Causes of death Causes of death by chapters of the ICD-10 and sex

Number of deaths by chapters of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (10th Revision) and by sex 2023
ChapterCauses of death1totalmalefemale
1: Including cases with indeterminate gender.
- = No figures or magnitude zero.
All chaptersTotal1,028,206514,230516,976
ICertain infectious and parasitic diseases18,3859,0969,289
IINeoplasms238,622127,959110,663
IIIDiseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism5,2402,3332,907
IVEndocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases39,13718,37920,758
VMental and behavioural disorders69,44526,92842,517
VIDiseases of the nervous system39,11119,82719,284
VIIDiseases of the eye and adnexa462125
VIIIDiseases of the ear and mastoid process682741
IXDiseases of the circulatory system348,312163,887184,425
XDiseases of the respiratory system72,50238,96133,541
XIDiseases of the digestive system45,67624,45021,226
XIIDiseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue2,2199551,264
XIIIDiseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue7,2162,8174,399
XIVDiseases of the genitourinary system28,81313,37415,439
XVPregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium29- 29
XVICertain conditions originating in the perinatal period1,371777594
XVIICongenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities2,2561,1641,092
XVIIISymptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified34,32120,02214,299
XIXInjury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes49,39628,45820,938
XXIIKey numbers for special purposes (i.a. Covid-19)26,04114,79511,246

As at 19 August 2024

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