Table 4.
Percentage of events of death of adults and the elderly by cause
| COD (and ICD10 codes) | No. | %* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-59 years | 60 + years | All | ||
| Circulatory system (I00-I99) | 840 | 26.8 | 37.9 | 35.1 |
| Infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) | 319 | 16.0 | 12.4 | 13.3 |
| Neoplasm (C00-D48) | 274 | 17.1 | 9.5 | 11.4 |
| Respiratory system (J00-J99) | 241 | 4.4 | 12.0 | 10.1 |
| Digestive system (K00-K93) | 144 | 9.8 | 4.7 | 6.0 |
| Endrocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases (E00-E99) | 143 | 2.1 | 7.3 | 6.0 |
| External cause mortality (S00-Y98) | 118 | 9.6 | 3.3 | 4.9 |
| Genitourinary system (N00-N99) | 36 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| Nervous system (G00-G99) | 10 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Congenital malformation (Q00-Q99) | 4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99) | 27 | 4.4 | NA | 1.1 |
| Blood/blood forming organ (D50-D99) | 4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99) | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Mental and behavioural disorder (F00-F99) | 6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Diseases of bones and joints (M00-M99) | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Not elsewhere classified (R00-R99) | 224 | 4.9 | 10.9 | 9.4 |
| No. of cases | 2,396 | 613 | 1,783 | 100.0 |
*Totals may not add precisely due to rounding; COD=Cause of death; ICD=International classification of diseases; NA=Not applicable