 2-sided chi-square test trend significant p < .001.

† 2-sided chi-square test trend significant p < .05