4.2 SELECTED UNDERLYING CAUSES(a), Cancer (C00-D48) - 2008(b)(c)(d) |
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| | | | Males | Females | Persons | Proportion of all deaths |
Cause of Death and ICD Code | no. | no. | no. | % |
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CHAPTER II Neoplasms (C00-D48) | 23 908 | 18 510 | 42 418 | 29.5 |
| Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) | 23 340 | 18 001 | 41 341 | 28.7 |
| | Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx (C00-C14) | 476 | 199 | 675 | 0.5 |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of tongue (C02) | 106 | 50 | 156 | 0.1 |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of mouth (C06) | 33 | 23 | 56 | - |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of parotid gland (C07) | 55 | 18 | 73 | 0.1 |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of tonsil (C09) | 44 | 14 | 58 | - |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of oropharynx (C10) | 35 | 15 | 50 | - |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of nasopharynx (C11) | 41 | 18 | 59 | - |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites in the lip, oral cavity and pharynx (C14) | 65 | 14 | 79 | 0.1 |
| | Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs (C15-C26) | 6 588 | 5 066 | 11 654 | 8.1 |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus (C15) | 841 | 368 | 1 209 | 0.8 |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of stomach (C16) | 717 | 428 | 1 145 | 0.8 |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of small intestine (C17) | 53 | 47 | 100 | 0.1 |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of colon (C18) | 1 270 | 1 211 | 2 481 | 1.7 |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of rectosigmoid junction (C19) | 462 | 354 | 816 | 0.6 |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of rectum (C20) ' | 469 | 291 | 760 | 0.5 |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of anus and anal canal (C21) | 29 | 34 | 63 | - |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts (C22) | 797 | 416 | 1 213 | 0.8 |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of gallbladder (C23) | 63 | 128 | 191 | 0.1 |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of biliary tract (C24) | 43 | 45 | 88 | 0.1 |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of pancreas (C25) | 1 192 | 1 099 | 2 291 | 1.6 |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined digestive organs (C26) | 652 | 645 | 1 297 | 0.9 |
| | Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs (C30-C39) | 5 275 | 2 987 | 8 262 | 5.7 |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of larynx (C32) | 203 | 34 | 237 | 0.2 |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34) | 5 020 | 2 921 | 7 941 | 5.5 |
| | Malignant neoplasms of bone and articular cartilage (C40-C41) | 59 | 45 | 104 | 0.1 |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of other and unspecified sites (C41) | 55 | 39 | 94 | 0.1 |
| | Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin (C43-C44) | 1 244 | 613 | 1 857 | 1.3 |
| | | Malignant melanoma of skin (C43) | 965 | 472 | 1 437 | 1.0 |
| | | Other malignant neoplasms of skin (C44) | 279 | 141 | 420 | 0.3 |
| | Malignant neoplasms of mesothelial and soft tissue (C45-C49) | 637 | 312 | 949 | 0.7 |
| | | Mesothelioma (C45) | 504 | 124 | 628 | 0.4 |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of retroperitoneum and peritoneum (C48) | 16 | 77 | 93 | 0.1 |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of other connective and soft tissue (C49) | 109 | 108 | 217 | 0.2 |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of breast (C50) | 14 | 2 774 | 2 788 | 1.9 |
| | Malignant neoplasms of female genital organs (C51-C58) | - | 1 599 | 1 599 | 1.1 |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of vulva (C51) | - | 72 | 72 | 0.1 |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri (C53) | - | 234 | 234 | 0.2 |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of corpus uteri (C54) | - | 219 | 219 | 0.2 |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of uterus, part unspecified (C55) | - | 130 | 130 | 0.1 |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of ovary (C56) | - | 899 | 899 | 0.6 |
| | Malignant neoplasms of male genital organs (C60-C63) | 3 053 | - | 3 053 | 2.1 |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of prostate (C61) | 3 031 | - | 3 031 | 2.1 |
| | Malignant neoplasms of urinary tract (C64-C68) | 1 240 | 644 | 1 884 | 1.3 |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of kidney, except renal pelvis (C64) | 528 | 320 | 848 | 0.6 |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of bladder (C67) | 662 | 288 | 950 | 0.7 |
| | Malignant neoplasms of eye, brain and other parts of central nervous system (C69-C72) | 729 | 504 | 1 233 | 0.9 |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of brain (C71) | 710 | 484 | 1 194 | 0.8 |
| | Malignant neoplasms of thyroid and other endocrine glands (C73-C75) | 72 | 89 | 161 | 0.1 |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of thyroid gland (C73) | 45 | 60 | 105 | 0.1 |
| | Malignant neoplasms of ill-defined, secondary and unspecified sites (C76-C80) | 1 307 | 1 251 | 2 558 | 1.8 |
| | | Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites (C76) | 100 | 105 | 205 | 0.1 |
| | | Malignant neoplasm without specification of site (C81) | 1 207 | 1 146 | 2 353 | 1.6 |
| | Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96) | 2 220 | 1 669 | 3 889 | 2.7 |
| | | Hodgkin's disease (C81) | 26 | 30 | 56 | - |
| | | Diffuse non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (C83) | 121 | 73 | 194 | 0.1 |
| | | Peripheral and cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (C84) | 66 | 31 | 97 | 0.1 |
| | | Other and unspecified types of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (C85) | 583 | 509 | 1 092 | 0.8 |
| | | Multiple myeloma and malignant plasma cell neoplasms (C90) | 487 | 376 | 863 | 0.6 |
| | | Lymphoid leukaemia (C91) | 272 | 151 | 423 | 0.3 |
| | | Myeloid leukaemia (C92) | 543 | 390 | 933 | 0.6 |
| | | Leukaemia of unspecified cell type (C95) | 67 | 63 | 130 | 0.1 |
| | | Malignant neoplasms of independent (primary) multiple sites (C97) | 426 | 249 | 675 | 0.5 |
Other Neoplasms (D00-D48) | 568 | 509 | 1 077 | 0.7 |
| Benign neoplasms (D10-D36) | 52 | 73 | 125 | 0.1 |
| | Benign neoplasm of meninges (D32) | 30 | 47 | 77 | 0.1 |
| Neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour (D37-D48) | 516 | 435 | 951 | 0.7 |
| | Neoplasm of uncertain or unknown behaviour of oral cavity and digestive organs (D37) | 34 | 37 | 71 | - |
| | Neoplasm of uncertain or unknown behaviour of brain and central nervous system (D43) | 74 | 82 | 156 | 0.1 |
| | Myelodysplastic syndromes (D46) | 256 | 172 | 428 | 0.3 |
| | Other neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue (D47) | 96 | 71 | 167 | 0.1 |
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- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
(a) Causes selected are those with 50 or more deaths at the 3 digit level of ICD-10. |
(b) 2008 data have been subject to process improvements which have increased the quality of these data. See Technical Note 1: 2008 COD Collection - Process Improvements for further information. |
(c) Causes of death data for 2008 are preliminary and subject to a revisions process. See Technical Note 2: Causes of Death - Revisions Process. |
(d) Data cells with small values have been randomly assigned to protect the confidentiality of individuals. As a result, some totals will not equal the sum of their components. Cells with a zero value have not been affected by confidentialisation. |