TABLE 2.
Causes of death
| WKS | ARD | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of death (ICD‐10 codes) | N = 645 n (%) | N = 1491 n (%) | |
| A00‐B99 | Infectious and parasitic diseases | 4 (0.6) | 4 (0.3) |
| C00‐D48 | Neoplasms | 106 (16.4) | 225 (15.1) |
| E00‐E90 | Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases | 13 (2.0) | 17 (1.1) |
| F00‐F99 | Mental and behavioural disorders | 86 (13.3) | 375 (25.2) |
| G00‐G99 | Diseases of the nervous system | 53 (8.2) | 154 (10.3) |
| I00‐I99 | Diseases of the circulatory system | 155 (24.0) | 372 (24.9) |
| J00‐J99 | Diseases of the respiratory system | 37 (5.7) | 70 (4.7) |
| K00‐K93 | Diseases of the digestive system | 103 (16.0) | 158 (10.6) |
| M00‐M99 | Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 1 (0.2) | 4 (0.3) |
| N00‐N99 | Diseases of the genitourinary system | 0 (0.0) | 8 (0.5) |
| R00‐R99 | Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings | 8 (1.2) | 5 (0.3) |
| V01‐Y98 | External causes of morbidity and mortality | 78 (12.1) | 99 (6.6) |
| X45 | Accidental poisoning by and exposure to alcohol | 20 (3.1) | 19 (1.3) |
| X60‐84 | Intentional self‐harm | 14 (2.2) | 8 (0.5) |
| X85‐Y34 | Assault | 6 (0.9) | 6 (0.4) |
| Unknown | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Alcohol‐related diseases a | 210 (32.6) | 551 (37.0) | |
a
ICD‐10 categories F10, G31.2, G40.51, G62.1, G72.1, I42.6, K29.2, K70, K85.2, K86.0, O35.4, P04.3, Q86.0.
Abbreviations: ARD, alcohol‐related dementia; WKS, Wernicke‐Korsakoff syndrome.