Table 5.
Most severe comorbidity | Study sample | Romanian population | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | % | Deaths ('000) | % | |
Coronary heart disease | 171 | 21.0% | 81.3 | 31.7% |
Hypertension | 92 | 11.3% | 8.9 | 3.5% |
Chronic renal disease | 88 | 10.8% | 6.4 | 2.5% |
Cancer | 77 | 9.5% | 47.2 | 18.4% |
Stroke | 64 | 7.9% | 43.1 | 16.8% |
Chronic pulmonary disease | 63 | 7.7% | 7.6 | 3.0% |
Diabetes | 55 | 6.8% | 2.7 | 1.1% |
Chronic liver disease | 44 | 5.4% | 8.8 | 3.4% |
No comorbidities* | 21 | 2.6% | 9.8 | 3.8% |
Other comorbidities | 139 | 17.1% | 41.0 | 16.0% |
Total** | 814 | 100.0% | 256.8 | 100.0% |
This included injuries and substance abuse.
500 neonatal and maternal deaths were excluded from the data set for the Romanian population, as they were not relevant for this study.
Source of Romanian Population Deaths: WHO Member States 2016 (47).