Most people in Germany die from cardiovascular diseases, followed by cancer. People are also dying increasingly from mental disorders.
11/28/2014
Cardiovascular diseases continue to rank first among the leading causes of death in Germany. This is announced by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on Thursday in Wiesbaden. Accordingly, more than 350,000 people (39.7 percent) died last year from a disease of the cardiovascular system such as a heart attack or bleeding from the brain. “92 percent of those who died from a disease of the cardiovascular system were 65 years and older,” Destatis continues. Cancer was the second most common cause of death. In 2013, around a quarter of the deaths with around 220,000 victims were attributable to malignant tumors. “Mental disorders” are increasingly being cited as the cause of death.
The number of deaths in Germany rose by 2.8 percent
Statisticians recorded an increase of 16 percent compared to 2012 in mental and behavioral disorders. In 2013, 36,117 people died of such a disease, with 80 percent of these deaths being caused by dementia.
“3.8 percent of all deaths were due to a non-natural cause of death, such as injury or poisoning (34,133 deaths),” Destatis said. 10,842 people lost their lives due to a fall, 10,076 committed suicide, with 73.9 percent of men choosing suicide being almost three times the proportion of women (26.1 percent).
Overall, the number of deaths rose 2.8 percent last year compared to 2012. (ag)
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