Table 2.

Most common primary diagnoses of in-hospital deaths, England, 1999-2000. Values are percentages of deaths in age group

Diagnosis	0-4 years	5-15 years	16-24 years	25-44 years	45-64 years	65-84 years	85 and over
Perinatal conditions	32.8
Congenital disorders	19.1
Signs and symptoms not else classified	9.6
Injury and poisoning		24.3	26.8
Neoplasms		17.3	16.5	26.7	35.9	22.0	9.9
Diseases of respiratory system		13.8			13.0	19.1	22.4
Diseases of circulatory system			12.5	16.1	23.0	31.8	31.4
Diseases of digestive system				13.7

Source: Hospital episode statistics, Department of Health.