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Appendix table 1b. Deaths by underlying cause of death and by age in 2012, males

Underlying cause of death (54-group classification) Ages total 0-14 15-64 65-
01-54 TOTAL DEATHS (A00-Y89) 25 646 121 6 525 19 000
01-41 DISEASES AND ACCIDENTAL POISONING BY ALCOHOL (A00-R99, X45) 23 316 106 5 143 18 067
01-03 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99, J65) 159 3 32 124
01 Tuberculosis (A15-A19, B90, J65) 26 0 2 24
02 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease (B20-B24) 6 0 5 1
03 Other infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-A09, A20-B19, B25-B89, B91-B99) 127 3 25 99
04-22 Neoplasms (C00-D48) 6 326 10 1 471 4 845
04-21 Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 6 179 10 1 460 4 709
04 Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx (C00-C14) 130 0 56 74
05 Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus (C15) 180 0 68 112
06 Malignant neoplasm of stomach (C16) 248 0 65 183
07 Malignant neoplasm of colon (C18, C19) 381 0 68 313
08 Malignant neoplasm of rectum, anus and anal canal (C20-C21) 231 0 59 172
09 Primary malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts (C22) 303 0 65 238
10 Malignant neoplasm of pancreas (C25) 496 0 131 365
11 Malignant neoplasm of larynx, trachea, bronchus and lung (C32-C34) 1 467 0 361 1 106
12 Malignant melanoma of skin (C43) 128 0 44 84
13 Malignant neoplasm of breast (C50) 5 0 0 5
14 Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri (C53) 0 0 0 0
15 Malignant neoplasm of uterus (C54-C55) 0 0 0 0
16 Malignant neoplasm of ovary (C56) 0 0 0 0
17 Malignant neoplasm of prostate (C61) 852 0 62 790
18 Malignant neoplasm of kidney (C64) 207 0 58 149
19 Malignant neoplasm of bladder (C67) 198 0 20 178
20 Malignant neoplasm of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96) 550 3 129 418
21 Other malignant neoplasms 803 7 274 522
22 Other neoplasms (D00-D48) 147 0 11 136
23-24 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90) 366 10 122 234
23 Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) 278 0 95 183
24 Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E09, E15-E90) 88 10 27 51
25 Dementia, Alzheimers disease (F01, F03, G30, R54) 2 153 0 28 2 125
26 Other diseases of the nervous system and sense organs 762 11 166 585
27-30 Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I425, I427-I99) 9 691 3 1 691 7 997
27 Ischaemic heart diseases (I20-I25) 5 832 0 964 4 868
28 Other heart diseases excl. rheumatic and alcohol related (I30-I425, I427-I52) 972 3 296 673
29 Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69) 1 806 0 225 1 581
30 Other diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I15, I26-I28, I70-I99) 1 081 0 206 875
31-35 Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J64, J66-J99) 1 238 1 154 1 083
31 Influenza (J09-J11) 15 0 1 14
32 Pneumonia (J12-J18, J849) 147 0 30 117
33 Bronchitis and emphysema (J40-J44, J47) 818 0 97 721
34 Asthma (J45-J46) 35 0 4 31
35 Other diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J06, J20-J39, J60-J64, J66-J848, J85-J99) 223 1 22 200
36 Diseases of the digestive system excl. alcohol-related diseases 528 1 141 386
37 Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99) 158 0 12 146
38 Congenital malformations (Q00-Q99) 87 29 40 18
39 Other diseases 248 36 75 137
40 Ill-defined and unknown causes of mortality (R96-R99) 82 2 56 24
41 Alcohol related diseases and accidental poisoning by alcohol 1 518 0 1 155 363
42-53 ACCIDENTS AND VIOLENCE (V01-X44, X46-Y89) 2 186 14 1 312 860
42-49 Accidents (V01-X44, X46-X59, Y10-Y15, Y85-Y86) 1 426 13 708 705
42 Land traffic accidents 140 2 105 33
43 Other land transport accidents 24 1 15 8
44 Water transport accidents (V90-V94) 33 0 20 13
45 Others and unspecified transport accidents (V95-V99) 6 0 4 2
46 Accidental falls (W00-W19) 609 0 161 448
47 Accidental drownings (W65-W74) 68 2 39 27
48 Accidental poisonings excl. accidental poisonings by alcohol (X40-X44, X46-X49, Y10-Y15) 209 0 190 19
49 Other accidents and sequelae of accidents 337 8 174 155
50 Suicides (X60-X84, Y87.0) 655 0 523 132
51 Assault (X85-Y09, Y87.1) 37 0 34 3
52 Event of undetermined intent (Y16-Y34, Y87.2) 60 1 46 13
53 Other external causes and sequelae of other external causes (Y35-Y84, Y88-Y89) 8 0 1 7
54 No death certificate 144 1 70 73

Source: Causes of death, Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Airi Pajunen 09 1734 3605, Kati Taskinen 09 1734 3297, kuolemansyyt@stat.fi

Director in charge: Riitta Harala


Updated 30.12.2013

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Causes of death [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-5078. 2012, Appendix table 1b. Deaths by underlying cause of death and by age in 2012, males . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 28.3.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/ksyyt/2012/ksyyt_2012_2013-12-30_tau_002_en.html