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 |
Last updated 15.8.2005
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Causes of death [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-5078. 2003,
Leading causes of death ages 15-64 by sex, 2003
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 17.8.2024].
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