Statistics Norway

Causes of death

2 Deaths, by sex, age and underlying cause of death. The whole country. 20091
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 over2
Deaths, total 41 342  196 51 47  277  389  712 1 584 3 640 5 615 28 831
Males 19 864  118 29 23  197  277  476  934 2 276 3 389 12 145
Females 21 478 78 22 24 80  112  236  650 1 364 2 226 16 686
Deaths from diseases, total (A00-R99)                      
Total 38 746  193 38 31 89  152  447 1 291 3 379 5 423 27 703
Males 18 313  116 20 15 53 91  267  724 2 084 3 260 11 683
Females 20 433 77 18 16 36 61  180  567 1 295 2 163 16 020
01 Infectious and parasitic diseases(A00-B99)                      
Total  949 4 2 1 2 1 10 34 49 87  759
Males  436 3 1 1 2 - 7 18 26 54  324
Females  513 1 1 - - 1 3 16 23 33  435
02 Tuberculosis (A15-A19,B90)                      
Total 27 - - - - - - 1 1 2 23
Males 17 - - - - - - 1 - 2 14
Females 10 - - - - - - - 1 - 9
03 Meningococcal infection (A39)                      
Total 5 1 - - 1 - 1 - - - 2
Males 2 - - - 1 - 1 - - - -
Females 3 1 - - - - - - - - 2
04 AIDS (HIV-disease) (B20-B24)                      
Total 19 - - - - 1 7 8 - 3 -
Males 13 - - - - - 5 5 - 3 -
Females 6 - - - - 1 2 3 - - -
05 Viral hepatitis (B15-B19)                      
Total 20 - - - - - - 7 7 4 2
Males 13 - - - - - - 4 6 2 1
Females 7 - - - - - - 3 1 2 1
06 Neoplasms (C00-D48)                      
Total 10 822 1 10 7 20 48  197  614 1 693 2 427 5 805
Males 5 753 1 6 4 9 27 95  266  920 1 389 3 036
Females 5 069 - 4 3 11 21  102  348  773 1 038 2 769
07 Malignant neoplasm (C00-C97)                      
Total 10 544 1 10 7 20 48  195  608 1 678 2 391 5 586
Males 5 643 1 6 4 9 27 95  263  911 1 367 2 960
Females 4 901 - 4 3 11 21  100  345  767 1 024 2 626
08 Malignant neoplasm of lip, oral cavity and pharynx (C00-C14)                      
Total  117 - 1 - - 1 4 9 29 39 34
Males 74 - 1 - - 1 3 6 24 25 14
Females 43 - - - - - 1 3 5 14 20
09 Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus (C15)                      
Total  168 - - - - - 4 12 41 48 63
Males  117 - - - - - 4 9 30 38 36
Females 51 - - - - - - 3 11 10 27
10 Malignant neoplasm of stomach (C16)                      
Total  326 - - - - - 8 27 48 66  177
Males  171 - - - - - 6 14 30 40 81
Females  155 - - - - - 2 13 18 26 96
11 Malignant neoplasm of colon (C18)                      
Total 1 161 - - - 2 5 11 57  156  236  694
Males  534 - - - - 3 7 28 76  123  297
Females  627 - - - 2 2 4 29 80  113  397
12 Malignant neoplasm of rectum and anus (C19-C21)                      
Total  385 - - - - - 2 19 70 92  202
Males  228 - - - - - 1 8 53 58  108
Females  157 - - - - - 1 11 17 34 94
13 Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts (C22)                      
Total  186 - - 2 2 - 3 10 32 40 97
Males  102 - - 1 1 - 1 5 20 23 51
Females 84 - - 1 1 - 2 5 12 17 46
14 Malignant neoplasm of pancreas (C25)                      
Total  664 - 1 - - - 8 37  121  170  327
Males  339 - 1 - - - 5 20 68  100  145
Females  325 - - - - - 3 17 53 70  182
15 Malignant neoplasm of larynx and trachea/bronchus/lung (C32-C34)                      
Total 2 093 - - - - - 15  141  450  617  870
Males 1 259 - - - - - 11 70  277  385  516
Females  834 - - - - - 4 71  173  232  354
16 Malignant melanoma of skin (C43)                      
Total  296 - - - 1 8 22 33 58 73  101
Males  174 - - - - 6 12 22 34 46 54
Females  122 - - - 1 2 10 11 24 27 47
17 Malignant neoplasm of breast (C50)                      
Total  678 - - - - 4 29 82  110  127  326
Males 7 - - - - - - - - 4 3
Females  671 - - - - 4 29 82  110  123  323
18 Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri (C53)                      
Total 73 - - - - 3 10 14 10 10 26
Females 73 - - - - 3 10 14 10 10 26
19 Malignant neoplasm of other parts of uterus (C54-C55)                      
Total  151 - - - - - 2 7 20 42 80
Females  151 - - - - - 2 7 20 42 80
20 Malignant neoplasm of ovary (C56)                      
Total  330 - - - - 2 5 24 82 84  133
Females  330 - - - - 2 5 24 82 84  133
21 Malignant neoplasm of prostate (C61)                      
Total 1 048 - - - - - - 3 55  168  822
Males 1 048 - - - - - - 3 55  168  822
22 Malignant neoplasm of kidney, except renal pelvis (C64)                      
Total  238 - 1 - - - 2 14 42 57  122
Males  154 - - - - - 2 10 33 40 69
Females 84 - 1 - - - - 4 9 17 53
23 Maglignant neoplasm of bladder (C67)                      
Total  311 - - - - 1 - 11 25 52  222
Males  232 - - - - 1 - 6 22 38  165
Females 79 - - - - - - 5 3 14 57
24 Malignant neoplasm of lymphoid/haematapoietic tissue (C81-C96)                      
Total  831 - 2 2 7 5 16 32  107  175  485
Males  466 - 2 1 3 4 8 18 66  111  253
Females  365 - - 1 4 1 8 14 41 64  232
25 Diseases of the blood and bloodforming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89)                      
Total  129 - - 1 1 2 - 2 9 13  101
Males 62 - - - 1 2 - 1 5 8 45
Females 67 - - 1 - - - 1 4 5 56
26 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)                      
Total 1 011 5 2 2 4 15 21 36 82  128  716
Males  422 1 - 1 3 7 14 21 61 74  240
Females  589 4 2 1 1 8 7 15 21 54  476
27 Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14)                      
Total  700 - - - 2 8 9 21 63 94  503
Males  318 - - - 1 6 6 14 46 57  188
Females  382 - - - 1 2 3 7 17 37  315
28 Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)                      
Total 1 834 - - - 2 6 14 51 84  106 1 571
Males  631 - - - 2 3 10 38 68 65  445
Females 1 203 - - - - 3 4 13 16 41 1 126
29 Alcohol abuse (including alcoholic psychosis) (F10)                      
Total  170 - - - - 1 4 34 71 46 14
Males  132 - - - - - 4 23 62 35 8
Females 38 - - - - 1 - 11 9 11 6
30 Drug dependence, toxicomania (F11-F16,F18-F19)                      
Total 23 - - - 1 3 5 10 3 - 1
Males 19 - - - 1 3 4 9 2 - -
Females 4 - - - - - 1 1 1 - 1
31 Diseases of the nervous system and the sense organs (G00-H95)                      
Total 1 561 7 4 9 15 11 23 52  132  203 1 105
Males  654 4 2 5 9 5 14 28 76  108  403
Females  907 3 2 4 6 6 9 24 56 95  702
32 Meningitis (G00-G03)                      
Total 18 2 1 1 1 - 1 1 3 4 4
Males 10 1 - 1 - - - 1 2 2 3
Females 8 1 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 2 1
33 Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)                      
Total 13 489 3 1 1 10 18 85  279  720 1 436 10 936
Males 6 203 2 1 1 5 14 63  210  547  974 4 386
Females 7 286 1 - - 5 4 22 69  173  462 6 550
34 Ischaemic heart diseases (I20-I25)                      
Total 5 378 - - - 1 4 49  155  398  699 4 072
Males 2 843 - - - 1 3 39  128  324  494 1 854
Females 2 535 - - - - 1 10 27 74  205 2 218
35 Other heart diseases (I30-I33,I39-I52)                      
Total 2 851 1 - 1 4 6 15 44 86  192 2 502
Males 1 156 - - 1 3 5 13 33 62  129  910
Females 1 695 1 - - 1 1 2 11 24 63 1 592
36 Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69)                      
Total 3 330 - - - 3 2 16 44  129  329 2 807
Males 1 376 - - - 1 1 9 24 85  218 1 038
Females 1 954 - - - 2 1 7 20 44  111 1 769
37 Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)                      
Total 4 122 1 9 2 7 10 25 47  228  538 3 255
Males 1 985 1 5 1 2 7 14 25  133  283 1 514
Females 2 137 - 4 1 5 3 11 22 95  255 1 741
38 Influenza (J09-J11)                      
Total 52 - 2 2 3 5 8 2 8 5 17
Males 28 - 2 1 - 3 4 1 5 3 9
Females 24 - - 1 3 2 4 1 3 2 8
39 Pneumonia (J12-J18)                      
Total 1 698 1 4 - 1 3 4 6 29 78 1 572
Males  713 1 2 - - 2 4 3 20 47  634
Females  985 - 2 - 1 1 - 3 9 31  938
40 Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47)                      
Total 2 022 - 1 - 2 2 9 35  159  387 1 427
Males 1 055 - 1 - 2 2 4 18 88  189  751
Females  967 - - - - - 5 17 71  198  676
41 Asthma (J45-J46)                      
Total  113 - 1 - 2 1 3 8 11 14 73
Males 43 - 1 - 2 1 1 3 8 5 22
Females 70 - - - - - 2 5 3 9 51
42 Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)                      
Total 1 292 - 1 2 1 3 16 63  138  173  895
Males  560 - 1 1 1 2 9 42 86 96  322
Females  732 - - 1 - 1 7 21 52 77  573
43 Ulcer of stomach, duodenum and jejunum (K25-K28)                      
Total  198 - - - - - 2 6 22 17  151
Males 77 - - - - - 1 4 18 6 48
Females  121 - - - - - 1 2 4 11  103
44 Chronic liver disease (K70,K73-K74)                      
Total  188 - - - - 1 7 28 56 55 41
Males  113 - - - - 1 5 20 33 36 18
Females 75 - - - - - 2 8 23 19 23
45 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)                      
Total 92 - - - - - - 1 6 8 77
Males 32 - - - - - - 1 5 4 22
Females 60 - - - - - - - 1 4 55
46 Diseases of musculoskeletal system/connective tissue (M00-M99)                      
Total  240 - - - - 2 3 7 11 30  187
Males 79 - - - - 1 2 4 2 19 51
Females  161 - - - - 1 1 3 9 11  136
47 Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthrosis (M05-M06,M15-M19)                      
Total 67 - - - - - - 1 3 10 53
Males 18 - - - - - - - 1 5 12
Females 49 - - - - - - 1 2 5 41
48 Diseases of genitourinary system (N00-N99)                      
Total  933 - - 1 - 2 4 10 18 61  837
Males  458 - - - - - 4 3 12 39  400
Females  475 - - 1 - 2 - 7 6 22  437
49 Diseases of kidney and ureter (N00-N29)                      
Total  593 - - - - 2 3 8 12 47  521
Males  301 - - - - - 3 3 9 28  258
Females  292 - - - - 2 - 5 3 19  263
50 Complicatons of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium (O00-O99)                      
Total 1 - - - - - 1 - - - -
Females 1 - - - - - 1 - - - -
51 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)                      
Total  103  101 2 - - - - - - - -
Males 65 63 2 - - - - - - - -
Females 38 38 - - - - - - - - -
52 Congenital malformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)                      
Total  134 56 5 2 6 5 8 8 25 9 10
Males 70 32 2 1 5 3 4 3 11 5 4
Females 64 24 3 1 1 2 4 5 14 4 6
53 Congenital malformation of the nervous system (Q00-Q07)                      
Total 13 7 1 - - 1 - 1 2 - 1
Males 5 3 - - - - - 1 - - 1
Females 8 4 1 - - 1 - - 2 - -
54 Congenital malformations of the circulatory system (Q20-Q28)                      
Total 41 17 2 - 5 3 5 2 4 1 2
Males 18 8 - - 4 3 2 - 1 - -
Females 23 9 2 - 1 - 3 2 3 1 2
55 Symptoms, signs, abnormal findings, ill-defined causes (R00-R99)                      
Total 2 034 15 2 3 21 29 40 87  184  204 1 449
Males  903 9 - - 14 20 31 64  132  142  491
Females 1 131 6 2 3 7 9 9 23 52 62  958
56 Sudden infant death syndrome (R95)                      
Total 13 13 - - - - - - - - -
Males 8 8 - - - - - - - - -
Females 5 5 - - - - - - - - -
57 Unknown and unspecified causes (R96-R99)                      
Total 1 520 2 2 3 21 28 40 84  179  201  960
Males  776 1 - - 14 19 31 61  127  141  382
Females  744 1 2 3 7 9 9 23 52 60  578
Violent deaths, total                      
Total 2 596 3 13 16  188  237  265  293  261  192 1 128
Males 1 551 2 9 8  144  186  209  210  192  129  462
Females 1 045 1 4 8 44 51 56 83 69 63  666
59 Accidents (V01-X59,Y85-Y86)                      
Total 1 989 3 12 12  117  133  150  184  152  141 1 085
Males 1 114 2 8 7 92  113  123  137  114 92  426
Females  875 1 4 5 25 20 27 47 38 49  659
60 Transport accidents (V01-V99,Y85)                      
Total  262 1 3 5 65 30 31 33 36 27 31
Males  209 1 2 3 53 27 28 25 30 20 20
Females 53 - 1 2 12 3 3 8 6 7 11
61 Accidental falls (W00-W19)                    
Total  400 - - 2 4 5 3 18 29 37  302
Males  210 - - 1 3 5 3 14 23 28  133
Females  190 - - 1 1 - - 4 6 9  169
62 Accidental poisoning (X40-X49)                      
Total  365 - - - 33 73 91 90 42 18 18
Males  268 - - - 23 59 74 65 27 13 7
Females 97 - - - 10 14 17 25 15 5 11
63 Suicide and intentional self-harm(X60-X84,Y87.0)                      
Total  573 - - 4 69 95  108  104  103 47 43
Males  416 - - 1 51 64 83 70 76 35 36
Females  157 - - 3 18 31 25 34 27 12 7
64 Homicide, assault(X85-Y09,Y87.1)                      
Total 31 - - - 2 8 7 4 6 4 -
Males 18 - - - 1 8 3 2 2 2 -
Females 13 - - - 1 - 4 2 4 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.
2  The fgures were corrected for categories 61 to 64 at 22 August 2011.

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