Table 2.

Causes of mortality in rabbits recorded at primary veterinary care practices participating in the VetCompass programme in England from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013 (n=370)

Cause of death	Count	% of all deaths	% of deaths with cause recorded	Median age at death (years)
Death—unrecorded cause	103	27.8	–	4.4
Myiasis (flystrike)	29	7.8	10.9	5.4
Anorexia	18	4.9	6.7	6.4
Recumbency/collapse	18	4.9	6.7	5.0
Ileus	16	4.3	6.0	3.7
Head tilt	14	3.8	5.2	4.2
Myxomatosis	14	3.8	5.2	1.7
Bite injury	13	3.5	4.9	2.0
Encephalitozoon cuniculi infection	10	2.7	3.7	3.0
Other	135	36.5	50.6