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2020

• 1. Causes of death in 2020 (10.12.2021)
• 2. Mortality from diseases of the circulatory system decreased for women, unchanged for men (10.12.2021)
• 3. Nearly every fifth died of dementia and Alzheimers disease (10.12.2021)
• 4. Number of deaths from alcohol on level with the year before (10.12.2021)
• 5. Accident mortality decreased for women (10.12.2021)
• 6. Men's drug-related deaths increased in 2020 (10.12.2021)
• 7. Fewer suicides than before (10.12.2021)
• 8. Fewer children died of diseases and accidents than in the previous year (10.12.2021)
• 9. Coronavirus disease caused the death of every one hundred people (10.12.2021)

2019

• 1. Causes of death in 2019 (14.12.2020)
• 2. Mortality from diseases of the circulatory system decreased further in 2019 (14.12.2020)
• 3. Number of deaths from dementia and Alzheimer's disease did not grow from the year before (14.12.2020)
• 4. Deaths caused by alcohol use almost on level with the previous year (14.12.2020)
• 5. Growth in number of accidental deaths halted in 2019 (14.12.2020)
• 6. Number of deaths from drugs decreased in 2019 (14.12.2020)
• 7. Fewer suicides than in the previous year (14.12.2020)
• 8. Accidents a significant cause of death among those aged 1 to 14 in 2019 (14.12.2020)

2018

• 1. Causes of death in 2018 (16.12.2019)
• 2. Mortality from diseases of the circulatory system and neoplasms decreased further (16.12.2019)
• 3. One in three persons aged 85 or over died of dementia and Alzheimer's disease (16.12.2019)
• 4. Deaths from alcohol-related causes increased in 2018 (16.12.2019)
• 5. Accidents caused the death of 2,400 persons in 2018 (16.12.2019)
• 6. Number of suicides fell slightly from the previous year (16.12.2019)
• 7. Number of children dying in fatal accidents has decreased (16.12.2019)

2017

• 1. Causes of death in 2017 (17.12.2018)
• 2. Ischaemic heart disease still the cause of one in five deaths for men (17.12.2018)
• 3. Every fifth person aged over 65 died of dementia and Alzheimers disease (17.12.2018)
• 4. Number of deaths from alcohol decreased in 2017 (17.12.2018)
• 5. Altogether 2,300 died as a result of accidents (17.12.2018)
• 6. Increase in the number of suicides from previous years (17.12.2018)
• 7. Number of deaths of children has halved in 20 years (17.12.2018)

2016

• 1. Causes of death in 2016 (29.12.2017)
• 2. Ischaemic heart disease mortality decreased further (29.12.2017)
• 3. Deaths from dementia and Alzheimer's disease are increasing (29.12.2017)
• 4. Slight growth in alcohol mortality from 2015 (29.12.2017)
• 5. 1,200 persons died as a result of stumbling or falling (29.12.2017)
• 6. Slight increase in the number of suicides from the year before (29.12.2017)
• 7. Number of deaths of children has halved in 20 years (29.12.2017)

2015

• 1. Causes of death in 2015 (30.12.2016)
• 2. Ischaemic heart disease still the cause of one in five deaths (30.12.2016)
• 3. Deaths from dementia and Alzheimer's disease are increasing (30.12.2016)
• 4. Alcohol mortality diminished further (30.12.2016)
• 5. Stumbling the commonest reason for fatal accidents (30.12.2016)
• 6. Number of suicides fell clearly (30.12.2016)
• 7. Record low number of deaths of children during the first year of life (30.12.2016)

2014

• 1. Causes of death in 2014 (30.12.2015)
• 2. Ischaemic heart disease still the cause of one in five deaths (30.12.2015)
• 3. Deaths from dementia and Alzheimers disease are increasing (30.12.2015)
• 4. Alcohol mortality diminished further (30.12.2015)
• 5. Stumbling the commonest reason for fatal accidents (30.12.2015)
• 6. Number of suicides fell clearly (30.12.2015)
• 7. Three maternal deaths in 2014 (30.12.2015)

2013

• 1. Causes of death in 2013 (30.12.2014)
• 2. Ischaemic heart disease still the cause of one in five deaths (30.12.2014)
• 3. Deaths from dementia and Alzheimer's disease are increasing (30.12.2014)
• 4. Deaths from alcohol-related causes almost unchanged (30.12.2014)
• 5. Stumbling the commonest reason for fatal accidents (30.12.2014)
• 6. Number of suicides has remained unchanged (30.12.2014)
• 7. Number of children dying under the age of one record low (30.12.2014)

2012

• 1. Causes of death in 2012 (30.12.2013)
• 2. Ischaemic heart disease causes more than every fifth death (30.12.2013)
• 3. Deaths from dementia and Alzheimer's disease are increasing (30.12.2013)
• 4. Alcohol-related causes of death made an upturn (30.12.2013)
• 5. Stumbling the most common cause of accidental deaths (30.12.2013)
• 6. The number of suicides continued decreasing (30.12.2013)
• 7. There is around ten cot deaths per year (30.12.2013)

2011

• 1. Causes of death in 2011 (21.12.2012)
• 2. Ischaemic heart disease causes more than every fifth death (21.12.2012)
• 3. Deaths from dementia and Alzheimer's disease are increasing (21.12.2012)
• 4. Alcohol-related causes of death are decreasing (21.12.2012)
• 5. Accidental falls were the most common accidents leading to death (21.12.2012)
• 6. The number of suicides continues decreasing (21.12.2012)
• 7. No maternal deaths in 2011 (21.12.2012)

2010

• Foreword (16.12.2011)
• 1. Changes in causes of death 1936 to 2010 (16.12.2011)
• 2. Mortality from diseases in 1936 to 2010 (16.12.2011)
• 3. Alcohol-related causes of death in 1969 to 2010 1) (16.12.2011)
• 4. Accident mortality in 1936 to 2010 (16.12.2011)
• 5. Suicide mortality in 1921 to 2010 (16.12.2011)
• 6. Infant mortality in 1936 to 2010 (16.12.2011)
• References (16.12.2011)

2009

Annual review

• Foreword (22.2.2011)
• 1. Causes of death in 2009 (22.2.2011)
• 2. Fatal accidents and violence (22.2.2011)
• 3. Infant mortality and maternal mortality (22.2.2011)
• 4. Accident, alcohol and dementia mortality by region in 2009 (22.2.2011)