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Leading causes of death ages 15-64 by sex, 2003

Men		Number of			Women		Number of
Rank	Cause of death	deaths	%		Rank	Cause of death	deaths	%
1.	Isch. heart disease	1356	18,5		1.	Breast cancer	325	10,6
2.	Alcohol related deaths	1016	13,8		2.	Alcohol related deaths	267	8,7
3.	Accidents	917	12,5		3.	Isch. heart disease	216	7,1
	- land traffic	186	2,5
	- falls	217	3,0
4.	Suicides	687	9,4		4.	Suicides	210	6,9
5.	Lung cancer	375	5,1		5.	Accidents	199
						- land traffic	59	1,9
						- falls	39	1,3
6.	Celebrovascular disease	358	4,9		6.	Celebrovascular disease	183	6,0
	Other causes	2629	35,8			Other causes	1655	54,2
	Total deaths at ages 15-64, men	7338	100,0			Total deaths at ages 15-64, women	3055	100,0

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Last updated 15.8.2005