DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM (G00-G99)
Diseases of the nervous system were the underlying cause of 6,440 doctor certified deaths in 2011, a 9.9% increase from the 5,858 doctor certified deaths in 2010.
The increase in doctor certified deaths due to Diseases of the nervous system was driven largely by increases in Parkinson's disease (G20), up from 1,212 deaths in 2010 to 1,317 deaths in 2011, and Alzheimer's disease (G30), up from 2,672 deaths in 2010 to 2,947 deaths in 2011.
Of those deaths due to Diseases of the nervous system certified by a doctor, 2,880 deaths were of males and 3,560 were of females. The median age at death for all doctor certified deaths attributed to Diseases of the nervous system was 83.4 years, the same as in 2010.
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