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Health systems in transition
France
Table 1.4
Main causes of death, metropolitan France, 1980–2010, selected years
Causes of deatha 1980 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
Communicable diseases
All infectious and parasitic diseases
(A00–B99)
6 920
(1.3%)
9 598
(1.8%)
12 472
(2.4%)
10 537
(2.0%)
9 853
(1.9%)
10 718
(2.0%)
Tuberculosis
(A15–A19)
1 954
(0.4%)
1 383
(0.3%)
1 119
(0.2%)
1 085
(0.2%)
846
(0.2%)
583
(0.1%)
Sexually transmitted infections (A50–A64) na na na 7 4 3
HIV/AIDS (B20-B24) 0
(0%)
Noncommunicable diseases
Circulatory diseases (I00–I99) 203 659
(37.4%)
Among which:
Ischaemic heart disease (I20–I25) 50 278
(9.2%)
Cerebrovascular diseases (I60–I69) 67 462
(12.4%)
Malignant neoplasms (C00–C97) 123 659
(22.8%)
Among which:
Colon cancer (C18) 9 677
(1.8%)
Cancer of larynx, trachea, bronchus
and lung (C32–C34)
21 111
(3.9%)
Breast cancer (C50) 8 489
(1.6%)
Cervical cancer (C53) 973
(0.2%)
Diabetes (E10–E14) 7 030
(1.3%)
Mental and behavioural
disorders (F00–F99)
7 972
(1.5%)
Chronic respiratory diseases (J00–J99) 33 308
(6.1%)
Digestive diseases (K00–K93) 35 548
(6.5%)
External causes
Transport accident (V01–V99) 11 122
(2.0%)
Suicide (X60–X84) 10 368
(1.9%)
Ill-defined and unknown causes
of mortality (R95–R99)
15 676
(2.9%)
Total 544 421
(100%)
2 738
(0.5%)
173 729
(33.2%)
48 961
(9.4%)
48 407
(9.2%)
137 448
(26.3%)
11 424
(2.2%)
24 573
(4.7%)
10 269
(2.0%)
786
(0.2%)
6 451
(1.2%)
12 896
(2.5%)
38 000
(7.3%)
26 998
(5.2%)
10 084
(1.9%)
11 354
(2.2%)
11 344
(2.2%)
523 569
(100%)
4 696
(0.9%)
170 886
(32.3%)
46 711
(8.8%)
43 448
(8.2%)
142 245
(26.9%)
12 342
(2.3%)
26 231
(5.0%)
10 861
(2.1%)
762
(0.1%)
6 421
(1.2%)
13 246
(2.5%)
40 039
(7.6%)
26 049
(4.9%)
8 166
(1.5%)
11 760
(2.2%)
10 323
(2.0%)
529 370
(100%)
998
(0.2%)
161 330
(30.5%)
45 068
(8.5%)
38 308
(7.2%)
143 263
(27.2%)
11 784
(2.2%)
26 621
(5.0%)
11 032
(2.1%)
684
(0.1%)
10 779
(2.0%)
17 305
(3.3%)
35 613
(6.7%)
23 651
(4.5%)
7 346
(1.4%)
10 806
(2.0%)
12 553
(2.4%)
528 763
(100%)
817
(0.2%)
149 273
(28.4%)
40 383
(7.7%)
33 797
(6.4%)
148 511
(28.3%)
12 265
(2.3%)
29 267
(5.6%)
11 481
(2.2%)
730
(0.1%)
11 262
(3.1%)
17 052
(3.2%)
34 992
(6.7%)
23 118
(4.4%)
5 224
(1.0%)
10 673
(2.0%)
12 857
(2.4%)
525 663
(100%)
452
(0.1%)
142 456
(26.4%)
35 324
(6.5%)
31 639
(5.9%)
152 209
(28.2%)
12 457
(2.3%)
30 772
(5.7%)
11 922
(2.2%)
736
(0.1%)
10 679
(2.0%)
17 929
(3.3%)
31 927
(5.9%)
23 378
(4.3%)
3 926
(0.7%)
10 334
(1.9%)
21 692
(4.0%)
539 083
(100%)
Source: Epidemiology Centre on the Medical Causes of Death, 2013.
Notes: a Categories from ICD-10 (WHO, 2015); HIV/AIDS: human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome;
na: Not available.