Table 1.
Age-adjusted mortality rates with 95% confidence interval for 23 causes of death in the population of Sweden in 1997 and 2014
| Cause of death | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 (95% CI) | 2014 (95% CI) | 1997 (95% CI) | 2014 (95% CI) | |
| I00–I99 Diseases of the circulatory system | 709.3 (699.9–718.6) | 401.5 (395.2–407.8) | 449.8 (444.0–455.6) | 283.2 (278.9–287.5) |
| I20–I25 Ischemic heart diseases | 378.6 (371.9–385.3) | 174.4 (170.3–178.5) | 194.7 (190.9–198.6) | 95.3 (92.8–97.7) |
| I60–I69 Cerebrovascular diseases | 142.6 (138.4–146.8) | 73.4 (70.7–76.1) | 117.6 (114.6–120.6) | 62.8 (60.8–64.8) |
| I30–I52 Other forms of heart disease | 99.9 (96.3–103.5) | 100.9 (97.6–104.1) | 75.5 (73.1–77.) | 78.5 (76.3–80.7) |
| C00–D48 Neoplasms | 341.2 (334.9–347.4) | 289 (283.9–294.1) | 225.5 (221.2–229.8) | 208.2 (204.3–212.1) |
| C15–C26 Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs | 99.8 (96.5–103.2) | 86 (83.2–88.7) | 69.6 (67.2–72.0) | 61.6 (59.5–63.7) |
| C61 Malignant neoplasm prostate | 76.7 (73.6–79.7) | 61.1 (58.6–63.5) | ** | ** |
| C50–C50 Malignant neoplasm of breast | 0.3 (0.1–0.5) | 0.1 (0.0–0.2) | 32.5 (30.9–34.1) | 26.5 (25.1–27.8) |
| C51–C58 Malignant neoplasms of female genital organs | ** | ** | 27.5 (26.0–29.0) | 22.6 (21.3–23.9) |
| C30–C39 Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs | 54.6 (52.2–57.1) | 43.1 (41.1–45.0) | 26.6 (25.0–28.1) | 36.1 (34.4–37.7) |
| C34 Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung | 51.7 (49.3–54.0) | 40.9 (39.0–42.8) | 25.5 (24.0–27.0) | 35.5 (33.9–37.1) |
| J00–J99 Diseases of the respiratory system | 117.2 (113.3–121.1) | 71.1 (68.4–73.7) | 70.1 (67.8–72.5) | 48.7 (46.8–50.5) |
| J09–J18 Influenza and pneumonia | 62.2 (59.3–65.1) | 25.6 (23.9–27.2) | 41.8 (40.1–43.6) | 14.2 (13.3–15.2) |
| J40–J47 Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 42.5 (40.2–44.8) | 31.9 (30.1–33.6) | 21.2 (19.9–22.5) | 28.5 (27.1–29.9) |
| V01–Y98 External causes of morbidity and mortality | 74.7 (71.9–77.4) | 69.4 (66.9–71.9) | 33.2 (31.6–34.8) | 33 (31.5–34.5) |
| X60–X84 Intentional self-harm | 20.8 (19.4–22.2) | 16.6 (15.4–17.8) | 7.7 (6.9–8.5) | 7.4 (6.6–8.5) |
| W00–W19 Falls | 10.1 (9.0–11.1) | 14.2 (13.0–15.4) | 5.2 (4.5–5.8) | 7.5 (6.8–8.2) |
| F00–F99 Mental and behavioral disorders | 37.5 (35.4–39.7) | 55.3 (52.9–57.7) | 34 (32.4–35.6) | 64.3 (62.3–66.3) |
| F03 Unspecified dementia | 18 (16.4–19.6) | 37.3 (35.3–39.3) | 25.3 (23.9–26.6) | 49.5 (47.8–51.3) |
| G00–G99 Diseases of the nervous system | 22 (20.5–23.6) | 41.9 (39.9–43.9) | 19.9 (18.6–21.1) | 41.8 (40.1–43.5) |
| G30 Alzheimer’s disease | 6 (5.2–6.9) | 20.1 (18.7–21.6) | 7 (6.3–7.8) | 26.2 (24.9–27.4) |
| A00–B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases | 12.9 (11.7–14.2) | 27.1 (25.5–28.8) | 9 (8.1–9.8) | 18.2 (17.1–19.3) |
| R00–R99 Symptoms, signs, abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified | 26.7 (24.8–28.6) | 30.1 (28.4–31.8) | 25.9 (24.5–27.3) | 29.3 (27.9–30.7) |
| Total | 1451.1 (1438–1464) | 1078.6 (1068–1089) | 944.3 (936–953) | 793.9 (787–801) |
Causes of deaths are coded according to ICD-10 and are listed in a hierarchical order according to their impact on mortality
** Sex specific cancer for the other gender. Not applicable