Table 6 Numbers (N) and sex ratios (M:F) by age group for the 10 leading causes of death and all deaths at ages 13–29 years in England and Wales, 2002–2005
From: Cancer mortality in 13 to 29-year-olds in England and Wales, 1981–2005
13–14 | 15–19 | 20–24 | 25–29 | 13–29 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cause of death | N | M:F | N | M:F | N | M:F | N | M:F | N | M:F |
Transport accidents | 138 | 2.7 | 1441 | 3.7 | 1538 | 5.2 | 1011 | 5.2 | 4128 | 4.5 |
Neoplasms | 187 | 1.4 | 595 | 1.2 | 722 | 1.3 | 964 | 1.0 | 2468 | 1.2 |
Intentional self-harm | 15 | 0.9 | 331 | 3.1 | 864 | 4.3 | 1113 | 3.6 | 2323 | 3.7 |
Diseases of the circulatory system | 52 | 1.4 | 277 | 1.6 | 392 | 1.5 | 643 | 2.0 | 1364 | 1.7 |
Mental and behavioural disorders | 18 | 1.2 | 157 | 2.1 | 479 | 4.4 | 709 | 5.0 | 1363 | 4.1 |
Diseases of the nervous system | 101 | 1.5 | 422 | 2.2 | 402 | 1.8 | 398 | 1.6 | 1323 | 1.8 |
Diseases of the respiratory system | 55 | 1.4 | 133 | 1.3 | 192 | 1.1 | 222 | 1.6 | 602 | 1.3 |
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases | 36 | 1.8 | 134 | 0.8 | 208 | 1.3 | 193 | 1.1 | 571 | 1.1 |
Malformations, deformations, and abnormalities | 54 | 1.2 | 157 | 1.5 | 165 | 1.4 | 168 | 1.0 | 544 | 1.3 |
Diseases of the digestive system | 14 | 0.6 | 64 | 1.2 | 129 | 1.3 | 265 | 1.8 | 472 | 1.5 |
Other causes | 227 | 1.5 | 1292 | 2.4 | 1965 | 2.9 | 2259 | 2.7 | 5743 | 2.6 |
All deaths | 897 | 1.5 | 5003 | 2.2 | 7056 | 2.7 | 7945 | 2.4 | 20 901 | 2.4 |
