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Table 6 Death causes according to the European Shortlist in males and females in the different age groups

From: Mortality, risk factors and causes of death in Swedish patients with open tibial fractures - a nationwide study of 3, 777 patients

Death causes

All

Age

 

15–39

40–64

65+

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Respiratory

3

16

   

2

3

14

Circulatory

 Ischemic heart disease

46

29

1

 

17

1

28

28

 Cerebrovascular disease

9

25

  

3

2

6

23

 Miscellaneous

18

34

1

 

7

2

10

32

Gastrointestinal

2

8

  

1

1

1

7

Mental disorders

9

13

1

 

1

2

7

11

Malignant neoplasms

46

33

2

 

20

10

24

23

Endocrine disorders

8

4

 

1

2

 

6

3

Musculoskeletal

1

1

  

1

  

1

Genitourinary

 

3

     

3

Diseases of the nervous system

 

8

   

2

 

6

Unknown

7

9

  

5

 

2

9

Miscellaneous

4

6

  

2

2

2

4

External causes

 Transport accident

28

7

7

 

9

2

12

5

 Fall

4

4

1

 

1

 

2

4

 Poisoning

6

4

4

 

1

4

1

 

 Suicide

8

4

6

1

1

2

1

1

 Homicide

2

1

1

1

1

   

 Drowning

2

 

1

 

1

   

 Miscellaneous

9

4

  

6

 

2

5

Total

425

28

111

286