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. 2017 Dec 21;12(12):e0189938. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189938

Table 2. Causes of death (n≥5).

n* % mean age SD
Total death account 142 100.00 55.61 10.57
Group A diseases—related to typical pathologies for homeless subpopulation
Smoking-attributable deaths 67 47.18 57.48 10.20
Alcohol related death + cold 33 23.24 51.12 10.11
External Cause 30 21.13 50.17 9.73
Alcohol related death 28 19.72 50.36 10.73
Violent Death 18 12.68 49.00 11.06
Cold related death 5 3.52 55.40 3.78
Group B diseases—European Shortlist for Causes of Death
Diseases of the circulatory system 48 33.80 57.38 10.26
External causes of injury and poisoning 30 21.13 50.17 9.73
Diseases of the respiratory system 16 11.27 58.19 13.34
Neoplasms 16 11.27 62.50 5.02
Diseases of the digestive system 15 10.56 53.67 7.37

*Multiple diagnoses are possible in group A diseases, for instance, alcohol related death is a subset of alcohol related death + cold.