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Causes of death

22 Deaths by sex, age and underlying cause of death. Oslo. 2008 1
Cause of death. Abbreviated basic list Age
Total Under 1 year 1-14 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                    
I alt 4 550 31 13 24 66  107  179  405  578 3 147
Males 2 052 22 7 18 44 72  111  242  352 1 184
Females 2 498 9 6 6 22 35 68  163  226 1 963
Deaths from diseases, total (A00-R99)                    
Total 4 221 31 10 9 24 59  141  368  560 3 019
Males 1 855 22 4 6 13 32 88  219  340 1 131
Females 2 366 9 6 3 11 27 53  149  220 1 888
01 Infectious an parasitic diseases(A00-B99)                    
Total  119 - 1 - 1 4 6 10 11 86
Males 59 - - - - 4 4 8 8 35
Females 60 - 1 - 1 - 2 2 3 51
02 Tuberculosis (A15-A19,B90)                    
Total 5 - - - - - - - 1 4
Males 3 - - - - - - - 1 2
Females 2 - - - - - - - - 2
03 Meningococcal infection (A39)                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Males - - - - - - - - - -
Females - - - - - - - - - -
04 AIDS (HIV-disease) (B20-B24)                    
Total 5 - - - - 2 2 1 - -
Males 4 - - - - 2 1 1 - -
Females 1 - - - - - 1 - - -
05 Viral hepatitis (B15-B19)                    
Total 7 - - - - 2 3 1 1 -
Males 6 - - - - 2 3 1 - -
Females 1 - - - - - - - 1 -
06 Neoplasms (C00-D48)                    
Total 1 121 - 3 2 8 27 58  172  239  612
Males  549 - 2 2 2 11 27 78  140  287
Females  572 - 1 - 6 16 31 94 99  325
07 Malignant neoplasm (C00-C97)                    
Total 1 092 - 3 2 8 25 57  170  236  591
Males  534 - 2 2 2 9 26 77  138  278
Females  558 - 1 - 6 16 31 93 98  313
08 Malignant neoplasm of lip, oral cavity and pharynx (C00-C14)                    
Total 14 - - - - - 1 4 4 5
Males 9 - - - - - 1 3 2 3
Females 5 - - - - - - 1 2 2
09 Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus (C15)                    
Total 25 - - - - - 1 6 5 13
Males 19 - - - - - - 6 5 8
Females 6 - - - - - 1 - - 5
10 Malignant neoplasm of stomach (C16)                    
Total 45 - - - 1 1 - 9 7 27
Males 28 - - - - 1 - 6 7 14
Females 17 - - - 1 - - 3 - 13
11 Malignant neoplasm of colon (C18)                    
Total  113 - - - 1 5 3 9 23 72
Males 42 - - - - 1 2 3 12 24
Females 71 - - - 1 4 1 6 11 48
12 Malignant neoplasm of rectum and anus (C19-C21)                    
Total 49 - - - 1 3 1 8 8 28
Males 26 - - - 1 1 - 3 6 15
Females 23 - - - - 2 1 5 2 13
13 Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts (C22)                    
Total 17 - - - 1 1 2 2 3 8
Males 10 - - - - 1 2 2 2 3
Females 7 - - - 1 - - - 1 5
14 Malignant neoplasm of pancreas (C25)                    
Total 60 - - - - - 2 9 14 35
Males 24 - - - - - 2 5 9 8
Females 36 - - - - - - 4 5 27
15 Malignant neoplasm of larynx and trachea/bronchus/lung (C32-C34)                    
Total  212 - - - 1 3 14 43 56 95
Males  110 - - - - 1 8 19 35 47
Females  102 - - - 1 2 6 24 21 48
16 Malignant melanoma of skin (C43)                    
Total 29 - - - - 4 3 5 4 13
Males 19 - - - - 3 2 2 2 10
Females 10 - - - - 1 1 3 2 3
17 Malignant neoplasm of breast (C50)                    
Total 80 - - - - 3 4 22 20 31
Males - - - - - - - - - -
Females 80 - - - - 3 4 22 20 31
18 Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri (C53)                    
Total 11 - - - - 2 3 1 1 4
Females 11 - - - - 2 3 1 1 4
19 Malignant neoplasm of other parts of uterus (C54-C55)                    
Total 16 - - - - - 2 - 5 9
Females 16 - - - - - 2 - 5 9
20 Malignant neoplasm of ovary (C56)                    
Total 28 - - - 1 - 3 6 5 13
Females 28 - - - 1 - 3 6 5 13
21 Malignant neoplasm of prostate (C61)                    
Total  108 - - - - - 1 8 18 81
Males  108 - - - - - 1 8 18 81
22 Malignant neoplasm of kidney, except renal pelvis (C64)                    
Total 26 - - - 1 - - 2 7 16
Males 15 - - - - - - 2 6 7
Females 11 - - - 1 - - - 1 9
Maglignant neoplasm of bladder (C67)                    
Total 36 - - - - - 1 5 7 23
Males 23 - - - - - - 4 3 16
Females 13 - - - - - 1 1 4 7
24 Malignant neoplasm of lymphoid/haematapoietic tissue (C81-C96)                    
Total 90 - 1 - 1 - 7 12 19 50
Males 42 - 1 - 1 - 5 5 11 19
Females 48 - - - - - 2 7 8 31
25 Diseases of the blood and bloodforming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89)                    
Total 14 - - - - - - 1 2 11
Males 3 - - - - - - - - 3
Females 11 - - - - - - 1 2 8
26 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)                    
Total 95 - 1 - 1 1 4 7 7 74
Males 38 - 1 - 1 - 3 3 4 26
Females 57 - - - - 1 1 4 3 48
27 Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14)                    
Total 58 - - - 1 1 1 5 7 43
Males 28 - - - 1 - 1 2 4 20
Females 30 - - - - 1 - 3 3 23
28 Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)                    
Total  213 - - - 1 1 4 6 16  185
Males 60 - - - 1 - 3 5 12 39
Females  153 - - - - 1 1 1 4  146
29 Alcohol abuse (including alcoholic psychosis) (F10)                    
Total 20 - - - 1 - 1 6 7 5
Males 17 - - - 1 - 1 5 7 3
Females 3 - - - - - - 1 - 2
30 Drug dependence, toxicomania (F11-F16,F18-F19)                    
Total 4 - - - - 1 3 - - -
Males 2 - - - - - 2 - - -
Females 2 - - - - 1 1 - - -
31 Diseases of the nervous system and the sense organs (G00-H95)                    
Total  164 3 1 1 1 4 1 13 18  122
Males 67 3 1 - 1 1 - 9 5 47
Females 97 - - 1 - 3 1 4 13 75
32 Meningitis (G00-G03)                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Males - - - - - - - - - -
Females - - - - - - - - - -
33 Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)                    
Total 1 465 2 - 1 2 7 32 86  141 1 194
Males  629 1 - 1 2 5 26 68 94  432
Females  836 1 - - - 2 6 18 47  762
34 Ischaemic heart diseases (I20-I25)                    
Total  513 - - - 1 4 15 40 57  396
Males  255 - - - 1 3 13 34 45  159
Females  258 - - - - 1 2 6 12  237
35 Other heart diseases (I30-I33,I39-I52)                    
Total  350 2 - 1 - 1 5 10 30  301
Males  133 1 - 1 - 1 5 9 17 99
Females  217 1 - - - - - 1 13  202
36 Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69)                    
Total  393 - - - - 1 8 22 33  329
Males  146 - - - - 1 5 15 19  106
Females  247 - - - - - 3 7 14  223
37 Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)                    
Total  468 - 1 - - 1 3 26 69  368
Males  195 - - - - - 2 12 38  143
Females  273 - 1 - - 1 1 14 31  225
38 Influenza (J10-J11)                    
Total 2 - 1 - - - - - - 1
Males 1 - - - - - - - - 1
Females 1 - 1 - - - - - - -
39 Pneumonia (J12-J18)                    
Total  183 - - - - 1 2 4 15  161
Males 75 - - - - - 1 3 11 60
Females  108 - - - - 1 1 1 4  101
40 Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47)                    171
Total  238 - - - - - 1 20 46 65
Males 96 - - - - - 1 7 23  106
Females  142 - - - - - - 13 23 11
41 Asthma (J45-J46)                    
Total 13 - - - - - - 1 1 1
Males 3 - - - - - - 1 1 10
Females 10 - - - - - - - - 97
42 Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)                    
Total  149 - - - 1 6 12 12 21 24
Males 62 - - - - 5 8 10 15 73
Females 87 - - - 1 1 4 2 6 15
43 Ulcer of stomach, duodenum and jejunum (K25-K28)                    
Total 21 - - - - 1 2 1 2 1
Males 6 - - - - 1 1 1 2 14
Females 15 - - - - - 1 - - 6
44 Chronic liver disease (K70,K73-K74)                    
Total 25 - - - 1 2 6 4 6 4
Males 17 - - - - 2 4 3 4 2
Females 8 - - - 1 - 2 1 2 10
45 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)                    
Total 11 - - - - - - 1 - 2
Males 2 - - - - - - - - 8
Females 9 - - - - - - 1 - 14
46 Diseases of musculoskeletal system/connective tissue (M00-M99)                    
Total 15 - - - - - - - 1 1
Males 1 - - - - - - - - 13
Females 14 - - - - - - - 1 3
47 Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthrosis (M05-M06,M15-M19)                    
Total 3 - - - - - - - - 3
Males - - - - - - - - - -
Females 3 - - - - - - - - 86
48 Diseases of genitourinary system (N00-N99)                    
Total 99 - - 1 - - 4 4 4 40
Males 46 - - - - - - 3 3 46
Females 53 - - 1 - - 4 1 1 48
49 Diseases of kidney and ureter (N00-N29)                    
Total 59 - - 1 - - 4 4 2 21
Males 25 - - - - - - 3 1 27
Females 34 - - 1 - - 4 1 1 -
50 Complicatons of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium (O00-O99)                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Females - - - - - - - - - -
51 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)                    
Total 18 18 - - - - - - - -
Males 12 12 - - - - - - - -
Females 6 6 - - - - - - - -
52 Congenital malformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)                    
Total 14 7 2 1 - 2 2 - - -
Males 9 5 - 1 - 1 2 - - -
Females 5 2 2 - - 1 - - - -
53 Congenital malformation of the nervous system (Q00-Q07)                    
Total 1 1 - - - - - - - -
Males 1 1 - - - - - - - -
Females - - - - - - - - - -
54 Congenital malformations of the circulatory system (Q20-Q28)                    
Total 4 1 - 1 - 1 1 - - -
Males 3 1 - 1 - - 1 - - -
Females 1 - - - - 1 - - -  160
55 Symptoms, signs, abnormal findings, ill-defined causes (R00-R99)                    
Total  256 1 1 3 9 6 15 30 31 52
Males  123 1 - 2 6 5 13 23 21  108
Females  133 - 1 1 3 1 2 7 10 -
56 Sudden infant death syndrome (R95)                    
Total 1 1 - - - - - - - -
Males 1 1 - - - - - - -  135
Females - - - - - - - - - -
57 Unknown and unspecified causes (R96-R99)                    
Total  227 - 1 3 9 6 15 28 30 47
Males  115 - - 2 6 5 13 21 21 88
Females  112 - 1 1 3 1 2 7 9  128
Violent deaths, total                    
Total  329 - 3 15 42 48 38 37 18 53
Males  197 - 3 12 31 40 23 23 12 75
Females  132 - - 3 11 8 15 14 6  116
59 Accidents (V01-X59,Y85-Y86)                    
Total  242 - 3 12 29 24 26 18 14 46
Males  141 - 3 10 23 20 17 13 9 70
Females  101 - - 2 6 4 9 5 5 4
60 Transport accidents (V01-V99,Y85)                   3
Total 22 - 2 4 6 2 1 1 2 1
Males 15 - 2 2 5 2 - 1 - 28
Females 7 - - 2 1 - 1 - 2 13
61 Accidental falls (W00-W19)                    
Total 37 - - 1 1 - 1 4 2 15
Males 19 - - 1 1 - - 2 2 -
Females 18 - - - - - 1 2 - -
62 Accidental poisoning (X40-X49)                    
Total 74 - - 5 20 20 18 10 1 -
Males 60 - - 5 16 17 13 9 - 11
Females 14 - - - 4 3 5 1 1 6
63 Suicide and intentional self-harm(X60-X84,Y87.0)                    
Total 78 - - 1 12 22 12 18 2 5
Males 49 - - 1 8 18 6 9 1 1
Females 29 - - - 4 4 6 9 1 1
64 Homicide, assault(X85-Y09,Y87.1)                    
Total 7 - - 2 1 1 - 1 1 -
Males 5 - - 1 - 1 - 1 1 -
Females 2 - - 1 1 - - - - -
65 Events of undetermined intent (Y10-Y34,Y87.2)                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Males - - - - - - - - - -
Females - - - - - - - - - -
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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