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Number of deaths 2007 and 2008

Cause of death and age	Total		Males		Females
	2007	2008	2007	2008	2007	2008
Deaths total	49 093	49 090	24 805	24 451	24 288	24 639
- 15-64 years	10 848	10 864	7 629	7 614	3 219	3 250
Neoplasms	11 097	11 214	5 803	5 782	5 294	5 432
-15-64 years	2 874	2 908	1 547	1 592	1 327	1 316
Disease of circulatory system	20193	20 144	9 650	9 495	10 543	10 649
- 15-64 years	2 557	2 548	2 048	2 029	509	519
Of which: Ischaemic heart diseases	11 887	11 761	6 058	5 913	5 829	5 848
- 15-64 years	1 419	1 407	1 213	1 194	206	213
Alcohol related deaths	2 167	2 136	1 701	1 674	466	462
-15-64 years	1 796	1 775	1425	1 388	371	387
Accidental deaths (excl. alcohol poisoning)	2 484	2 470	1643	1 619	841	851
- 15-64 years	1 189	1 129	948	901	241	228
Suicides	995	1 033	751	801	244	232
15-64 years	817	867	618	677	199	190
Assaults	116	119	74	79	42	40
-15-64 -v.	100	108	69	74	31	34

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Last updated 18.12.2009