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. 2020 Jan 18;395(10219):200–211. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)32989-7

Table 2.

Sepsis-related deaths, percentage of total deaths related to sepsis, and age-standardised mortality related to sepsis, for all ages, both sexes, and all locations, according to category of underlying cause of death, 2017

Male
Female
Both sexes
Sepsis-related deaths (95% UI) Percentage of total global deaths (95% UI) Age-standardised mortality per 100 000 population (95% UI) Sepsis-related deaths (95% UI) Percentage of total global deaths (95% UI) Age-standardised mortality per 100 000 population (95% UI) Sepsis-related deaths (95% UI) Percentage of total global deaths (95% UI) Age-standardised mortality per 100 000 population (95% UI)
Infections 3 161 020 (2 787 158–3 623 313) 52·2% (46·6–57·6) 89·4 (78·5–102·4) 2 894 883 (2 574 910–3 285 846) 57·1% (51·7–62·5) 76·6 (68·5–86·2) 6 055 890 (5 414 160–6 776 079) 54·4% (48·9–59·7) 82·5 (73·8–92·1)
Injuries 339 309 (282 155–404 432) 5·5% (4·6–6·5) 9·0 (7·4–10·7) 186 537 (152 681–227 604) 7·3% (6·0–8·9) 4·7 (3·9–5·8) 525 838 (437 501–626 696) 6·1% (5·1–7·2) 6·8 (5·7–8·1)
Non-communicable diseases 2 395 358 (2 083 336–2 768 606) 11·1% (9·7–12·8) 67·8 (58·8–78·6) 2 186 969 (1 917 124–2 506 269) 11·3% (9·9–13·0) 54·5 (47·9–62·3) 4 582 316 (4 021 478–5 245 002) 11·2% (9·8–12·9) 60·6 (53·4–69·6)
All causes 5 826 339 (5 334 433–6 372 795) 19·2% (17·6–21·0) 164·2 (150·1–180·1) 5 194 467 (4 777 508–5 691 003) 20·3% (18·7–22·2) 134·1 (123·6–146·1) 11 020 776 (10 145 212–11 994 113) 19·7% (18·2–21·4) 148·1 (136·4–161·0)

Data are n (95% UI), unless otherwise stated. Denominators for calculating percentage of global deaths were taken from reference 28. UI=uncertainty interval.