Most common causes of death in adults with and without intellectual disabilities
| Intellectual disabilities | Controls | ||
| Cause (n) | ICD codes | Cause (n) | ICD codes |
| Underlying causes of deaths | |||
| 1. Down Syndrome (n=341) | Q90.0, Q90.1, Q90.2, Q90.9 | Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (n=5163) | C34.0, C34.1, C34.2, C34.3, C34.8, C34.9 |
| 2. Dementia (n=227) | F00.0, F00.1, F00.2, F00.9, F03, G30.0, G30.1, G30.8, G30.9 | Acute myocardial infarction (n=4907) | I21.0, I21.1, I21.2, I21.3, I21.4, I21.9 |
| 3. Acute myocardial infarction (n=158) | I21.0, I21.1, I21.2, I21.3, I21.4, I21.9 | Dementia (n=4857) | F00.0, F00.1, F00.2, F00.9, F03, G30.0, G30.1, G30.8, G30.9 |
| 4. Pneumonia, organism unspecified (n=150) | J18.0, J18.1, J18.2, J18.8, J18.9 | Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (n=3720) | J44.0, J44.1, J44.8, J44.9 |
| 5. Epilepsy (n=137) | G40.0, G40.1, G40.2, G40.3, G40.4, G40.5, G40.6, G40.7, G40.8, G40.9, G41.0, G41.1, G41.2, G41.8, G41.9 | Chronic ischaemic heart disease (n=3672) | I25.0, I25.1, I25.2, I25.3, I25.4, I25.5, I25.6, I25.7, I25.8, I25.9 |
| 6. Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids (n=128) | J69.0, J69.1, J69.8 | Intracerebral haemorrhage, cerebral infarction and stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (n=2814) | I61.0, I61.2, I61.3, I61.4, I61.5, I61.6, I61.8, I61.9, I63.0, I63.1, I63.2, I63.3, I63.4, I63.5, I63.6, I63.8, I63.9, I64 |
| 7. Cerebral palsy (n=123) | G80.0, G80.1, G80.2, G80.3, G80.4, G80.8, G80.9 | Pneumonia, organism unspecified (n=2194) | J18.0, J18.1, J18.2, J18.8, J18.9 |
| 8. Intracerebral haemorrhage, cerebral infarction and stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (n=111) | I61.0, I61.2, I61.3, I61.4, I61.5, I61.6, I61.8, I61.9, I63.0, I63.1, I63.2, I63.3, I63.4, I63.5, I63.6, I63.8, I63.9, I64 | Vascular dementia (n=2136) | F01.0, F01.1, F01.2, F01.3, F01.8, F01.9 |
| 9. Chronic ischaemic heart disease (n=110) | I25.0, I25.1, I25.2, I25.3, I25.4, I25.5, I25.6, I25.7, I25.8, I25.9 | Malignant neoplasm of breast unspecified (n=1303) | C50.0, C50.1, C50.2, C50.3, C50.5, C50.6, C50.8, C50.9 |
| 10. Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (n=78) | J44.0, J44.1, J44.8, J44.9 | Malignant neoplasm of prostate (n=1237) | C61 |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (n=67) | C34.0, C34.1, C34.2, C34.3, C34.8, C34.9 | Accidents: other external causes of accidental injury: Falls (n=1005) | W19 |
| 12. Vascular dementia (n=61) | F01.0, F01.1, F01.2, F01.3, F01.8, F01.9 | Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus (n=999) | C15.9 |
| 13. Urinary tract infection (n=48) | N39.0 | Sequelae of other and unspecified cerebrovascular diseases (n=996) | I69.8 |
| 14. Other specified respiratory disorders (n=41) | J98.8 | Malignant neoplasm: pancreas (n=886) | C25.9 |
| 15. Other ill identified cause of mortality (n=38) | R99 | Malignant neoplasm: colon (n=728) | C18.9 |
| 16. Sequelae of other and unspecified cerebrovascular diseases (n=37) | I69.8 | Urinary tract infection (n=638) | N39.0 |
| 17. Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus (n=33) | C15.9 | Malignant neoplasm: bladder (n=628) | C67.9 |
| 18. Malignant neoplasm of breast (n=30): C50.0, C50.1, C50.2, C50.3, C50.5, C50.6, C50.8, C50.9
Malignant neoplasm, site unspecified (n=30): C80 | Malignant neoplasm, site unspecified (n=594) | C80 | |
| 19. Developmental disorder of scholastic skills, unspecified (n=28) | F81.9 | Other interstitial pulmonary diseases with fibrosis (n=576) | J84.1 |
| 20. Sepsis, unspecified (n=26) | A41.9 | Parkinson disease (n=554) | G20 |
| All contributing factors in deaths | |||
| 1. Pneumonia, organism unspecified (n=731) | J18.0, J18.1, J18.2, J18.8, J18.9 | Chronic ischaemic heart disease (n=12 607) | I25.0, I25.1, I25.2, I25.3, I25.4, I25.5, I25.6, I25.7, I25.8, I25.9 |
| 2. Down syndrome (n=593) | Q90.0, Q90.1, Q90.2, Q90.9 | Pneumonia, organism unspecified (n=9833) | J18.0, J18.1, J18.2, J18.8, J18.9 |
| 3. Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids (n=487) | J69.0, J69.1, J69.8 | Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (n=9012) | J44.0, J44.1, J44.8, J44.9 |
| 4. Epilepsy (n=412) | G40.0, G40.1, G40.2, G40.3, G40.4, G40.5, G40.6, G40.7, G40.8, G40.9, G41.0, G41.1, G41.2, G41.8, G41.9 | Dementia (n=8474) | F00.0, F00.1, F00.2, F00.9, F03, G30.0, G30.1, G30.8, G30.9 |
| 5. Developmental disorder of scholastic skills, unspecified (n=380) | F81.9 | Acute myocardial infarction (n=5968) | I21.0, I21.1, I21.2, I21.3, I21.4, I21.9 |
| 6. Dementia (n=357) | F00.0, F00.1, F00.2, F00.9, F03, G30.0, G30.1, G30.8, G30.9 | Essential primary hypertension (n=5879) | I10.0 |
| 7. Chronic ischaemic heart disease (n=295) | I25.0, I25.1, I25.2, I25.3, I25.4, I25.5, I25.6, I25.7, I25.8, I25.9 | Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (n=5727) | C34.0, C34.1, C34.2, C34.3, C34.8, C34.9 |
| 8. Cerebral palsy (n=215) | G80.0, G80.1, G80.3, G80.4, G80.8, G80.9 | Other general symptoms and signs (n=5058) | R68.8 |
| 9. Acute myocardial infarction (n=202) | I21.0, I21.1, I21.2, I21.3, I21.4, I21.9 | Intracerebral haemorrhage, cerebral infarction and stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (n=4733) | I61.0, I61.1, I61.2, I61.3, I61.4, I61.5, I61.6, I61.8, I61.9, I63.0, I63.1, I63.2, I63.3, I63.4, I63.5, I63.6, I63.8, I63.9, I64 |
| 10. Diabetes without complications (n=196) | E11.9 | Diabetes without complications (n=4495) | E11.9 |
| 11. Other general symptoms and signs (n=185) | R68.8 | Vascular dementia (n=3948) | F01.0, F01.1, F01.2, F01.3, F01.8, F01.9 |
| 12. Intracerebral haemorrhage, cerebral infarction and stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (n=178) | I61.0, I61.1, I61.2, I61.3, I61.4, I61.5, I61.6, I61.8, I61.9, I63.0, I63.1, I63.2, I63.3, I63.4, I63.5, I63.6, I63.9, I64 | Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids (n=2945) | J69.0, J69.1, J69.8 |
| 13. Sepsis, unspecified (n=173) | A41.9 | Atrial fibrillation and flutter (n=2734) | I48 |
| 14. Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (n=165) | J44.0, J44.1, J44.8, J44.9 | Sepsis, unspecified (n=2522) | A41.9 |
| 15. Essential primary hypertension (n=130) | I10 | Age-related physical debility (n=2513) | R54 |
| 16. Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection (n=127) | J22 | Congestive heart failure (n=2439) | I50.0 |
| 17. Urinary tract infection site not specified (n=113) | N39.0 | Sequelae of other and unspecified cerebrovascular diseases (n=2346) | I69.8 |
| 18. Acute renal failure unspecified (n=86) | N17.9 | Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection (n=2229) | J22 |
| 19. Congestive heart failure (n=82) | I50.0 | Atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter, unspecified (n=2213) | I48.9 |
| 20. Other respiratory disorders (n=81) | J98.8 | Acute renal failure, unspecified (n=2190) | N17.9 |
While all codes included in the ICD-10 groupings are listed above, the highlights in bold refer to those codes, which were present in the data.
ICD, International Classification of Diseases.