Table 1 Leading 10 GBD causes of death (level 3) by sex in function of age-standardized mortality rates (ASMR) in 2019 and change with the ASMR in 2004 in percent. Reference: 2013 European Standard Population
Both sexes | Male | Female | |||||||||||
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Rank | Cause | ASMR 2019 | % change with 2004 | Cause | ASMR 2019 | % change with 2004 | Cause | ASMR 2019 | % change with 2004 | ||||
1 | Ischemic heart disease | 80.3 | -56% | Ischemic heart disease | 112.8 | -55% | Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias | 79.6 | 22% | ||||
2 | Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias | 77.0 | 21% | Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers | 97.5 | -34% | Cerebrovascular disease | 59.2 | -47% | ||||
3 | Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers | 64.8 | -17% | Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias | 70.7 | 23% | Ischemic heart disease | 56.0 | -59% | ||||
4 | Cerebrovascular disease | 63.0 | -46% | Lower respiratory infections | 67.0 | -26% | Lower respiratory infections | 47.6 | -15% | ||||
5 | Lower respiratory infections | 55.5 | -19% | Cerebrovascular disease | 67.0 | -44% | Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers | 39.9 | 38% | ||||
6 | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 46.7 | -30% | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 66.5 | -44% | Breast cancer | 39.2 | -25% | ||||
7 | Colon and rectum cancer | 31.1 | -28% | Prostate cancer | 41.6 | -27% | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 33.9 | -12% | ||||
8 | Other cardiovascular and circulatory diseases | 25.5 | -13% | Colon and rectum cancer | 37.6 | -29% | Colon and rectum cancer | 26.1 | -28% | ||||
9 | Falls | 23.6 | 7% | Self-harm | 29.2 | -12% | Other cardiovascular and circulatory diseases | 25.0 | -13% | ||||
10 | Breast cancer | 22.3 | -27% | Falls | 26.6 | 11% | Atrial fibrillation and flutter | 22.0 | 19% | ||||