Table 1.

Underlying causes of death in women who died on day 42 to 364 inclusive after termination of pregnancy in Sweden 1988–2007

Cause of death	Number of deaths	Percentage
Malignancy of breast or genital organs	22	6.7
Other malignancy	78	23.9
Disease of the circulatory system	39	11.9
Disease of the respiratory system	11	3.4
Endocrine and metabolic disease	7	2.1
Disease of the nervous system	6	1.8
Sepsis	4	1.2
Other diseases	13	4.0
Pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium	2	0.6
Suicide	64	19.6
Traffic accident	31	9.5
Homicidea	15	4.6
Other external causeb	30	9.2
Unclear cause of death	5	1.5
Total	327	100

^aRelationship between victim and perpetrator not coded in the International Classification of Diseases.

^bOther accidents, substance abuse, and deaths from external causes by undetermined event.