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Causes of death

22 Deaths, by sex, age and underlying cause of death. Oslo. 2009 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 4 370 26 13 17 54  111  203  397  541 3 008
Males 1 911 13 7 11 31 77  121  235  314 1 102
Females 2 459 13 6 6 23 34 82  162  227 1 906
Deaths from diseases, total (A00-R99)                    
Total 4 059 26 11 4 20 70  164  364  520 2 880
Males 1 736 13 6 2 7 43 93  213  299 1 060
Females 2 323 13 5 2 13 27 71  151  221 1 820
01 Infectious an parasitic diseases(A00-B99)                    
Total  129 1 - - 1 3 9 6 9  100
Males 61 1 - - - 2 6 5 5 42
Females 68 - - - 1 1 3 1 4 58
02 Tuberculosis (A15-A19,B90)                    
Total 5 - - - - - - - - 5
Males 4 - - - - - - - - 4
Females 1 - - - - - - - - 1
03 Meningococcal infection (A39)                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Males - - - - - - - - - -
Females - - - - - - - - - -
04 AIDS (HIV-disease) (B20-B24)                   1
Total 6 - - - 1 3 2 - - -
Males 4 - - - - 2 2 - - -
Females 2 - - - 1 1 - - - -
05 Viral hepatitis (B15-B19)                    
Total 8 - - - - - 3 3 1 1
Males 6 - - - - - 2 3 - 1
Females 2 - - - - - 1 - 1 -
06 Neoplasms (C00-D48)                    
Total 1 101 - 1 - 8 35 70  191  243  553
Males  532 - 1 - 3 16 30 95  133  254
Females  569 - - - 5 19 40 96  110  299
07 Malignant neoplasm (C00-C97)                    
Total 1 067 - 1 - 8 35 69  188  239  527
Males  519 - 1 - 3 16 30 93  130  246
Females  548 - - - 5 19 39 95  109  281
08 Malignant neoplasm of lip, oral cavity and pharynx (C00-C14)                    
Total 15 - - - - 1 1 3 8 2
Males 7 - - - - 1 1 2 3 -
Females 8 - - - - - - 1 5 2
09 Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus (C15)                    
Total 27 - - - - 2 4 3 9 9
Males 16 - - - - 2 2 1 8 3
Females 11 - - - - - 2 2 1 6
10 Malignant neoplasm of stomach (C16)                    
Total 29 - - - - 2 1 5 5 16
Males 15 - - - - 1 - 3 4 7
Females 14 - - - - 1 1 2 1 9
11 Malignant neoplasm of colon (C18)                    
Total  111 - - - 1 3 3 19 18 67
Males 41 - - - 1 2 - 6 7 25
Females 70 - - - - 1 3 13 11 42
12 Malignant neoplasm of rectum and anus (C19-C21)                    
Total 37 - - - - - 2 4 10 21
Males 19 - - - - - 1 4 7 7
Females 18 - - - - - 1 - 3 14
13 Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts (C22)                    
Total 17 - - - - - 1 4 3 9
Males 12 - - - - - - 4 1 7
Females 5 - - - - - 1 - 2 2
14 Malignant neoplasm of pancreas (C25)                    
Total 51 - - - - - 2 8 13 28
Males 28 - - - - - 2 4 9 13
Females 23 - - - - - - 4 4 15
15 Malignant neoplasm of larynx and trachea/bronchus/lung (C32-C34)                    
Total  220 - - - - - 17 49 64 90
Males  117 - - - - - 7 29 40 41
Females  103 - - - - - 10 20 24 49
16 Malignant melanoma of skin (C43)                    
Total 36 - - - 1 4 4 9 10 8
Males 16 - - - 1 - 3 3 5 4
Females 20 - - - - 4 1 6 5 4
17 Malignant neoplasm of breast (C50)                    
Total 84 - - - 2 5 8 16 15 38
Males 1 - - - - - - - 1 -
Females 83 - - - 2 5 8 16 14 38
18 Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri (C53)                    
Total 9 - - - - 4 2 2 1 -
Females 9 - - - - 4 2 2 1 -
19 Malignant neoplasm of other parts of uterus (C54-C55)                    
Total 13 - - - - 1 - 3 2 7
Females 13 - - - - 1 - 3 2 7
20 Malignant neoplasm of ovary (C56)                    
Total 37 - - - - - 4 12 11 10
Females 37 - - - - - 4 12 11 10
21 Malignant neoplasm of prostate (C61)                    
Total 87 - - - - - - 5 19 63
Males 87 - - - - - - 5 19 63
22 Malignant neoplasm of kidney, except renal pelvis (C64) 23 - - - - - 3 4 5 11
Total 23 - - - - - 3 4 5 11
Males 15 - - - - - 3 2 3 7
Females 8 - - - - - - 2 2 4
Maglignant neoplasm of bladder (C67)                    
Total 27 - - - - - 1 3 5 18
Males 16 - - - - - 1 3 2 10
Females 11 - - - - - - - 3 8
24 Malignant neoplasm of lymphoid/haematapoietic tissue (C81-C96)                    
Total  104 - - - 1 1 5 13 20 64
Males 52 - - - 1 - 3 9 9 30
Females 52 - - - - 1 2 4 11 34
25 Diseases of the blood and bloodforming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89)                    
Total 12 - 1 - - - - - 2 9
Males 5 - - - - - - - 1 4
Females 7 - 1 - - - - - 1 5
26 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)                    
Total  132 2 - 1 1 4 8 10 16 90
Males 49 1 - 1 - 2 3 6 10 26
Females 83 1 - - 1 2 5 4 6 64
27 Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14)                    
Total 80 - - - - 1 3 10 12 54
Males 33 - - - - 1 2 6 6 18
Females 47 - - - - - 1 4 6 36
28 Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)                    
Total  226 - - - 1 1 4 10 11  199
Males 68 - - - - 1 3 7 7 50
Females  158 - - - 1 - 1 3 4  149
29 Alcohol abuse (including alcoholic psychosis) (F10)                    
Total 21 - - - - - 3 9 4 5
Males 13 - - - - - 2 7 3 1
Females 8 - - - - - 1 2 1 4
30 Drug dependence, toxicomania (F11-F16,F18-F19)                    
Total 3 - - - - 1 1 1 - -
Males 2 - - - - 1 1 - - -
Females 1 - - - - - - 1 - -
31 Diseases of the nervous system and the sense organs (G00-H95)                    
Total  154 3 3 - 2 - 4 13 17  112
Males 56 2 1 - 1 - 3 8 8 33
Females 98 1 2 - 1 - 1 5 9 79
32 Meningitis (G00-G03)                    
Total 6 1 1 - - - 1 - 2 1
Males 5 1 1 - - - 1 - 1 1
Females 1 - - - - - - - 1 -
33 Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)                    
Total 1 307 1 - - 1 10 32 67  121 1 075
Males  534 - - - 1 8 24 52 74  375
Females  773 1 - - - 2 8 15 47  700
34 Ischaemic heart diseases (I20-I25)                    
Total  482 - - - - 5 12 33 59  373
Males  227 - - - - 3 12 27 41  144
Females  255 - - - - 2 - 6 18  229
35 Other heart diseases (I30-I33,I39-I52)                    
Total  297 1 - - 1 4 6 8 23  254
Males  112 - - - 1 4 3 6 13 85
Females  185 1 - - - - 3 2 10  169
36 Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69)                    
Total  323 - - - - - 7 15 24  277
Males  120 - - - - - 3 11 15 91
Females  203 - - - - - 4 4 9  186
37 Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)                    
Total  439 - 2 - 2 5 8 21 43  358
Males  183 - 1 - - 3 5 12 25  137
Females  256 - 1 - 2 2 3 9 18  221
38 Influenza (J09-J11)                    
Total 11 - 2 - 2 2 - 2 1 2
Males 4 - 1 - - 1 - 1 - 1
Females 7 - 1 - 2 1 - 1 1 1
39 Pneumonia (J12-J18)                    
Total  182 - - - - 2 2 2 8  168
Males 66 - - - - 2 2 2 6 54
Females  116 - - - - - - - 2  114
40 Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47)                    
Total  211 - - - - 1 5 15 28  162
Males 91 - - - - - 2 7 14 68
Females  120 - - - - 1 3 8 14 94
41 Asthma (J45-J46)                    
Total 6 - - - - - - - 1 5
Males 2 - - - - - - - - 2
Females 4 - - - - - - - 1 3
42 Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)                    
Total  148 - 1 - - 3 9 18 22 95
Males 70 - 1 - - 3 6 10 15 35
Females 78 - - - - - 3 8 7 60
43 Ulcer of stomach, duodenum and jejunum (K25-K28)                    
Total 20 - - - - 1 - 4 - 15
Males 8 - - - - 1 - 2 - 5
Females 12 - - - - - - 2 - 10
44 Chronic liver disease (K70,K73-K74)                    
Total 38 - - - - 1 8 10 10 9
Males 23 - - - - 1 5 6 8 3
Females 15 - - - - - 3 4 2 6
45 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)                    
Total 24 - - - - - - - 1 23
Males 7 - - - - - - - - 7
Females 17 - - - - - - - 1 16
46 Diseases of musculoskeletal system/connective tissue (M00-M99)                    
Total 32 - - - - - 2 2 1 27
Males 5 - - - - - 1 - - 4
Females 27 - - - - - 1 2 1 23
47 Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthrosis (M05-M06,M15-M19)                    
Total 9 - - - - - - 1 1 7
Males - - - - - - - - - -
Females 9 - - - - - - 1 1 7
48 Diseases of genitourinary system (N00-N99)                    
Total  114 - - - - 1 3 3 3  104
Males 53 - - - - 1 2 1 3 46
Females 61 - - - - - 1 2 - 58
49 Diseases of kidney and ureter (N00-N29)                    
Total 67 - - - - - 3 1 2 61
Males 33 - - - - - 2 1 2 28
Females 34 - - - - - 1 - - 33
50 Complicatons of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium (O00-O99)                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Females - - - - - - - - - -
51 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)                    
Total 11 10 1 - - - - - - -
Males 5 4 1 - - - - - - -
Females 6 6 - - - - - - - -
52 Congenital malformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)                    
Total 14 8 1 1 - - 1 2 - 1
Males 6 4 1 - - - - 1 - -
Females 8 4 - 1 - - 1 1 - 1
53 Congenital malformation of the nervous system (Q00-Q07)                    
Total 1 1 - - - - - - - -
Males - - - - - - - - - -
Females 1 1 - - - - - - - -
54 Congenital malformations of the circulatory system (Q20-Q28)                    
Total 8 4 - 1 - - - 2 - 1
Males 3 2 - - - - - 1 - -
Females 5 2 - 1 - - - 1 - 1
55 Symptoms, signs, abnormal findings, ill-defined causes (R00-R99)                    
Total  216 1 1 2 4 8 14 21 31  134
Males  102 1 - 1 2 7 10 16 18 47
Females  114 - 1 1 2 1 4 5 13 87
56 Sudden infant death syndrome (R95)                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Males - - - - - - - - - -
Females - - - - - - - - - -
57 Unknown and unspecified causes (R96-R99)                    
Total  189 1 1 2 4 8 14 20 31  108
Males 94 1 - 1 2 7 10 15 18 40
Females 95 - 1 1 2 1 4 5 13 68
Violent deaths, total                    
Total  311 - 2 13 34 41 39 33 21  128
Males  175 - 1 9 24 34 28 22 15 42
Females  136 - 1 4 10 7 11 11 6 86
59 Accidents (V01-X59,Y85-Y86)                    
Total  245 - 2 7 21 29 24 19 20  123
Males  134 - 1 4 17 25 20 14 15 38
Females  111 - 1 3 4 4 4 5 5 85
60 Transport accidents (V01-V99,Y85)                    
Total 15 - - - 2 3 4 4 1 1
Males 14 - - - 2 3 4 3 1 1
Females 1 - - - - - - 1 - -
61 Accidental falls (W00-W19)                    
Total 43 - - - 1 1 - 5 3 33
Males 20 - - - 1 1 - 4 3 11
Females 23 - - - - - - 1 - 22
62 Accidental poisoning (X40-X49)                    
Total 78 - - 6 17 23 17 7 4 4
Males 57 - - 3 13 19 13 6 3 -
Females 21 - - 3 4 4 4 1 1 4
63 Suicide and intentional self-harm(X60-X84,Y87.0)                    
Total 58 - - 6 10 11 12 13 1 5
Males 35 - - 5 4 9 6 7 - 4
Females 23 - - 1 6 2 6 6 1 1
64 Homicide, assault(X85-Y09,Y87.1)                    
Total 7 - - - 3 1 2 1 - -
Males 5 - - - 3 - 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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