Cause of death (ICD-10) | Deaths, n (2005) | Proportion of all deaths | Proportion of GI deaths | 2001* | 2005* | Rate ratio 2005 vs 2001 |
Clostridium difficile (A047) | 2026 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.86 |
Ischaemic colitis (K559 & K55) | 1346 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.50 |
Gastrointestinal haemorrhage (K992) | 1420 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.94 |
All liver diseases (K70–K77) | 6889 | 1.3 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 1.09 |
All non-malignant diseases (K00–K93) | 27639 | 5.4 | 42.3 | 32.6 | 35.1 | 1.08 |
Malignant digestive diseases (C15–C26) | 37655 | 7.3 | 57.7 | 49.8 | 48.8 | 0.98 |
All digestive (GI) disease | 65294 | 12.7 | 100 | 82.4 | 83.9 | 1.02 |
All-cause mortality | 512692 | 100 | 669.3 | 615.3 | 0.92 |
*Mortality rates per 100 000, age-standardised to the European population.