DISEASES OF THE HEART AND BLOOD VESSELS (I00-I99)
Diseases of the Heart and Blood Vessels (I00-I99) were identified as the underlying cause of 45,670 registered deaths in 2006. This accounts for 34% of all registered deaths. The median age at death for Diseases of the Heart and Blood Vessels is 84.0 years, slightly higher than the median age for all deaths (80.3 years).
53% (24,108) of deaths due to these diseases were females. The pattern of more female than male deaths for these underlying causes is consistent over the last 10 years. Females (86.5 years) dying from these diseases have a higher median age at death than males (80.6 years) dying from the same cause.
Ischaemic heart diseases (I20-I25) which includes angina, heart attacks, blocked arteries of the heart, represented a substantial proportion of deaths attributable to Diseases of the Heart and Blood Vessels, accounting for 22,983 deaths or 50%. Of deaths from Ischaemic heart disease, 12,186 (53%) were males, and 10,797 (47%) were females. Ischaemic heart disease accounts for twice the number of deaths than the next highest contributor to Diseases of the Heart and Blood Vessels (Heart attack 11,500).
Heart attack (I21) represented 11,500 deaths or 25% of all Diseases of the Heart and Blood Vessels, and a total of 8.6% of all causes. There is little difference in the number of male and female deaths due to this cause with 5,810 and 5,690 deaths respectively. The median age at death for females from Heart attack as their underlying cause of deaths was 86.2 years while the male figure was lower at 80.3 years.
Deaths from Strokes (I60-I69) numbered 11,465 in 2006 or 25% of all Diseases of the Heart and Blood Vessels, almost the exact number mentioned in relation to Heart attacks. In contrast to Heart attacks, there are considerably less males 4,480 (39%) with Strokes as the underlying cause of death than females 6,985 (61%). Females at 86.4 years, have a higher median age at death than males at 82.0 years.
2.9 Selected Underlying Causes, Diseases of the Heart and Blood Vessels (I00-I99) - 2006 |
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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 IX Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99) | 21 562 | 24 108 | 45 670 | 34.1 | |
| Chronic rheumatic heart diseases (I05-I09) | 87 | 193 | 280 | 0.2 | |
| | Rheumatic mitral valve diseases (I05) | 43 | 97 | 140 | 0.1 | |
| | Multiple valve diseases (I08) | 22 | 38 | 60 | - | |
| Hypertensive diseases (I10-I15) | 515 | 980 | 1 495 | 1.1 | |
| | Essential (primary) hypertension (I10) | 106 | 255 | 361 | 0.3 | |
| | Hypertensive heart disease (I11) | 180 | 373 | 553 | 0.4 | |
| | Hypertensive renal disease (I12) | 197 | 291 | 488 | 0.4 | |
| | Hypertensive heart and renal disease (I13) | 32 | 61 | 93 | 0.1 | |
| Ischaemic heart diseases (I20-I25) | 12 186 | 10 797 | 22 983 | 17.2 | |
| | Acute myocardial infarction (I21) | 5 810 | 5 690 | 11 500 | 8.6 | |
| | Other acute ischaemic heart diseases (I24) | 118 | np | np | np | |
| | Chronic ischaemic heart disease (I25) | 6 246 | 4 944 | 11 190 | 8.4 | |
| Pulmonary heart disease and diseases of pulmonary circulation (I26-I28) | 214 | 296 | 510 | 0.4 | |
| | Pulmonary embolism (I26) | 133 | 171 | 304 | 0.2 | |
| | Other pulmonary heart diseases (I27) | np | np | np | np | |
| Other forms of heart disease (I30-I52) | 2 791 | 3 636 | 6 427 | 4.8 | |
| | Acute and subacute endocarditis (I33) | 35 | 31 | 66 | - | |
| | Nonrheumatic mitral valve disorders (I34) | 76 | 126 | 202 | 0.2 | |
| | Nonrheumatic aortic valve disorders (I35) | 364 | 422 | 786 | 0.6 | |
| | Endocarditis, valve unspecified (I38) | 85 | 101 | 186 | 0.1 | |
| | Cardiomyopathy (I42) | 527 | 269 | 796 | 0.6 | |
| | Cardiac arrest (I46) | 49 | 68 | 117 | 0.1 | |
| | Atrial fibrillation and flutter (I48) | 383 | 689 | 1 072 | 0.8 | |
| | Other cardiac arrhythmias (I49) | 87 | 99 | 186 | 0.1 | |
| | Heart failure (I50) | 868 | 1 484 | 2 352 | 1.8 | |
| | Complications and ill-defined descriptions of heart disease (I51) | 246 | 294 | 540 | 0.4 | |
| Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69) | 4 480 | 6 985 | 11 465 | 8.6 | |
| | Subarachnoid haemorrhage (I60) | 205 | 302 | 507 | 0.4 | |
| | Intracerebral haemorrhage (I61) | 614 | 744 | 1 358 | 1.0 | |
| | Other nontraumatic intracranial haemorrhage (I62) | 190 | 219 | 409 | 0.3 | |
| | Cerebral infarction (I63) | 396 | 516 | 912 | 0.7 | |
| | Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (I64) | 1 942 | 3 356 | 5 298 | 4.0 | |
| | Other cerebrovascular diseases (I67) | 204 | 305 | 509 | 0.4 | |
| | Sequelae of cerebrovascular disease (I69) | 929 | 1 543 | 2 472 | 1.8 | |
| Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries (I70-I79) | 1 197 | 1 050 | 2 247 | 1.7 | |
| | Atherosclerosis (I70) | 93 | 119 | 212 | 0.2 | |
| | Aortic aneurysm and dissection (I71) | 743 | 519 | 1 262 | 0.9 | |
| | Other aneurysm (I72) | 38 | 22 | 60 | - | |
| | Other peripheral vascular diseases (I73) | 270 | 320 | 590 | 0.4 | |
| | Other disorders of arteries and arterioles (I77) | np | np | 81 | 0.1 | |
| Diseases of veins, lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes, not elsewhere classified (I80-I89) | 87 | 165 | 252 | 0.2 | |
| | Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis (I80) | 66 | 131 | 197 | 0.1 | |
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| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
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