Statistics Norway

Causes of death

14 Deaths among children 1-17 years, by sex and underlying cause of death. 2008
ICD-10 Cause of death Boys Girls
Total 1-4 years 5-9 years 10-14 years 15-17 years Total 1-4 years 5-9 years 10-14 years 15-17 years
Total (A00-Y89) 88 23 16 17 32 60 18 12 14 16
                     
Deaths from diseases, total (A00-R99) 53 17 13 11 12 45 16 9 13 7
Infectious an parasitic diseases(A00-B99) 1 1 - - - 3 1 - 1 1
Malignant neoplasm (C00-C97) 20 6 5 6 3 13 2 2 5 4
Drug dependence, toxicomania (F11-F19) - - - - - - - - - -
Ischaemic heart diseases (I20-I25) - - - - - - - - - -
Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69) - - - - - - - - - -
Influenza (J10-J11) - - - - - 1 - 1 - -
Pneumonia (J12-J18) - - - - - 1 - 1 - -
Asthma (J45-J46) - - - - - - - - - -
Other chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-44,J47) - - - - - - - - - -
Certain conditions orginating in the perinatal period (P00-P96) - - - - - 1 1 - - -
Congenital malformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) 7 2 2 - 3 9 6 - 2 1
Sudden infant death syndrome (R95) 2 2 - - - 1 1 - - -
Deaths from other diseases (Rest A00-R99) 23 6 6 5 6 16 5 5 5 1
                     
Violent deaths, total (V01-Y89) 35 6 3 6 20 15 2 3 1 9
Transport accidents (V01-V99,Y85) 15 3 - 3 9 6 1 1 1 3
Accidental falls (W00-W19) 2 - - 2 - 1 - - - 1
X00-X09 Exposure to smoke, fire and flames(X00-X09) 1 1 - - - 1 - - - 1
Accidental poisoning (X40-X49) 1 - - - 1 - - - - -
Suicide and intentional self-harm(X60-X84,Y87.0) 10 - - 1 9 4 - - - 4
Homicide, assault(X85-Y09,Y87.1) 2 - 1 - 1 1 - 1 - -
Other violent deaths (Rest V01-Y89) 4 2 2 - - 2 1 1 - -

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