Proportion (%) of potential years of life lost (PYLL)1-150 attributable to major causes of death† by gender
| Total PYLL | PYLL men 16 080 | PYLL women 8142 | PYLL all 24 222 |
| % | % | % | |
| Causes of death | |||
| Cardiovascular diseases‡ | 17.7 | 13.2 | 14.9 |
| IHD | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
| AIDS | 12.3 | 7.8 | 10.9 |
| Other violent deaths§ | 11.2 | 8.5 | 10.3 |
| Suicide | 8.6 | 9.0 | 8.7 |
| Respiratory cancer | 8.3 | 4.8 | 7.1 |
| Traffic accidents | 6.1 | 2.8 | 5.0 |
| Breast cancer | NA | 9.9 | 3.3 |
| Liver cirrhosis | 2.1 | 3.5 | 2.6 |
| Colon/rectal cancer | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
↵1-150 Age limit is 75 years. †Mortality statistics 1990–1994.‡This includes the following categories: ischaemic heart disease (IHD), heart failure, ventricular arrhythmias, general arteriosclerosis and “ill defined conditions of heart disease”. To allow comparison with table 2 we show the % of PYLL attributed to ischaemic heart disease in italics. §From falls, poisoning/overdose, other accidents (excluding traffic accidents and suicide).