Original underlying causes of death often replaced by more specific underlying causes in the same broad diagnostic group when all hospital discharge data* are added to the original death certificate, the ten groups most often affected and total. Swedish extended Basic Tabulation List, hospital deaths, Sweden 1995 (n=39 872)
| More specific cause of death assigned | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underlying cause of death, Basic Tabulation List | Original number Number | Number | % of all cases | |
| *Main condition, additional conditions, data on injuries and surgery within four weeks before death. | ||||
| 325 | Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 596 | 470 | 78.9 |
| 299 | Cerebrovascular disease, unspecified | 616 | 347 | 56.3 |
| 359 | Diseases of urinary system, unspecified | 157 | 17 | 10.8 |
| 349 | Diseases of other parts of the digestive system, unspecified | 739 | 70 | 9.5 |
| 099 | Malignant neoplasm of digestive organs and peritoneum, unspecified | 557 | 37 | 6.6 |
| 449 | Congenital anomalies, unspecified | 48 | 3 | 6.3 |
| 329 | Other diseases of the respiratory system, unspecified | 233 | 12 | 5.2 |
| 269 | Hypertensive disease, unspecified | 127 | 6 | 4.7 |
| 279 | Ischaemic heart disease, unspecified | 2724 | 123 | 4.5 |
| 289 | Diseases of pulmonary circulation and other forms of heart disease, unspecified | 1663 | 67 | 4.0 |
| Total | 10732 | 1171 | 10.9 | |