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Causes of death

22 Deaths by sex, age and underlying cause of death. Oslo. 2006 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 4 671 29 17 30 53 88  194  411  565 3 284
Males 2 022 15 7 21 41 53  119  240  326 1 200
Females 2 649 14 10 9 12 35 75  171  239 2 084
Deaths from diseases, total (A00-R99)                    
Total 4 360 29 12 10 17 54  155  379  549 3 155
Males 1 848 15 5 7 10 32 96  223  315 1 145
Females 2 512 14 7 3 7 22 59  156  234 2 010
01 Infectious an parasitic diseases(A00-B99)                    
Total  106 - 2 - - 2 5 6 7 84
Males 46 - 2 - - 2 4 4 5 29
Females 60 - - - - - 1 2 2 55
02 Tuberculosis (A15-A19,B90)                    
Total 5 - - - - - - 1 - 4
Males 1 - - - - - - - - 1
Females 4 - - - - - - 1 - 3
03 Meningococcal infection (A39)                    
Total 4 - 1 - - - 1 - 1 1
Males 2 - 1 - - - - - 1 -
Females 2 - - - - - 1 - - 1
04 AIDS (HIV-disease) (B20-B24)                    
Total 4 - - - - 2 1 1 - -
Males 4 - - - - 2 1 1 - -
Females - - - - - - - - - -
05 Viral hepatitis (B15-B19)                    
Total 3 - - - - - 2 - - 1
Males 2 - - - - - 2 - - -
Females 1 - - - - - - - - 1
06 Neoplasms (C00-D48)                    
Total 1 154 - 3 - 5 25 71  172  223  655
Males  536 - 1 - 1 13 35 83  119  284
Females  618 - 2 - 4 12 36 89  104  371
07 Malignant neoplasm (C00-C97)                    
Total 1 126 - 3 - 5 24 71  167  220  636
Males  521 - 1 - 1 12 35 81  117  274
Females  605 - 2 - 4 12 36 86  103  362
08 Malignant neoplasm of lip, oral cavity and pharynx (C00-C14)                    
Total 18 - - - - - 2 6 5 5
Males 10 - - - - - 2 4 2 2
Females 8 - - - - - - 2 3 3
09 Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus (C15)                    
Total 17 - - - - 1 - 7 2 7
Males 11 - - - - 1 - 4 1 5
Females 6 - - - - - - 3 1 2
10 Malignant neoplasm of stomach (C16)                    
Total 35 - - - 1 1 1 6 9 17
Males 15 - - - - - - 4 5 6
Females 20 - - - 1 1 1 2 4 11
11 Malignant neoplasm of colon (C18)                    
Total  125 - - - - 1 8 12 26 78
Males 52 - - - - - 4 4 18 26
Females 73 - - - - 1 4 8 8 52
12 Malignant neoplasm of rectum and anus (C19-C21)                    
Total 52 - - - - - 4 8 10 30
Males 24 - - - - - 2 4 7 11
Females 28 - - - - - 2 4 3 19
13 Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts (C22)                    
Total 16 - - - - 2 3 5 3 3
Males 12 - - - - 2 2 4 3 1
Females 4 - - - - - 1 1 - 2
14 Malignant neoplasm of pancreas (C25)                    
Total 80 - - - - 2 2 10 18 48
Males 31 - - - - 2 - 5 9 15
Females 49 - - - - - 2 5 9 33
15 Malignant neoplasm of larynx and trachea/bronchus/lung (C32-C34)                    
Total  198 - - - - 1 17 36 48 96
Males  108 - - - - 1 11 22 29 45
Females 90 - - - - - 6 14 19 51
16 Malignant melanoma of skin (C43)                    
Total 29 - - - - 2 1 5 7 14
Males 17 - - - - 1 1 2 6 7
Females 12 - - - - 1 - 3 1 7
17 Malignant neoplasm of breast (C50)                    
Total 95 - - - - 5 7 22 16 45
Males 95 - - - - 5 7 22 16 45
Females                    
18 Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri (C53)                    
Total 9 - - - - 1 1 - 3 4
Females 9 - - - - 1 1 - 3 4
19 Malignant neoplasm of other parts of uterus (C54-C55)                    
Total 22 - - - - - 3 - 4 15
Females 22 - - - - - 3 - 4 15
20 Malignant neoplasm of ovary (C56)                    
Total 40 - - - - - 5 9 9 17
Females 40 - - - - - 5 9 9 17
21 Malignant neoplasm of prostate (C61)                    
Total 80 - - - - - - 2 10 68
Males 80 - - - - - - 2 10 68
22 Malignant neoplasm of kidney, except renal pelvis (C64)                    
Total 24 - - - - - - 6 3 15
Males 17 - - - - - - 5 2 10
Females 7 - - - - - - 1 1 5
Maglignant neoplasm of bladder (C67)                    
Total 36 - - - - - 2 5 4 25
Males 20 - - - - - - 4 3 13
Females 16 - - - - - 2 1 1 12
24 Malignant neoplasm of lymphoid/haematapoietic tissue (C81-C96)                    
Total 91 - 1 - 2 2 8 9 17 52
Males 50 - 1 - - 1 7 7 10 24
Females 41 - - - 2 1 1 2 7 28
25 Diseases of the blood and bloodforming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89)                    
Total 13 1 - - - - - - 2 10
Males 3 - - - - - - - 2 1
Females 10 1 - - - - - - - 9
26 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)                    
Total  143 1 - 1 2 2 6 14 10  107
Males 42 - - 1 - 1 4 11 4 21
Females  101 1 - - 2 1 2 3 6 86
27 Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14)                    
Total 70 - - - 2 1 6 10 7 44
Males 28 - - - - 1 4 8 3 12
Females 42 - - - 2 - 2 2 4 32
28 Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)                    
Total  199 - - - 1 3 7 9 5  174
Males 58 - - - 1 1 5 3 2 46
Females  141 - - - - 2 2 6 3  128
29 Alcohol abuse (including alcoholic psychosis) (F10)                    
Total 25 - - - - 2 7 5 5 6
Males 16 - - - - 1 5 3 2 5
Females 9 - - - - 1 2 2 3 1
30 Drug dependence, toxicomania (F11-F16,F18-F19)                    
Total 2 - - - 1 1 - - - -
Males 1 - - - 1 - - - - -
Females 1 - - - - 1 - - - -
31 Diseases of the nervous system and the sense organs (G00-H95)                    
Total  168 - 1 3 - 2 7 16 22  117
Males 74 - - 1 - 1 6 10 15 41
Females 94 - 1 2 - 1 1 6 7 76
32 Meningitis (G00-G03)                    
Total 5 - - - - - 2 1 - 2
Males 2 - - - - - 2 - - -
Females 3 - - - - - - 1 - 2
33 Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)                    
Total 1 527 - - 1 4 9 29 92  145 1 247
Males  623 - - 1 4 7 19 65 88  439
Females  904 - - - - 2 10 27 57  808
34 Ischaemic heart diseases (I20-I25)                    
Total  582 - - - 4 5 17 46 67  443
Males  281 - - - 4 3 15 37 42  180
Females  301 - - - - 2 2 9 25  263
35 Other heart diseases (I30-I33,I39-I52)                    
Total  359 - - 1 - 2 2 13 21  320
Males  128 - - 1 - 2 2 8 13  102
Females  231 - - - - - - 5 8  218
36 Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69)                    
Total  367 - - - - 1 8 21 34  303
Males  120 - - - - 1 2 13 14 90
Females  247 - - - - - 6 8 20  213
37 Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)                    
Total  457 - 1 - - - 5 12 63  376
Males  202 - - - - - 3 6 36  157
Females  255 - 1 - - - 2 6 27  219
38 Influenza (J10-J11)                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Males - - - - - - - - - -
Females - - - - - - - - - -
39 Pneumonia (J12-J18)                    
Total  221 - - - - - 2 - 10  209
Males 84 - - - - - 1 - 7 76
Females  137 - - - - - 1 - 3  133
40 Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47)                    
Total  211 - 1 - - - 3 12 52  143
Males  103 - - - - - 2 6 28 67
Females  108 - 1 - - - 1 6 24 76
41 Asthma (J45-J46)                    
Total 8 - 1 - - - - 1 - 6
Males 1 - - - - - - - - 1
Females 7 - 1 - - - - 1 - 5
42 Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)                    
Total  166 - - - 1 4 5 16 31  109
Males 77 - - - 1 3 4 10 19 40
Females 89 - - - - 1 1 6 12 69
43 Ulcer of stomach, duodenum and jejunum (K25-K28)                    
Total 28 - - - - 1 - 1 3 23
Males 15 - - - - 1 - 1 1 12
Females 13 - - - - - - - 2 11
44 Chronic liver disease (K70,K73-K74)                    
Total 26 - - - - 2 3 8 8 5
Males 16 - - - - 1 2 5 5 3
Females 10 - - - - 1 1 3 3 2
45 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)                    
Total 22 - - - - - - - 2 20
Males 6 - - - - - - - - 6
Females 16 - - - - - - - 2 14
46 Diseases of musculoskeletal system/connective tissue (M00-M99)                    
Total 30 - - - 1 - - 2 1 26
Males 6 - - - - - - 1 - 5
Females 24 - - - 1 - - 1 1 21
47 Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthrosis (M05-M06,M15-M19)                    
Total 11 - - - - - - - - 11
Males 4 - - - - - - - - 4
Females 7 - - - - - - - - 7
48 Diseases of genitourinary system (N00-N99)                    
Total  103 - - - - - - 6 3 94
Males 38 - - - - - - 4 1 33
Females 65 - - - - - - 2 2 61
49 Diseases of kidney and ureter (N00-N29)                    
Total 46 - - - - - - 6 3 37
Males 21 - - - - - - 4 1 16
Females 25 - - - - - - 2 2 21
50 Complicatons of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium (O00-O99)                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Females - - - - - - - - - -
51 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)                    
Total 17 16 1 - - - - - - -
Males 8 8 - - - - - - - -
Females 9 8 1 - - - - - - -
52 Congenital malformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)                    
Total 17 8 3 1 - - 2 3 - -
Males 10 4 2 - - - 1 3 - -
Females 7 4 1 1 - - 1 - - -
53 Congenital malformation of the nervous system (Q00-Q07)                    
Total 2 - 2 - - - - - - -
Males 1 - 1 - - - - - - -
Females 1 - 1 - - - - - - -
54 Congenital malformations of the circulatory system (Q20-Q28)                    
Total 5 2 - 1 - - 2 - - -
Males 2 1 - - - - 1 - - -
Females 3 1 - 1 - - 1 - - -
55 Symptoms, signs, abnormal findings, ill-defined causes (R00-R99)                    
Total  238 3 1 4 3 7 18 31 35  136
Males  119 3 - 4 3 4 15 23 24 43
Females  119 - 1 - - 3 3 8 11 93
56 Sudden infant death syndrome (R95)                    
Total 4 3 1 - - - - - - -
Males 3 3 - - - - - - - -
Females 1 - 1 - - - - - - -
57 Unknown and unspecified causes (R96-R99)                    
Total  201 - - 4 3 7 17 29 33  108
Males  107 - - 4 3 4 14 22 22 38
Females 94 - - - - 3 3 7 11 70
Violent deaths, total                    
Total  311 - 5 20 36 34 39 32 16  129
Males  174 - 2 14 31 21 23 17 11 55
Females  137 - 3 6 5 13 16 15 5 74
59 Accidents (V01-X59,Y85-Y86)                    
Total  238 - 4 13 28 20 23 18 11  121
Males  130 - 2 10 25 12 15 9 7 50
Females  108 - 2 3 3 8 8 9 4 71
60 Transport accidents (V01-V99,Y85)                    
Total 12 - 2 3 3 - 2 1 - 1
Males 11 - 1 3 3 - 2 1 - 1
Females 1 - 1 - - - - - - -
61 Accidental falls (W00-W19)                    
Total 42 - 1 - - 1 1 2 3 34
Males 22 - - - - 1 1 1 2 17
Females 20 - 1 - - - - 1 1 17
62 Accidental poisoning (X40-X49)                    
Total 78 - - 9 22 18 17 10 2 -
Males 53 - - 6 20 11 10 4 2 -
Females 25 - - 3 2 7 7 6 - -
63 Suicide and intentional self-harm(X60-X84,Y87.0)                    
Total 61 - - 5 6 12 15 13 5 5
Males 40 - - 4 5 9 7 7 4 4
Females 21 - - 1 1 3 8 6 1 1
64 Homicide, assault(X85-Y09,Y87.1)                    
Total 12 - 1 2 2 2 1 1 - 3
Males 4 - - - 1 - 1 1 - 1
Females 8 - 1 2 1 2 - - - 2
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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