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Table 2: Lead<strong>in</strong>g causes of death by age group, EU27<br />
Source:<br />
Rank<br />
1<br />
2<br />
3<br />
4<br />
5<br />
6<br />
7<br />
Rank<br />
1<br />
2<br />
3<br />
4<br />
5<br />
6<br />
7<br />
Cause<br />
ICD-10 Code<br />
Absolute number<br />
Diseases of <strong>the</strong> circulatory<br />
system<br />
I00-I99<br />
n=2 113 088<br />
Neoplasms<br />
C00-D48<br />
n= 1 244 590<br />
Diseases of <strong>the</strong> respiratory<br />
system<br />
J00-J99<br />
n=368 198<br />
External causes of <strong>in</strong>jury and<br />
poison<strong>in</strong>g<br />
V01-Y89<br />
n= 257 252<br />
Diseases of <strong>the</strong> digestive<br />
system<br />
K00-K93<br />
n=226 023<br />
Symptoms, signs, abnormal<br />
f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs, ill-def<strong>in</strong>ed causes<br />
R00-R99<br />
n=163 012<br />
Endocr<strong>in</strong>e, nutritional and<br />
metabolic diseases<br />
E00-E90<br />
n=130 731<br />
All causes of death<br />
n=4 913 837<br />
Cause<br />
ICD-10 Code<br />
Absolute number<br />
External causes of <strong>in</strong>jury and<br />
poison<strong>in</strong>g<br />
V01-Y89<br />
n=21 938<br />
Neoplasms<br />
C00-D48<br />
n=3 218<br />
Diseases of <strong>the</strong> circulatory<br />
system<br />
I00-I99<br />
n=1 835<br />
Diseases of <strong>the</strong> nervous<br />
system and <strong>the</strong> sense organs<br />
G00-H95<br />
n=1 480<br />
Symptoms, signs, abnormal<br />
f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs, ill-def<strong>in</strong>ed causes<br />
R00-R99<br />
n=1 422<br />
Diseases of <strong>the</strong> respiratory<br />
system<br />
J00-J99<br />
n=789<br />
Congenital malformations<br />
and chromosomal<br />
abnormalities<br />
Q00-Q99<br />
n=631<br />
All ages < 1 year 1 - 4 years 5 - 14 years<br />
Fatalities per<br />
100 000<br />
% on all causes<br />
of death<br />
431<br />
43%<br />
254<br />
25%<br />
75<br />
8%<br />
Cause<br />
ICD-10 Code<br />
Absolute number<br />
Certa<strong>in</strong> conditions<br />
orig<strong>in</strong>at<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> per<strong>in</strong>atal<br />
period<br />
P00-P96<br />
n=13 046<br />
Congenital malformations<br />
and chromosomal<br />
abnormalities<br />
Q00-Q99<br />
n=7 121<br />
Symptoms, signs, abnormal<br />
f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs, ill-def<strong>in</strong>ed causes<br />
R00-R99<br />
n=2 007<br />
53 Diseases of <strong>the</strong> respiratory<br />
system<br />
J00-J99<br />
5% n=1 722<br />
46 External causes of <strong>in</strong>jury and<br />
poison<strong>in</strong>g<br />
5%<br />
V01-Y89<br />
n=782<br />
33<br />
3%<br />
27<br />
3%<br />
1003<br />
100%<br />
Diseases of <strong>the</strong> nervous<br />
system and <strong>the</strong> sense organs<br />
G00-H95<br />
n=729<br />
Infectious and parasitic<br />
diseases<br />
A00-B99<br />
n=615<br />
All causes of death<br />
n=27 292<br />
% on all<br />
causes of<br />
death<br />
48%<br />
26%<br />
7%<br />
6%<br />
3%<br />
3%<br />
2%<br />
Cause<br />
ICD-10 Code<br />
Absolute number<br />
External causes of <strong>in</strong>jury and<br />
poison<strong>in</strong>g<br />
V01-Y89<br />
n=1 508<br />
Congenital malformations<br />
and chromosomal<br />
abnormalities<br />
Q00-Q99<br />
n=862<br />
Neoplasms<br />
C00-D48<br />
n=801<br />
Diseases of <strong>the</strong> nervous<br />
system and <strong>the</strong> sense organs<br />
G00-H95<br />
n=579<br />
Diseases of <strong>the</strong> respiratory<br />
system<br />
J00-J99<br />
n=471<br />
Infectious and parasitic<br />
diseases<br />
A00-B99<br />
n=328<br />
Symptoms, signs, abnormal<br />
f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs, ill-def<strong>in</strong>ed causes<br />
R00-R99<br />
n=297<br />
All causes of death<br />
n=5 620<br />
% on all<br />
causes of<br />
death<br />
27%<br />
15%<br />
14%<br />
10%<br />
8%<br />
6%<br />
5%<br />
Cause<br />
ICD-10 Code<br />
Absolute number<br />
External causes of <strong>in</strong>jury and<br />
poison<strong>in</strong>g<br />
V01-Y89<br />
n=3 186<br />
Neoplasms<br />
C00-D48<br />
n=1 834<br />
Diseases of <strong>the</strong> nervous<br />
system and <strong>the</strong> sense organs<br />
G00-H95<br />
n=877<br />
Congenital malformations<br />
and chromosomal<br />
abnormalities<br />
Q00-Q99<br />
n=562<br />
Diseases of <strong>the</strong> circulatory<br />
system<br />
I00-I99<br />
n=474<br />
Diseases of <strong>the</strong> respiratory<br />
system<br />
J00-J99<br />
n=405<br />
Infectious and parasitic<br />
diseases<br />
A00-B99<br />
n=355<br />
All causes of death<br />
n=8 536<br />
15 - 24 years 25 - 44 years 45 - 64 years 65 + years<br />
All causes of death<br />
n=33 669<br />
% on all causes<br />
of death<br />
65%<br />
10%<br />
6%<br />
4%<br />
4%<br />
2%<br />
2%<br />
Cause<br />
ICD-10 Code<br />
Absolute number<br />
External causes of <strong>in</strong>jury and<br />
poison<strong>in</strong>g<br />
V01-Y89<br />
n=59 057<br />
Neoplasms<br />
C00-D48<br />
n=37 044<br />
Diseases of <strong>the</strong> circulatory<br />
system<br />
I00-I99<br />
n=27 204<br />
Diseases of <strong>the</strong> digestive<br />
system<br />
K00-K93<br />
n=12 910<br />
Symptoms, signs, abnormal<br />
f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs, ill-def<strong>in</strong>ed causes<br />
R00-R99<br />
n=8 874<br />
Infectious and parasitic<br />
diseases<br />
A00-B99<br />
n=6 990<br />
Diseases of <strong>the</strong> nervous<br />
system and <strong>the</strong> sense organs<br />
G00-H95<br />
n=5015<br />
All causes of death<br />
n=173 099<br />
% on all<br />
causes of<br />
death<br />
34%<br />
21%<br />
16%<br />
7%<br />
5%<br />
4%<br />
3%<br />
Cause<br />
ICD-10 Code<br />
Absolute number<br />
Neoplasms<br />
C00-D48<br />
n=312 824<br />
Diseases of <strong>the</strong> circulatory<br />
system<br />
I00-I99<br />
n=220 204<br />
External causes of <strong>in</strong>jury and<br />
poison<strong>in</strong>g<br />
V01-Y89<br />
n=63 900<br />
Diseases of <strong>the</strong> digestive<br />
system<br />
K00-K93<br />
n=60 074<br />
Diseases of <strong>the</strong> respiratory<br />
system<br />
J00-J99<br />
n=30 758<br />
Symptoms, signs, abnormal<br />
f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs, ill-def<strong>in</strong>ed causes<br />
R00-R99<br />
n=23 211<br />
Endocr<strong>in</strong>e, nutritional and<br />
metabolic diseases<br />
E00-E90<br />
n=15 129<br />
All causes of death<br />
n=773 109<br />
% on all<br />
causes of<br />
death<br />
Source: Eurostat, 3 year average of latest available years (mostly 2003-2005). Data presentation: Kuratorium für Verkehrssicherheit (KfV), 2007<br />
Injury is <strong>the</strong> lead<strong>in</strong>g cause of death <strong>in</strong> children, adolescents and young adults<br />
41%<br />
29%<br />
8%<br />
8%<br />
4%<br />
3%<br />
2%<br />
Cause<br />
ICD-10 Code<br />
Absolute number<br />
Diseases of <strong>the</strong> circulatory<br />
system<br />
I00-I99<br />
n=1 862 718<br />
Neoplasms<br />
C00-D48<br />
n=888 655<br />
Diseases of <strong>the</strong> respiratory<br />
system<br />
J00-J99<br />
n=329 196<br />
Diseases of <strong>the</strong> digestive<br />
system<br />
K00-K93<br />
n=152 265<br />
Symptoms, signs, abnormal<br />
f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs, ill-def<strong>in</strong>ed causes<br />
R00-R99<br />
n=126 927<br />
Endocr<strong>in</strong>e, nutritional and<br />
metabolic diseases<br />
E00-E90<br />
n=111 880<br />
External causes of <strong>in</strong>jury and<br />
poison<strong>in</strong>g<br />
V01-Y89<br />
n=106 866<br />
All causes of death<br />
n=3 892 463<br />
% on all<br />
causes of<br />
death<br />
37%<br />
22%<br />
10%<br />
% on all<br />
causes of<br />
death<br />
Every year more than 250 000 <strong>in</strong>habitants of <strong>the</strong> <strong>European</strong> <strong>Union</strong> die due to external causes of <strong>in</strong>juries and poison<strong>in</strong>g. This equates to more<br />
than 700 fatalities a day. Moreover, <strong>in</strong>juries are <strong>the</strong> most common cause of death <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> age group 1 to 44 years, result<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> an enormous sum<br />
of years of life lost and an overall reduced life expectancy. All age groups taken toge<strong>the</strong>r, <strong>in</strong>juries are <strong>the</strong> fourth lead<strong>in</strong>g cause of death after<br />
cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diseases of <strong>the</strong> respiratory system (Table 2).<br />
7%<br />
6%<br />
5%<br />
4%<br />
48%<br />
23%<br />
8%<br />
4%<br />
3%<br />
3%<br />
3%
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