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. 2018 Jul 25;26:62. doi: 10.1186/s13049-018-0531-0

Table 6.

Death causes according to the European Shortlist in males and females in the different age groups

Death causes All Age
15–39 40–64 65+
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
Respiratory 3 16 2 3 14
Circulatory
 Ischemic heart disease 46 29 1 17 1 28 28
 Cerebrovascular disease 9 25 3 2 6 23
 Miscellaneous 18 34 1 7 2 10 32
Gastrointestinal 2 8 1 1 1 7
Mental disorders 9 13 1 1 2 7 11
Malignant neoplasms 46 33 2 20 10 24 23
Endocrine disorders 8 4 1 2 6 3
Musculoskeletal 1 1 1 1
Genitourinary 3 3
Diseases of the nervous system 8 2 6
Unknown 7 9 5 2 9
Miscellaneous 4 6 2 2 2 4
External causes
 Transport accident 28 7 7 9 2 12 5
 Fall 4 4 1 1 2 4
 Poisoning 6 4 4 1 4 1
 Suicide 8 4 6 1 1 2 1 1
 Homicide 2 1 1 1 1
 Drowning 2 1 1
 Miscellaneous 9 4 6 2 5
Total 425 28 111 286