Statistics Norway

Causes of death

2 Deaths by sex, age and underlying cause of death. The whole country. 20071
Cause of death. Abbreviated basic list Total Age
Under 1 year 1-6 years 7-14 years 15-24 years 25-34 years 35-44 years 45-54 years 55-64 years 65-74 years 75 years and over
Deaths, total                      
Total 41 963  185 42 56  249  374  664 1 598 3 604 5 550 29 641
Males 20 218  100 19 32  176  267  399  974 2 209 3 364 12 678
Females 21 745 85 23 24 73  107  265  624 1 395 2 186 16 963
Deaths from diseases, total (A00-R99)                      
Total 39 577  183 32 37 77  136  432 1 337 3 389 5 382 28 572
Males 18 830  100 12 19 38 78  238  787 2 062 3 261 12 235
Females 20 747 83 20 18 39 58  194  550 1 327 2 121 16 337
01 Infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)                      
Total  835 2 2 - 2 1 4 20 57 82  665
Males  350 1 - - 1 1 3 11 34 42  257
Females  485 1 2 - 1 - 1 9 23 40  408
02 Tuberculosis (A15-A19, B90)                      
Total 34 - - - - - 1 1 - - 32
Males 12 - - - - - 1 - - - 11
Females 22 - - - - - - 1 - - 21
03 Meningococcal infection (A39)                      
Total 2 - 1 - 1 - - - - - -
Males 1 - - - 1 - - - - - -
Females 1 - 1 - - - - - - - -
04 AIDS (HIV-disease) (B20-B24)                      
Total 9 - - - - - 1 5 3 - -
Males 7           1 3 3    
Females 2 - - - - - - 2 - - -
05 Viral hepatitis (B15-B19)                      
Total 14 - - - - - 1 4 5 - 4
Males 10 - - - - - 1 3 5 - 1
Females 4 - - - - - - 1 - - 3
06 Neoplasms (C00-D48)                      
Total 10 891 - 4 15 23 42  177  622 1 723 2 388 5 897
Males 5 773 - 2 7 11 20 63  280  925 1 362 3 103
Females 5 118 - 2 8 12 22  114  342  798 1 026 2 794
07 Malignant neoplasm (C00-C97)                      
Total 10 695 - 4 15 22 41  174  621 1 709 2 370 5 739
Males 5 684 - 2 7 10 19 62  279  918 1 351 3 036
Females 5 011 - 2 8 12 22  112  342  791 1 019 2 703
08 Malignant neoplasm of lip, oral cavity and pharynx (C00-C14)                      
Total  147 - - - - 1 3 9 38 47 49
Males 93 - - - - - 2 7 29 31 24
Females 54 - - - - 1 1 2 9 16 25
09 Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus (C15)                      
Total  180 - - - - - - 7 36 52 85
Males  141 - - - - - - 6 33 46 56
Females 39 - - - - - - 1 3 6 29
10 Malignant neoplasm of stomach (C16)                      
Total  385 - - - 1 - 10 19 55 75  225
Males  219 - - - - - 5 12 37 42  123
Females  166 - - - 1 - 5 7 18 33  102
11 Malignant neoplasm of colon (C18)                      
Total 1 146 - - - - 5 6 67  159  225  684
Males  536 - - - - 4 1 28 84  122  297
Females  610 - - - - 1 5 39 75  103  387
12 Malignant neoplasm of rectum and anus (C19-C21)                      
Total  397 - - - - 2 4 15 65 83  228
Males  194 - - - - 1 1 5 35 45  107
Females  203 - - - - 1 3 10 30 38  121
13 Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts (C22)                      
Total  144 - - - 1 1 2 15 19 34 72
Males 78 - - - - 1 2 12 11 19 33
Females 66 - - - 1 - - 3 8 15 39
14 Malignant neoplasm of pancreas (C25)                      
Total  659 - - - - - 8 29  121  155  346
Males  309 - - - - - 2 17 69 77  144
Females  350 - - - - - 6 12 52 78  202
15 Malignant neoplasm of larynx and trachea/bronchus/lung (C32-C34)                      
Total 2 134 - - - - 3 16  122  482  615  896
Males 1 253 - - - - 1 9 62  286  373  522
Females  881 - - - - 2 7 60  196  242  374
16 Malignant melanoma of skin (C43)                      
Total  275 - - - - 5 14 40 58 56  102
Males  177 - - - - 3 7 26 39 40 62
Females 98 - - - - 2 7 14 19 16 40
17 Malignant neoplasm of breast (C50)                      
Total  666 - - - - 5 31 80  135  102  313
Males 4 - - - - - - - - 2 2
Females  662 - - - - 5 31 80  135  100  311
18 Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri (C53)                      
Total 84 - - - 2 1 10 13 18 13 27
Females 84 - - - 2 1 10 13 18 13 27
19 Malignant neoplasm of other parts of uterus (C54-C55)                      
Total  154 - - - - 1 3 7 12 41 90
Females  154 - - - - 1 3 7 12 41 90
20 Malignant neoplasm of ovary (C56)                      
Total  351 - - - 1 2 9 37 63 80  159
Females  351 - - - 1 2 9 37 63 80  159
21 Malignant neoplasm of prostate (C61)                      
Total 1 090 - - - - - - 7 54  181  848
Males 1 090 - - - - - - 7 54  181  848
22 Malignant neoplasm of kidney, except renal pelvis (C64)                      
Total  248 - - 1 - - 4 11 37 68  127
Males  158 - - 1 - - 4 9 26 49 69
Females 90 - - - - - - 2 11 19 58
23 Maglignant neoplasm of bladder (C67)                      
Total  341 - - - - - 3 6 35 58  239
Males  228 - - - - - 1 4 29 41  153
Females  113 - - - - - 2 2 6 17 86
24 Malignant neoplasm of lymphoid/haematapoietic tissue (C81-C96)                      
Total  878 - 4 5 6 5 12 44  124  198  480
Males  490 - 2 1 4 3 8 26 78  129  239
Females  388 - 2 4 2 2 4 18 46 69  241
25 Diseases of the blood and bloodforming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89)                      
Total  119 2 1 - 4 2 4 4 5 19 78
Males 59 2 1 - 3 - 3 2 1 11 36
Females 60 - - - 1 2 1 2 4 8 42
26 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)                      
Total 1 146 6 4 1 2 11 20 38 75  119  870
Males  494 3 1 - 2 9 17 25 49 76  312
Females  652 3 3 1 - 2 3 13 26 43  558
27 Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14)                      
Total  823 - - - 2 6 14 27 54 94  626
Males  387 - - - 2 5 12 18 37 64  249
Females  436 - - - - 1 2 9 17 30  377
28 Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)                      
Total 1 659 - 1 - 4 3 9 47 69  101 1 425
Males  622 - - - 1 3 6 35 51 63  463
Females 1 037 - 1 - 3 - 3 12 18 38  962
29 Alcohol abuse (including alcoholic psychosis) (F10)                      
Total  147 - - - - - 2 30 47 41 27
Males  115 - - - - - 1 23 41 33 17
Females 32 - - - - - 1 7 6 8 10
30 Drug dependence, toxicomania (F11-F16, F18-F19)                      
Total 25 - - - 2 3 7 8 3 2 -
Males 17 - - - 1 3 5 7 - 1 -
Females 8 - - - 1 - 2 1 3 1 -
31 Diseases of the nervous system and the sense organs (G00-H95)                      
Total 1 387 5 4 7 13 10 27 66  122  176  957
Males  615 3 1 3 6 6 19 41 76 98  362
Females  772 2 3 4 7 4 8 25 46 78  595
32 Meningitis (G00-G03)                      
Total 19 2 - - - - 2 1 3 4 7
Males 11 1 - - - - - - 1 3 6
Females 8 1 - - - - 2 1 2 1 1
33 Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)                      
Total 14 610 1 1 3 3 21  103  292  781 1 548 11 857
Males 6 742 - 1 2 2 10 74  229  585 1 046 4 793
Females 7 868 1 - 1 1 11 29 63  196  502 7 064
34 Ischaemic heart diseases (I20-I25)                      
Total 5 842 - - - - 1 49  159  444  715 4 474
Males 3 070 - - - - 1 43  134  350  524 2 018
Females 2 772 - - - - - 6 25 94  191 2 456
35 Other heart diseases (I30-I33, I39-I52)                      
Total 3 078 1 1 3 3 6 15 29  106  219 2 695
Males 1 290 - 1 2 2 4 11 22 75  149 1 024
Females 1 788 1 - 1 1 2 4 7 31 70 1 671
36 Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69)                      
Total 3 430 - - - - 6 20 59  129  324 2 892
Males 1 361 - - - - 2 8 39 79  188 1 045
Females 2 069 - - - - 4 12 20 50  136 1 847
37 Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)                      
Total 4 242 6 4 - 1 2 11 52  196  480 3 490
Males 2 064 4 1 - 1 2 7 27  102  272 1 648
Females 2 178 2 3 - - - 4 25 94  208 1 842
38 Influenza (J10-J11)                      
Total 41 - - - - - - - 1 2 38
Males 14 - - - - - - - 1 1 12
Females 27 - - - - - - - - 1 26
39 Pneumonia (J12-J18)                      
Total 1 861 5 1 - - 1 3 4 34 71 1 742
Males  824 4 - - - 1 2 2 19 42  754
Females 1 037 1 1 - - - 1 2 15 29  988
40 Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47)                      
Total 2 011 - 1 - 1 - 3 41  144  372 1 449
Males 1 045 - - - 1 - 1 19 69  204  751
Females  966 - 1 - - - 2 22 75  168  698
41 Asthma (J45-J46)                      
Total  111 - 1 - 1 - 1 7 12 16 73
Males 50 - - - 1 - - 5 6 8 30
Females 61 - 1 - - - 1 2 6 8 43
42 Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)                      
Total 1 230 - - - - 2 20 83  129  161  835
Males  566 - - - - 1 14 57 87 93  314
Females  664 - - - - 1 6 26 42 68  521
43 Ulcer of stomach, duodenum and jejunum (K25-K28)                      
Total  172 - - - - - - 8 8 20  136
Males 79 - - - - - - 6 4 14 55
Females 93 - - - - - - 2 4 6 81
44 Chronic liver disease (K70, K73-K74)                      
Total  197 - - - - - 14 43 65 36 39
Males  137 - - - - - 11 33 49 22 22
Females 60 - - - - - 3 10 16 14 17
45 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)                      
Total 83 - - - - - - - 2 4 77
Males 21 - - - - - - - 1 3 17
Females 62 - - - - - - - 1 1 60
46 Diseases of musculoskeletal system/connective tissue (M00-M99)                      
Total  218 - - - - - 3 3 21 23  168
Males 57 - - - - - - 1 14 10 32
Females  161 - - - - - 3 2 7 13  136
47 Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthrosis (M05-M06, M15-M19)                      
Total 72 - - - - - - 1 6 8 57
Males 17 - - - - - - - 3 3 11
Females 55 - - - - - - 1 3 5 46
48 Diseases of genitourinary system (N00-N99)                      
Total 1 025 - - - - - 1 5 26 68  925
Males  506 - - - - - - 4 14 41  447
Females  519 - - - - - 1 1 12 27  478
49 Diseases of kidney and ureter (N00-N29)                      
Total  572 - - - - - 1 5 19 43  504
Males  303 - - - - - - 4 11 25  263
Females  269 - - - - - 1 1 8 18  241
50 Complicatons of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium (O00-O99)                      
Total 4 - - - - 3 1 - - - -
Females 4 - - - - 3 1 - - - -
51 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)                      
Total 98 94 2 1 - - - 1 - - -
Males 50 48 - 1 - - - 1 - - -
Females 48 46 2 - - - - - - - -
52 Congenital malformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)                      
Total  138 49 5 9 7 8 9 8 24 9 10
Males 69 28 3 5 3 2 4 4 10 5 5
Females 69 21 2 4 4 6 5 4 14 4 5
53 Congenital malformation of the nervous system (Q00-Q07)                      
Total 16 5 2 4 1 - - 1 1 1 1
Males 9 3 1 2 - - - 1 - 1 1
Females 7 2 1 2 1 - - - 1 - -
54 Congenital malformations of the circulatory system (Q20-Q28)                      
Total 32 8 1 4 2 4 3 2 4 - 4
Males 17 6 - 2 - 2 3 1 2 - 1
Females 15 2 1 2 2 2 - 1 2 - 3
55 Symptoms, signs, abnormal findings, ill-defined causes (R00-R99)                      
Total 1 892 18 4 1 18 31 43 96  159  204 1 318
Males  842 11 2 1 8 24 28 70  113  139  446
Females 1 050 7 2 - 10 7 15 26 46 65  872
56 Sudden infant death syndrome (R95)                      
Total 21 18 3 - - - - - - - -
Males 12 11 1 - - - - - - - -
Females 9 7 2 - - - - - - - -
57 Unknown and unspecified causes (R96-R99)                      
Total 1 363 - 1 1 18 30 43 95  159  194  822
Males  705 - 1 1 8 23 28 69  113  135  327
Females  658 - - - 10 7 15 26 46 59  495
Violent deaths, total                      
Total 2 386 2 10 19  172  238  232  261  215  168 1 069
Males 1 388 - 7 13  138  189  161  187  147  103  443
Females  998 2 3 6 34 49 71 74 68 65  626
59 Accidents (V01-X59, Y85-Y86)                      
Total 1 867 2 10 13  110  151  141  152  144  122 1 022
Males 1 034 - 7 9 91  126  105  109  102 74  411
Females  833 2 3 4 19 25 36 43 42 48  611
60 Transport accidents (V01-V99, Y85)                      
Total  271 1 2 7 46 42 34 43 31 30 35
Males  203 - 2 6 39 32 22 34 24 21 23
Females 68 1 - 1 7 10 12 9 7 9 12
61 Accidental falls (W00-W19)                      
Total  348 - 1 - 6 3 3 10 32 29  264
Males  187 - - - 5 3 3 9 27 20  120
Females  161 - 1 - 1 - - 1 5 9  144
62 Accidental poisoning (X40-X49)                      
Total  341 - - - 42 90 73 72 38 12 14
Males  253 - - - 35 77 58 51 23 3 6
Females 88 - - - 7 13 15 21 15 9 8
63 Suicide and intentional self-harm(X60-X84, Y87.0)                      
Total  485 - - 2 59 81 85  104 67 43 44
Males  336 - - 2 45 60 52 75 43 28 31
Females  149 - - - 14 21 33 29 24 15 13
64 Homicide, assault(X85-Y09, Y87.1)                      
Total 33 - - 4 2 6 6 5 4 3 3
Males 17 - - 2 1 3 4 3 2 1 1
Females 16 - - 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 2
65 Events of undetermined intent (Y10-Y34, Y87.2)                      
Total - - - - - - - - - - -
Males - - - - - - - - - - -
1  Following recommadations from WHO all acute intoxication deaths (F10-F19 with fourth digit 0) have been moved from chapter V to chapter XX in ICD-10. For the same reason many pneumonia deaths have been coded differently than in earlier years, cfr. DS 30/3-05, Causes of Death 2003.

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