(Number of registered deaths per 100 000 mid-year population)
Since 2001, the classification of diseases and causes of death has been based on the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD), 10th Revision. The disease groups used for ranking causes of death have also been redefined according to the ICD-10, with new categories added. As a result, figures from 2001 onwards may not be directly comparable with those for earlier years, which were compiled using the ICD-9. Therefore, figures prior to 2001 are presented in a separate table.
Death rate by leading cause of death (based on ICD 10th Revision) : 2001 - 2025
(Ranking according to the number of registered deaths in 2025)
| Cause of death | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Malignant neoplasms (ICD-10: C00-C97) | 169.9 | 172.9 | 171.0 | 173.8 | 180.7 | 176.4 | 178.1 | 179.0 | 184.1 | 186.2 | 187.2 | 186.5 | 189.3 | 190.9 | 196.3 | 193.7 | 194.2 | 195.8 | 198.1 | 197.9 | 203.8 | 200.3 | 197.3 | 200.4 | 204.9 |
| 2. Pneumonia (ICD-10: J12-J18) | 45.1 | 47.4 | 57.6 | 54.2 | 63.0 | 61.3 | 72.0 | 78.8 | 76.2 | 82.8 | 87.8 | 97.3 | 95.1 | 103.8 | 109.8 | 113.0 | 108.6 | 113.2 | 123.5 | 125.2 | 132.6 | 142.9 | 150.4 | 151.4 | 150.2 |
| 3. Diseases of heart (ICD-10: I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) | 70.0 | 73.7 | 78.9 | 86.5 | 86.1 | 81.9 | 92.1 | 97.4 | 92.0 | 94.5 | 89.6 | 87.9 | 81.3 | 88.6 | 84.9 | 84.5 | 83.0 | 81.7 | 81.2 | 87.7 | 89.0 | 92.4 | 96.3 | 87.6 | 87.9 |
| 4. Cerebrovascular diseases (ICD-10: I60-I69) | 46.6 | 47.7 | 51.4 | 50.4 | 50.4 | 48.2 | 50.8 | 53.0 | 49.4 | 48.7 | 47.2 | 45.8 | 45.3 | 46.1 | 44.7 | 43.9 | 42.3 | 40.5 | 39.6 | 42.3 | 42.2 | 41.6 | 40.4 | 38.7 | 37.2 |
| 5. External causes of morbidity and mortality† (ICD-10: V01-Y89) | 27.5 | 30.7 | 30.4 | 33.1 | 31.6 | 28.6 | 26.8 | 25.4 | 27.8 | 26.5 | 22.2 | 23.1 | 25.9 | 25.4 | 27.3 | 24.7 | 23.0 | 25.1 | 24.6 | 27.1 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 31.5 | 28.3 | 28.1 |
| 6. Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (ICD-10: N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27) | 15.7 | 15.6 | 17.6 | 17.4 | 18.5 | 18.8 | 19.5 | 20.4 | 20.8 | 21.3 | 21.8 | 22.8 | 22.1 | 23.3 | 22.7 | 23.3 | 22.4 | 21.8 | 22.2 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 24.6 | 23.3 | 23.2 | 23.5 |
| 7. Dementia (ICD-10: F01-F03) | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 7.1 | 9.1 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 12.6 | 13.9 | 15.4 | 15.7 | 18.7 | 19.7 | 19.5 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 20.2 | 21.4 | 20.4 | 18.1 | 19.1 |
| 8. Chronic lower respiratory diseases (ICD-10: J40-J47) | 31.5 | 30.8 | 31.2 | 31.3 | 33.2 | 28.1 | 30.3 | 30.2 | 27.4 | 29.8 | 27.8 | 27.7 | 24.3 | 24.1 | 22.8 | 22.3 | 20.4 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 15.5 | 14.3 | 15.3 | 16.8 | 14.6 | 13.8 |
| 9. Septicaemia (ICD-10: A40-A41) | 6.3 | 6.9 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 10.7 | 11.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 16.8 | 16.5 | 17.6 | 15.3 | 13.7 |
| 10. Diabetes mellitus (ICD-10: E10-E14) | 10.1 | 8.5 | 11.6 | 10.7 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 9.0 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
| Other causes | 69.7 | 70.4 | 79.1 | 79.7 | 81.0 | 81.0 | 85.7 | 86.1 | 84.3 | 88.1 | 85.0 | 89.7 | 90.4 | 97.1 | 98.1 | 91.9 | 88.6 | 101.3 | 100.7 | 116.1 | 118.1 | 247.1 | 151.7 | 112.4 | 106.0 |
| All causes | 496.0 | 508.8 | 541.1 | 550.2 | 567.8 | 545.6 | 577.8 | 596.9 | 588.7 | 607.9 | 596.6 | 610.8 | 604.5 | 632.3 | 641.3 | 636.0 | 620.6 | 637.1 | 648.7 | 677.1 | 695.2 | 838.0 | 753.4 | 696.0 | 690.1 |