Table 5.

All contributing causes of death grouped by specific individual causes or related groups of causes, where cause of death is known

Causes	Participants with Down syndrome (n=57)	Participants without Down syndrome (n=205)
Respiratory infection	22 (38.6%)	49 (23.9%)
Aspiration/reflux/choking	11 (19.3%)	41 (20.0%)
Down syndrome	43 (75.4%)	<5
Other condition	8 (14.0%)	33 (16.1%)
Other cardiovascular disease	8 (14.0%)	30 (14.6%)
Other respiratory conditions	<5	31 (15.1%)
Other infection	9 (15.8%)	24 (11.7%)
Intellectual disabilities	<5	31 (15.1%)
Epilepsies	8 (14.0%)	24 (11.7%)
Dementia	24 (42.1%)	<5
Other neoplasms	<5	23 (11.2%)
Cerebral palsy	<5	24 (11.7%)
Acute myocardial infarction	5 (8.8%)	19 (9.3%)
Other gastrointestinal disorders	<5	18 (8.8%)
Diabetes	<5	19 (9.3%)
Other ischaemic heart disease	<5	19 (9.3%)
Renal failure	<5	16 (7.8%)
Stroke	<5	17 (8.3%)
Other congenital condition	<5	15 (7.3%)
Gastrointestinal malignant neoplasm	<5	12 (5.9%)
Ulcer/gastrointestinal perforation	<5	10 (4.9%)
Mental health	<5	10 (4.9%)
Other neurological condition	<5	8 (3.9%)
Heart failure	<5	7 (3.4%)
Injuries and accidents	<5	8 (3.9%)
Medical/surgical complications	<5	<5
Secondary malignancies	<5	<5
Thyroid disorders	<5	<5
Metabolic disorder	<5	<5
All deaths	57 (100%)	205 (100%)