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Appendix table 1a. Deaths by underlying cause of death (54-group classification) and by age in 2011, both sexes

Cause of death (54 classes) Ages total 0-14 15-64 65-
01-54 TOTAL DEATHS (A00-Y89) 50 568 239 9 989 40 340
01-41 DISEASES AND ACCIDENTAL POISONING BY ALCOHOL (A00-R99, X45) 46 962 204 8 057 38 701
01-03 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99, J65) 406 2 79 325
01 Tuberculosis (A15-A19, B90, J65) 61 0 4 57
02 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease (B20-B24) 5 0 4 1
03 Other infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-A09, A20-B19, B25-B89, B91-B99) 340 2 71 267
04-22 Neoplasms (C00-D48) 11 897 25 2 902 8 970
04-21 Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 11 580 20 2 860 8 700
04 Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx (COO-C14) 190 0 70 120
05 Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus (C15) 242 0 81 161
06 Malignant neoplasm of stomach (C16) 484 0 126 358
07 Malignant neoplasm of colon (C18, C19) 772 0 169 603
08 Malignant neoplasm of rectum, anus and anal canal (C20-C21) 367 0 88 279
09 Primary malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts (C22) 423 0 81 342
10 Malignant neoplasm of pancreas (C25) 1 005 0 221 784
11 Malignant neoplasm of larynx, trachea, bronchus and lung (C32-C34) 2 144 0 585 1 559
12 Malignant melanoma of skin (C43) 226 0 80 146
13 Malignant neoplasm of breast (C50) 836 0 293 543
14 Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri (C53) 47 0 19 28
15 Malignant neoplasm of uterus (C54-C55) 162 0 24 138
16 Malignant neoplasm of ovary (C56) 367 0 123 244
17 Malignant neoplasm of prostate (C61) 879 0 71 808
18 Malignant neoplasm of kidney (C64) 385 0 99 286
19 Malignant neoplasm of bladder (C67) 263 0 25 238
20 Malignant neoplasm of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96) 1 104 6 227 871
21 Other malignant neoplasms 1 684 14 478 1 192
22 Other neoplasms (D00-D48) 317 5 42 270
23-24 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90) 597 7 164 426
23 Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) 478 0 126 352
24 Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E09, E15-E90) 119 7 38 74
25 Dementia, Alzheimers disease (F01, F03, G30, R54) 6 200 0 50 6 150
26 Other diseases of the nervous system and sense organs 1 272 14 243 1 015
27-30 Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I425, I427-I99) 20 157 10 2 358 17 789
27 Ischaemic heart diseases (I20-I25) 11 169 0 1 273 9 896
28 Other heart diseases excl. rheumatic and alcohol related (I30-I425, I427-I52) 2 150 8 400 1 742
29 Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69) 4 346 1 382 3 963
30 Other diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I15, I26-I28, I70-I99) 2 492 1 303 2 188
31-35 Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J64, J66-J99) 2 034 10 276 1 748
31 Influenza (J09-J11) 35 4 7 24
32 Pneumonia (J12-J18, J849) 376 3 57 316
33 Bronchitis and emphysema (J40-J44, J47) 1 177 1 163 1 013
34 Asthma (J45-J46) 107 1 11 95
35 Other diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J06, J20-J39, J60-J64, J66-J848, J85-J99) 339 1 38 300
36 Diseases of the digestive system excl. alcohol-related diseases 1 272 0 215 1 057
37 Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99) 408 1 25 382
38 Congenital malformations (Q00-Q99) 173 60 76 37
39 Other diseases 532 74 107 351
40 Ill-defined and unknown causes of mortality (R96-R99) 125 1 102 22
41 Alcohol related diseases and accidental poisoning by alcohol 1 889 0 1 460 429
42-53 ACCIDENTS AND VIOLENCE (V01-X44, X46-Y89) 3 474 35 1 874 1 565
42-49 Accidents (V01-X44, X46-X59, Y10-Y15, Y85-Y86) 2 383 22 997 1 364
42 Land traffic accidents 259 6 176 77
43 Other land transport accidents 32 3 19 10
44 Water transport accidents (V90-V94) 49 0 32 17
45 Others and unspecified transport accidents (V95-V99) 3 0 2 1
46 Accidental falls (W00-W19) 1 212 2 218 992
47 Accidental drownings (W65-W74) 120 4 69 47
48 Accidental poisonings excl. accidental poisonings by alcohol (X40-X44, X46-X49, Y10-Y15) 336 0 301 35
49 Other accidents and sequelae of accidents 372 7 180 185
50 Suicides (X60-X84, Y87.0) 912 2 743 167
51 Assault (X85-Y09, Y87.1) 99 9 81 9
52 Event of undetermined intent (Y16-Y34, Y87.2) 75 2 51 22
53 Other external causes and sequelae of other external causes (Y35-Y84, Y88-Y89) 5 0 2 3
54 NO DEATH CERTIFICATE 132 0 58 74

Source: Causes of death, Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Marja-Liisa Helminen 09 1734 3273, Airi Pajunen 09 1734 3605, kuolemansyyt@stat.fi

Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma


Updated 21.12.2012

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Causes of death [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-5078. 2011, Appendix table 1a. Deaths by underlying cause of death (54-group classification) and by age in 2011, both sexes . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 24.4.2024].
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