Statistics Norway

Causes of death

3 Deaths by sex, age and underlying cause of death. Per 100 000 inhabitants. The whole country. 2009
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  856.17  319.38 14.26 9.48 44.62 62.36 98.41  244.32  623.72 1 558.92 8 154.54
Males  823.92  373.61 15.85 9.05 61.98 87.36  128.20  281.84  770.98 1 957.43 8 916.80
Females  888.32  261.88 12.59 9.93 26.41 36.51 67.01  205.09  472.99 1 190.06 7 676.88
Deaths from diseases, total (A00-R99)                      
Total  802.41  314.49 10.62 6.25 14.34 24.37 61.78  199.13  579.00 1 505.62 7 835.50
Males  759.59  367.28 10.93 5.90 16.67 28.70 71.91  218.47  705.94 1 882.92 8 577.61
Females  845.10  258.52 10.30 6.62 11.89 19.88 51.11  178.90  449.06 1 156.38 7 370.46
01 Infectious and parasitic diseases(A00-B99)                      
Total 19.65 6.52 0.56 0.20 0.32 0.16 1.38 5.24 8.40 24.15  214.68
Males 18.08 9.50 0.55 0.39 0.63 0.00 1.89 5.43 8.81 31.19  237.88
Females 21.22 3.36 0.57 - - 0.33 0.85 5.05 7.98 17.64  200.13
02 Tuberculosis (A15-A19,B90)                      
Total 0.56 - - - - - - 0.15 0.17 0.56 6.51
Males 0.71 - - - - - - 0.30 0.00 1.16 10.28
Females 0.41 - - - - - - - 0.35 - 4.14
03 Meningococcal infection (A39)                      
Total 0.10 1.63 - - 0.16 - 0.14 - - - 0.57
Males 0.08 0.00 - - 0.31 - 0.27 - - - -
Females 0.12 3.36 - - - - - - - - 0.92
04 AIDS (HIV-disease) (B20-B24)                      
Total 0.39 - - - - 0.16 0.97 1.23 - 0.83 -
Males 0.54 - - - - - 1.35 1.51 - 1.73 -
Females 0.25 - - - - 0.33 0.57 0.95 - - -
05 Viral hepatitis (B15-B19)                      
Total 0.41 - - - - - - 1.08 1.20 1.11 0.57
Males 0.54 - - - - - - 1.21 2.03 1.16 0.73
Females 0.29 - - - - - - 0.95 0.35 1.07 0.46
06 Neoplasms (C00-D48)                      
Total  224.12 1.63 2.80 1.41 3.22 7.69 27.23 94.70  290.10  673.82 1 641.88
Males  238.62 3.17 3.28 1.57 2.83 8.52 25.59 80.27  311.64  802.26 2 229.02
Females  209.65 0.00 2.29 1.24 3.63 6.85 28.96  109.80  268.05  554.93 1 273.96
07 Malignant neoplasm (C00-C97)                      
Total  218.36 1.63 2.80 1.41 3.22 7.69 26.95 93.78  287.53  663.83 1 579.94
Males  234.06 3.17 3.28 1.57 2.83 8.52 25.59 79.36  308.59  789.56 2 173.22
Females  202.70 - 2.29 1.24 3.63 6.85 28.39  108.85  265.97  547.45 1 208.17
08 Malignant neoplasm of lip, oral cavity and pharynx (C00-C14)                      
Total 2.42 - 0.28 - - 0.16 0.55 1.39 4.97 10.83 9.62
Males 3.07 - 0.55 - - 0.32 0.81 1.81 8.13 14.44 10.28
Females 1.78 - - - - - 0.28 0.95 1.73 7.48 9.20
09 Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus (C15)                      
Total 3.48 - - - - - 0.55 1.85 7.03 13.33 17.82
Males 4.85 - - - - - 1.08 2.72 10.16 21.95 26.43
Females 2.11 - - - - - - 0.95 3.81 5.35 12.42
10 Malignant neoplasm of stomach (C16)                      
Total 6.75 - - - - - 1.11 4.16 8.22 18.32 50.06
Males 7.09 - - - - - 1.62 4.22 10.16 23.10 59.47
Females 6.41 - - - - - 0.57 4.10 6.24 13.90 44.17
11 Malignant neoplasm of colon (C18)                      
Total 24.04 - - - 0.32 0.80 1.52 8.79 26.73 65.52  196.29
Males 22.15 - - - - 0.95 1.89 8.45 25.74 71.04  218.06
Females 25.93 - - - 0.66 0.65 1.14 9.15 27.74 60.41  182.65
12 Malignant neoplasm of rectum and anus (C19-C21)                      
Total 7.97 - - - - - 0.28 2.93 11.99 25.54 57.13
Males 9.46 - - - - - 0.27 2.41 17.95 33.50 79.29
Females 6.49 - - - - - 0.28 3.47 5.89 18.18 43.25
13 Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts (C22)                      
Total 3.85 - - 0.40 0.32 - 0.41 1.54 5.48 11.11 27.44
Males 4.23 - - 0.39 0.31 - 0.27 1.51 6.77 13.28 37.44
Females 3.47 - - 0.41 0.33 - 0.57 1.58 4.16 9.09 21.16
14 Malignant neoplasm of pancreas (C25)                      
Total 13.75 - 0.28 - - - 1.11 5.71 20.73 47.20 92.49
Males 14.06 - 0.55 - - - 1.35 6.04 23.03 57.76  106.46
Females 13.44 - 0.00 - - - 0.85 5.36 18.38 37.42 83.73
15 Malignant neoplasm of larynx and trachea/bronchus/lung (C32-C34)                      
Total 43.34 - - - - - 2.07 21.75 77.11  171.30  246.07
Males 52.22 - - - - - 2.96 21.12 93.83  222.37  378.84
Females 34.49 - - - - - 1.14 22.40 59.99  124.03  162.87
16 Malignant melanoma of skin (C43)                      
Total 6.13 - - - 0.16 1.28 3.04 5.09 9.94 20.27 28.57
Males 7.22 - - - - 1.89 3.23 6.64 11.52 26.57 39.65
Females 5.05 - - - 0.33 0.65 2.84 3.47 8.32 14.43 21.62
17 Malignant neoplasm of breast (C50)                      
Total 14.04 - - - - 0.64 4.01 12.65 18.85 35.26 92.21
Males 0.29 - - - - - - - - 2.31 2.20
Females 27.75 - - - - 1.30 8.23 25.87 38.14 65.76  148.61
18 Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri (C53)                      
Total 1.51 - - - - 0.48 1.38 2.16 1.71 2.78 7.35
Females 3.02 - - - - 0.98 2.84 4.42 3.47 5.35 11.96
19 Malignant neoplasm of other parts of uterus (C54-C55)                      
Total 3.13 - - - - - 0.28 1.08 3.43 11.66 22.63
Females 6.25 - - - - - 0.57 2.21 6.94 22.45 36.81
20 Malignant neoplasm of ovary (C56)                      
Total 6.83 - - - - 0.32 0.69 3.70 14.05 23.32 37.62
Females 13.65 - - - - 0.65 1.42 7.57 28.43 44.91 61.19
21 Malignant neoplasm of prostate (C61)                      
Total 21.70 - - - - - - 0.46 9.42 46.64  232.49
Males 43.47 - - - - - - 0.91 18.63 97.03  603.51
22 Malignant neoplasm of kidney, except renal pelvis (C64)                      
Total 4.93 - 0.28 - - - 0.28 2.16 7.20 15.83 34.51
Males 6.39 - - - - - 0.54 3.02 11.18 23.10 50.66
Females 3.47 - 0.57 - - - - 1.26 3.12 9.09 24.38
23 Maglignant neoplasm of bladder (C67)                      
Total 6.44 - - - - 0.16 - 1.70 4.28 14.44 62.79
Males 9.62 - - - - 0.32 - 1.81 7.45 21.95  121.14
Females 3.27 - - - - 0.00 - 1.58 1.04 7.48 26.22
24 Malignant neoplasm of lymphoid/haematapoietic tissue (C81-C96)                      
Total 17.21 - 0.56 0.40 1.13 0.80 2.21 4.94 18.33 48.59  137.18
Males 19.33 - 1.09 0.39 0.94 1.26 2.15 5.43 22.36 64.11  185.75
Females 15.10 - - 0.41 1.32 0.33 2.27 4.42 14.22 34.22  106.74
25 Diseases of the blood and bloodforming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89)                      
Total 2.67 - - 0.20 0.16 0.32 - 0.31 1.54 3.61 28.57
Males 2.57 - - - 0.31 0.63 - 0.30 1.69 4.62 33.04
Females 2.77 - - 0.41 - - - 0.32 1.39 2.67 25.76
26 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)                      
Total 20.94 8.15 0.56 0.40 0.64 2.40 2.90 5.55 14.05 35.54  202.51
Males 17.50 3.17 - 0.39 0.94 2.21 3.77 6.34 20.66 42.74  176.21
Females 24.36 13.43 1.14 0.41 0.33 2.61 1.99 4.73 7.28 28.87  219.00
27 Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14)                      
Total 14.50 - - - 0.32 1.28 1.24 3.24 10.80 26.10  142.27
Males 13.19 - - - 0.31 1.89 1.62 4.22 15.58 32.92  138.03
Females 15.80 - - - 0.33 0.65 0.85 2.21 5.89 19.78  144.92
28 Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)                      
Total 37.98 - - - 0.32 0.96 1.94 7.87 14.39 29.43  444.34
Males 26.17 - - - 0.63 0.95 2.69 11.47 23.03 37.54  326.72
Females 49.76 - - - - 0.98 1.14 4.10 5.55 21.92  518.05
29 Alcohol abuse (including alcoholic psychosis) (F10)                      
Total 3.52 - - - - 0.16 0.55 5.24 12.17 12.77 3.96
Males 5.48 - - - - - 1.08 6.94 21.00 20.22 5.87
Females 1.57 - - - - 0.33 - 3.47 3.12 5.88 2.76
30 Drug dependence, toxicomania (F11-F16,F18-F19)                      
Total 0.48 - - - 0.16 0.48 0.69 1.54 0.51 - 0.28
Males 0.79 - - - 0.31 0.95 1.08 2.72 0.68 - -
Females 0.17 - - - - - 0.28 0.32 0.35 - 0.46
31 Diseases of the nervous system and the sense organs (G00-H95)                      
Total 32.33 11.41 1.12 1.81 2.42 1.76 3.18 8.02 22.62 56.36  312.54
Males 27.13 12.66 1.09 1.97 2.83 1.58 3.77 8.45 25.74 62.38  295.88
Females 37.51 10.07 1.14 1.66 1.98 1.96 2.56 7.57 19.42 50.79  322.98
32 Meningitis (G00-G03)                      
Total 0.37 3.26 0.28 0.20 0.16 - 0.14 0.15 0.51 1.11 1.13
Males 0.41 3.17 - 0.39 - - - 0.30 0.68 1.16 2.20
Females 0.33 3.36 0.57 0.00 0.33 - 0.28 - 0.35 1.07 0.46
33 Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)                      
Total  279.35 4.89 0.28 0.20 1.61 2.89 11.75 43.03  123.37  398.68 3 093.13
Males  257.29 6.33 0.55 0.39 1.57 4.42 16.97 63.37  185.29  562.57 3 220.18
Females  301.35 3.36 - - 1.65 1.30 6.25 21.77 59.99  246.99 3 013.52
34 Ischaemic heart diseases (I20-I25)                      
Total  111.38 - - - 0.16 0.64 6.77 23.91 68.20  194.07 1 151.72
Males  117.92 - - - 0.31 0.95 10.50 38.62  109.75  285.33 1 361.20
Females  104.85 - - - - 0.33 2.84 8.52 25.66  109.60 1 020.46
35 Other heart diseases (I30-I33,I39-I52)                      
Total 59.04 1.63 - 0.20 0.64 0.96 2.07 6.79 14.74 53.31  707.66
Males 47.95 - - 0.39 0.94 1.58 3.50 9.96 21.00 74.51  668.12
Females 70.10 3.36 - - 0.33 0.33 0.57 3.47 8.32 33.68  732.45
36 Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69)                      
Total 68.96 - - - 0.48 0.32 2.21 6.79 22.10 91.34  793.93
Males 57.07 - - - 0.31 0.32 2.42 7.24 28.79  125.91  762.09
Females 80.82 - - - 0.66 0.33 1.99 6.31 15.26 59.34  813.88
37 Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)                      
Total 85.36 1.63 2.52 0.40 1.13 1.60 3.46 7.25 39.07  149.37  920.64
Males 82.33 3.17 2.73 0.39 0.63 2.21 3.77 7.54 45.05  163.46 1 111.57
Females 88.39 - 2.29 0.41 1.65 0.98 3.12 6.94 32.94  136.33  801.00
38 Influenza (J10-J11)                      
Total 1.08 - 0.56 0.40 0.48 0.80 1.11 0.31 1.37 1.39 4.81
Males 1.16 - 1.09 0.39 - 0.95 1.08 0.30 1.69 1.73 6.61
Females 0.99 - - 0.41 0.99 0.65 1.14 0.32 1.04 1.07 3.68
39 Pneumonia (J12-J18)                      
Total 35.16 1.63 1.12 - 0.16 0.48 0.55 0.93 4.97 21.66  444.62
Males 29.57 3.17 1.09 - - 0.63 1.08 0.91 6.77 27.15  465.48
Females 40.74 0.00 1.14 - 0.33 0.33 - 0.95 3.12 16.57  431.55
40 Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47)                      
Total 41.87 - 0.28 - 0.32 0.32 1.24 5.40 27.25  107.44  403.61
Males 43.76 - 0.55 - 0.63 0.63 1.08 5.43 29.81  109.16  551.38
Females 39.99 - - - - - 1.42 5.36 24.62  105.85  311.01
41 Asthma (J45-J46)                      
Total 2.34 - 0.28 - 0.32 0.16 0.41 1.23 1.88 3.89 20.65
Males 1.78 - 0.55 - 0.63 0.32 0.27 0.91 2.71 2.89 16.15
Females 2.90 - - - - - 0.57 1.58 1.04 4.81 23.46
42 Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)                      
Total 26.76 - 0.28 0.40 0.16 0.48 2.21 9.72 23.65 48.03  253.14
Males 23.23 - 0.55 0.39 0.31 0.63 2.42 12.67 29.13 55.45  236.41
Females 30.28 - - 0.41 - 0.33 1.99 6.63 18.03 41.17  263.63
43 Ulcer of stomach, duodenum and jejunum (K25-K28)                      
Total 4.10 - - - - - 0.28 0.93 3.77 4.72 42.71
Males 3.19 - - - - - 0.27 1.21 6.10 3.47 35.24
Females 5.00 - - - - - 0.28 0.63 1.39 5.88 47.39
44 Chronic liver disease (K70,K73-K74)                      
Total 3.89 - - - - 0.16 0.97 4.32 9.60 15.27 11.60
Males 4.69 - - - - 0.32 1.35 6.04 11.18 20.79 13.22
Females 3.10 - - - - - 0.57 2.52 7.98 10.16 10.58
45 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)                      
Total 1.91 - - - - - - 0.15 1.03 2.22 21.78
Males 1.33 - - - - - - 0.30 1.69 2.31 16.15
Females 2.48 - - - - - - - 0.35 2.14 25.30
46 Diseases of musculoskeletal system/connective tissue (M00-M99)                      
Total 4.97 - - - - 0.32 0.41 1.08 1.88 8.33 52.89
Males 3.28 - - - - 0.32 0.54 1.21 0.68 10.97 37.44
Females 6.66 - - - - 0.33 0.28 0.95 3.12 5.88 62.57
47 Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthrosis (M05-M06,M15-M19)                      
Total 1.39 - - - - - - 0.15 0.51 2.78 14.99
Males 0.75 - - - - - - - 0.34 2.89 8.81
Females 2.03 - - - - - - 0.32 0.69 2.67 18.86
48 Diseases of genitourinary system (N00-N99)                      
Total 19.32 - - 0.20 - 0.32 0.55 1.54 3.08 16.94  236.74
Males 19.00 - - - - - 1.08 0.91 4.06 22.53  293.68
Females 19.65 - - 0.41 - 0.65 - 2.21 2.08 11.76  201.05
49 Diseases of kidney and ureter (N00-N29)                      
Total 12.28 - - - - 0.32 0.41 1.23 2.06 13.05  147.36
Males 12.48 - - - - - 0.81 0.91 3.05 16.17  189.42
Females 12.08 - - - - 0.65 - 1.58 1.04 10.16  121.00
50 Complicatons of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium (O00-O99)                      
Total 0.02 - - - - - 0.14 - - - -
Females 0.04 - - - - - 0.28 - - - -
51 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)                      
Total 2.13  164.58 0.56 - - - - - - - -
Males 2.70  199.47 1.09 - - - - - - - -
Females 1.57  127.58 - - - - - - - - -
52 Congenital malformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)                      
Total 2.78 91.25 1.40 0.40 0.97 0.80 1.11 1.23 4.28 2.50 2.83
Males 2.90  101.32 1.09 0.39 1.57 0.95 1.08 0.91 3.73 2.89 2.94
Females 2.65 80.58 1.72 0.41 0.33 0.65 1.14 1.58 4.85 2.14 2.76
53 Congenital malformation of the nervous system (Q00-Q07)                      
Total 0.27 11.41 0.28 - - 0.16 - 0.15 0.34 - 0.28
Males 0.21 9.50 - - - - - 0.30 - - 0.73
Females 0.33 13.43 0.57 - - 0.33 - - 0.69 - -
54 Congenital malformations of the circulatory system (Q20-Q28)                      
Total 0.85 27.70 0.56 - 0.81 0.48 0.69 0.31 0.69 0.28 0.57
Males 0.75 25.33 - - 1.26 0.95 0.54 - 0.34 - -
Females 0.95 30.22 1.14 - 0.33 - 0.85 0.63 1.04 0.53 0.92
55 Symptoms, signs, abnormal findings, ill-defined causes (R00-R99)                      
Total 42.12 24.44 0.56 0.60 3.38 4.65 5.53 13.42 31.53 56.64  409.83
Males 37.45 28.50 - - 4.40 6.31 8.35 19.31 44.71 82.02  360.49
Females 46.78 20.14 1.14 1.24 2.31 2.93 2.56 7.26 18.03 33.15  440.76
56 Sudden infant death syndrome (R95)                      
Total 0.27 21.18 - - - - - - - - -
Males 0.33 25.33 - - - - - - - - -
Females 0.21 16.79 - - - - - - - - -
57 Unknown and unspecified causes (R96-R99)                      
Total 31.48 3.26 0.56 0.60 3.38 4.49 5.53 12.96 30.67 55.80  271.53
Males 32.19 3.17 - - 4.40 5.99 8.35 18.41 43.02 81.44  280.46
Females 30.77 3.36 1.14 1.24 2.31 2.93 2.56 7.26 18.03 32.08  265.93
Violent deaths, total                      
Total 53.76 4.89 3.63 3.23 30.29 37.99 36.63 45.19 44.72 53.31  319.04
Males 64.33 6.33 4.92 3.15 45.30 58.66 56.29 63.37 65.04 74.51  339.20
Females 43.22 3.36 2.29 3.31 14.53 16.62 15.90 26.19 23.93 33.68  306.41
59 Accidents (V01-X59,Y85-Y86)                      
Total 41.19 4.89 3.35 2.42 18.85 21.32 20.73 28.38 26.05 39.15  306.88
Males 46.21 6.33 4.37 2.75 28.94 35.64 33.13 41.34 38.62 53.14  312.77
Females 36.19 3.36 2.29 2.07 8.25 6.52 7.67 14.83 13.18 26.20  303.19
60 Transport accidents (V01-V99,Y85)                      
Total 5.43 1.63 0.84 1.01 10.47 4.81 4.28 5.09 6.17 7.50 8.77
Males 8.67 3.17 1.09 1.18 16.67 8.52 7.54 7.54 10.16 11.55 14.68
Females 2.19 - 0.57 0.83 3.96 0.98 0.85 2.52 2.08 3.74 5.06
61 Accidental falls (W00-W19)                      
Total 8.28 - - 0.40 0.64 0.80 0.41 2.78 4.97 10.27 85.42
Males 8.71 - - 0.39 0.94 1.58 0.81 4.22 7.79 16.17 97.65
Females 7.86 - - 0.41 0.33 - - 1.26 2.08 4.81 77.75
62 Accidental poisoning (X40-X49)                      
Total 7.56 - - - 5.32 11.70 12.58 13.88 7.20 5.00 5.09
Males 11.12 - - - 7.24 18.61 19.93 19.61 9.15 7.51 5.14
Females 4.01 - - - 3.30 4.56 4.83 7.89 5.20 2.67 5.06
63 Suicide and intentional self-harm(X60-X84,Y87.0)                      
Total 11.87 - - 0.81 11.12 15.23 14.93 16.04 17.65 13.05 12.16
Males 17.25 - - 0.39 16.05 20.18 22.35 21.12 25.74 20.22 26.43
Females 6.49 - - 1.24 5.94 10.11 7.10 10.73 9.36 6.42 3.22
64 Homicide, assault(X85-Y09,Y87.1)                      
Total 0.64 - - - 0.32 1.28 0.97 0.62 1.03 1.11 -
Males 0.75 - - - 0.31 2.52 0.81 0.60 0.68 1.16 -
Females 0.54 - - - 0.33 0.00 1.14 0.63 1.39 1.07 -
65 Events of undetermined intent (Y10-Y34,Y87.2)                      
Total 0.06 - 0.28 - - 0.16 - 0.15 - - -
Males 0.12 - 0.55 - - 0.32 - 0.30 - - -

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