![]() There is little difference in the number of male and female deaths due to this cause with 5,810 and 5,690 deaths respectively. 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. 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). Of deaths from Ischaemic heart disease, 12,186 (53%) were males, and 10,797 (47%) were females. 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%. ![]() 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. The pattern of more female than male deaths for these underlying causes is consistent over the last 10 years. 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).ĥ3% (24,108) of deaths due to these diseases were females. ![]() This accounts for 34% of all registered deaths. Diseases of the Heart and Blood Vessels (I00-I99)ĭISEASES OF THE HEART AND BLOOD VESSELS (I00-I99)ĭiseases of the Heart and Blood Vessels (I00-I99) were identified as the underlying cause of 45,670 registered deaths in 2006.
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