Table 3 Causes of death.

From: What is behind the 17-year life expectancy gap between individuals with schizophrenia and the general population?

Cause of death

Number of patients

% (Percentage of patients)

Total

123

100%

External causes (violent deaths)

21

17.07%

•Suicide

8

6.50%

•Accidents

13

10.57%

Deaths from medical conditions and diseases (non-violent deaths)

83

67.48%

•Cardiovascular disease

34

27.64%

•Infectious disease

21

17.07%

•Cancer-related causes

15

12.19%

•Metabolic disease

5

4.06%

•Hepatic causes

4

3.25%

•Respiratory causes

2

1.62%

•Neurological causes

1

0.81%

•Gastrointestinal causes

1

0.81%

Unknown

19

15.45%

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