Appendix table 1a. Deaths by underlying cause of death and by age in 2020, both sexes
| Underlying cause of death (54-group classification) | Ages total | 0–14 | 15–64 | 65- |
| 00-54 TOTAL DEATHS (A00-Y89) | 55 498 | 145 | 7 604 | 47 749 |
| 00-41 DISEASES AND ACCIDENTAL POISONING BY ALCOHOL (A00-R99, U07, X45) | 52 286 | 124 | 6 212 | 45 950 |
| 00 COVID-19 (U071, U072) | 558 | 0 | 42 | 516 |
| 01-03 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99, J65) | 203 | 1 | 40 | 162 |
| 01 Tuberculosis (A15-A19, B90, J65) | 21 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| 02 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease (B20-B24) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 03 Other infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-A09, A20-B19, B25-B89, B91-B99) | 180 | 0 | 36 | 144 |
| 04-22 Neoplasms (C00-D48) | 13 411 | 18 | 2 246 | 11 147 |
| 04-21 Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) | 12 998 | 17 | 2 214 | 10 767 |
| 04 Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx (C00-C14) | 225 | 0 | 63 | 162 |
| 05 Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus (C15) | 356 | 0 | 87 | 269 |
| 06 Malignant neoplasm of stomach (C16) | 412 | 0 | 91 | 321 |
| 07 Malignant neoplasm of colon (C18, C19) | 897 | 0 | 144 | 753 |
| 08 Malignant neoplasm of rectum, anus and anal canal (C20-C21) | 378 | 0 | 79 | 299 |
| 09 Primary malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts (C22) | 563 | 1 | 97 | 465 |
| 10 Malignant neoplasm of pancreas (C25) | 1 312 | 0 | 196 | 1 116 |
| 11 Malignant neoplasm of larynx, trachea, bronchus and lung (C32-C34) | 2 322 | 0 | 388 | 1 934 |
| 12 Malignant melanoma of skin (C43) | 228 | 0 | 50 | 178 |
| 13 Malignant neoplasm of breast (C50) | 951 | 0 | 238 | 713 |
| 14 Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri (C53) | 47 | 0 | 22 | 25 |
| 15 Malignant neoplasm of uterus (C54-C55) | 215 | 0 | 21 | 194 |
| 16 Malignant neoplasm of ovary (C56) | 277 | 0 | 51 | 226 |
| 17 Malignant neoplasm of prostate (C61) | 920 | 0 | 45 | 875 |
| 18 Malignant neoplasm of kidney (C64) | 353 | 2 | 61 | 290 |
| 19 Malignant neoplasm of bladder (C67) | 310 | 0 | 30 | 280 |
| 20 Malignant neoplasm of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96) | 1 184 | 1 | 139 | 1 044 |
| 21 Other malignant neoplasms | 2 048 | 13 | 412 | 1 623 |
| 22 Other neoplasms (D00-D48) | 413 | 1 | 32 | 380 |
| 23-24 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90) | 887 | 9 | 214 | 664 |
| 23 Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) | 667 | 1 | 153 | 513 |
| 24 Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E09, E15-E90) | 220 | 8 | 61 | 151 |
| 25 Dementia, Alzheimers disease (F01, F03, G30, R54) | 10 673 | 0 | 52 | 10 621 |
| 26 Other diseases of the nervous system and sense organs excl. alcohol-related | 2 076 | 9 | 241 | 1 826 |
| 27-30 Diseases of the circulatory system excl. alcohol-related (I00-I425, I427-I99) | 18 496 | 5 | 1 646 | 16 845 |
| 27 Ischaemic heart diseases (I20-I25) | 8 600 | 0 | 725 | 7875 |
| 28 Other heart diseases excl. rheumatic and alcohol-related (I30-I425, I427-I52) | 1 638 | 2 | 289 | 1 347 |
| 29 Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69) | 4 026 | 2 | 298 | 3 726 |
| 30 Other diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I15, I26-I28, I70-I99) | 4 232 | 1 | 334 | 3 897 |
| 31-35 Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J64, J66-J99) | 1 749 | 4 | 139 | 1 606 |
| 31 Influenza (J09-J11) | 58 | 0 | 11 | 47 |
| 32 Pneumonia (J12-J18, J849) | 90 | 4 | 8 | 78 |
| 33 Bronchitis and emphysema (J40-J44, J47) | 1 204 | 0 | 94 | 1 110 |
| 34 Asthma (J45-J46) | 67 | 0 | 7 | 60 |
| 35 Other diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J06, J20-J39, J60-J64, J66-J848, J85-J99) | 330 | 0 | 19 | 311 |
| 36 Diseases of the digestive system excl. alcohol-related diseases | 1 359 | 1 | 193 | 1 165 |
| 37 Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99) | 186 | 0 | 16 | 170 |
| 38 Congenital malformations (Q00-Q99) | 171 | 31 | 90 | 50 |
| 39 Other diseases excl. alcohol-related | 605 | 45 | 141 | 419 |
| 40 Ill-defined and unknown causes of mortality (R96-R99) | 196 | 1 | 89 | 106 |
| 41 Alcohol-related diseases and accidental poisoning by alcohol | 1 716 | 0 | 1 063 | 653 |
| 42-53 ACCIDENTS AND VIOLENCE excl. accidental poisoning by alcohol (V01-X44, X46-Y89) | 3 084 | 20 | 1 373 | 1 691 |
| 42-49 Accidents excl. accidental poisoning by alcohol (V01-X44, X46-X59, Y10-Y15, Y85-Y86) | 2 213 | 11 | 700 | 1 502 |
| 42 Land traffic accidents | 195 | 2 | 122 | 71 |
| 43 Other land transport accidents | 29 | 2 | 15 | 12 |
| 44 Water transport accidents (V90-V94) | 23 | 1 | 14 | 8 |
| 45 Others and unspecified transport accidents (V95-V99) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 Accidental falls (W00-W19) | 1 151 | 0 | 103 | 1 048 |
| 47 Accidental drownings (W65-W74) | 128 | 4 | 52 | 72 |
| 48 Accidental poisonings excl. accidental poisoning by alcohol (X40-X44, X46-X49, Y10-Y15) | 310 | 0 | 274 | 36 |
| 49 Other accidents and sequelae of accidents | 376 | 2 | 119 | 255 |
| 50 Suicides (X60-X84, Y87.0) | 717 | 4 | 560 | 153 |
| 51 Assault (X85-Y09, Y87.1) | 75 | 3 | 61 | 11 |
| 52 Event of undetermined intent (Y16-Y34, Y87.2) | 74 | 2 | 51 | 21 |
| 53 Other external causes and sequelae of other external causes (Y35-Y84, Y88-Y89) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 54 NO DEATH CERTIFICATE | 128 | 1 | 19 | 108 |
Source: Causes of death, Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Airi Pajunen 029 551 3605, Kati Taskinen 029 551 3648, Jari Hellanto 029 551 3291, kuolemansyyt@stat.fi
Head of Department in charge: Hannele Orjala
Updated 10.12.2021
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Appendix table 1a. Deaths by underlying cause of death and by age in 2020, both sexes
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