Norway Yearbook - 1996

Health and social conditions
78 (cont.). Deaths by age and cause of death. 1993
Cause of death
Total
Per
iDO 000
popula- Under 1
tion
Source: NOS Causes of Death 1993. More information: Division for Health Statistics.
Age
1-6 7-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-
Diseases of the skin, musculoskeletal
system and
connective tissue 287 67 - 1 1 4 3 1 4 12 55 206
Congenital malformations 202 4.7 106 18 5 13 7 5 13 14 12 9
Certain conditions orginating
in the perinatal period 136 3.2 133 3 - - -
Sudden death 1 098 25.5 37 1 - 4 6 17 50 127 257 597
Other symptoms and illdefined
causes 878 20.4 1 6 1 7 11 23 16 30 66 719
Motor vehicle traffic
accidents 272 6.3 - 10 9 78 26 26 22 23 36 42
Accidental poisoning by
alcohol 69 1.6 - - 4 7 19 22 9 6 2
Accidental falls 993 23.0 - 1 1 10 8 14 25 28 68 838
Other accidents 452 10.5 2 15 9 35 54 64 67 69 60 77
Suicide 590 13.7 7 87 109 110 91 55 70 61
Injury undertermined
whether accidentally or
purposely inflicted 17 0.4 - - 4 4 3 2 2 2
Homicide and other injury 42 1.0 - - 3 8 6 7 11 2 4 1
79 Infant deaths by age intervals and cause. 1993
Cause of death
Total under
1 year
Under 24
hours
Source: NOS Causes of Death 1993. More information: Division for Health Statistics.
24 hours -
6 days
7-27 days
Total under 4 weeks -
4 weeks under 1 year
All causes 305 99 63 44 206 99
Maternal conditions 9 3 2 4 9 -
Maternal complications of pregnancy 19 11 3 4 18 1
Complications of placenta, cord and membranes
38 20 13 3 36 2
Complications of labour and delivery 12 4 4 - 8 4
Slow fetal growth, fetal malnutrition and disorders
relating to high birthweight 10 8 2 10 -
Asphyxia and other respiratory conditions. . 29 12 8 1 21 8
Infections specific to the perinatal period. . . 9 3 1 3 7 2
Haemolytic disease and other perinatal jaundice
1 1 - 1 -
Other disorders of fetus and newborn 4 1 3 4
Congenital anomalies
Of nervous system 8 2 4 1 7 1
Of circulatory system 49 7 17 12 36 13
Of urinary organs 8 8 - 8
Chromosomal anomalies 8 1 1 2 4 4
Others 33 13 6 4 23 10
Infectious diseases 4 2 - 1 3 1
Bronchiti, influenza and pneumonia 3 - - - 3
Sudden infant death 37 - - 2 2 35
Allotherdiseases 22 3 2 4 9 13
Suffocation 1 - - -
All other accidents i - - - 1
Homicides - -
94