The tumors are the leading cause of death in Canary Islands
The archipelago has the lowest mortality rate of all Spanish regions. The latest figures released yesterday yesterday by the National Statistics Institute (INE), Canary recorded 611.8 deaths per 100,000 population against a national average of 829.2. The main cause of deaths in the Islands are tumors that have increased the islanders by 8.2%. In the rest of the country, however the most common cause of death are circulatory diseases.
Only the autonomous city of Melilla with 511.3 deaths per 100,000 population has a rate more positive than the Canaries, two times lower than that of the Principality of Asturias, where there were 1,203.7 per 100,000 inhabitants. In the whole country there were 382,047 deaths. 183,926 women died, 1% less than last year, and 198,121 men, 0.5% less.
By gender
The crude death rate stood at 829.2 deaths per 100,000 population, which represented a decrease of 1.1% over the previous year. By sex, the female rate stood at 786.8 deaths per 100,000 women, while men was 872.9 per 100,000 men.
The main cause of death in all communities were diseases of the circulatory system, except in the Basque Country, Canary Islands, Madrid and Catalonia, where the first is taken as tumors. The three leading causes were diseases of the circulatory system (responsible for 31.2% of deaths), tumors (28.1%) and respiratory system diseases (10.5%).
The first two kept the trend of recent years: tumors upward (up 2%) and decreased in circulatory diseases (-0.8%). In 2010 also decreased respiratory disease deaths (-7.0%).
The INE estudos notes the increase in deaths due to the group of nervous system diseases (19,309 deaths, of which 11,344 have been for Alzheimer's disease). This increase, sustained over the past decade, ranks as the fourth leading cause of death in 2010, when was the eighth in 2000. By age, the leading cause of death in those over 79 years were diseases of the circulatory system (37.3% of all deaths in this group).
In the age group between five and 14 years and between 40 and 79, the leading causes of death were neoplasms (35.7 and 42.7% of the total, respectively). Among those aged one to four years and 15 to 39 years mortality was the main reason the group of external causes (25.5 and 38.5% respectively).
Only the autonomous city of Melilla with 511.3 deaths per 100,000 population has a rate more positive than the Canaries, two times lower than that of the Principality of Asturias, where there were 1,203.7 per 100,000 inhabitants. In the whole country there were 382,047 deaths. 183,926 women died, 1% less than last year, and 198,121 men, 0.5% less.
By gender
The crude death rate stood at 829.2 deaths per 100,000 population, which represented a decrease of 1.1% over the previous year. By sex, the female rate stood at 786.8 deaths per 100,000 women, while men was 872.9 per 100,000 men.
The main cause of death in all communities were diseases of the circulatory system, except in the Basque Country, Canary Islands, Madrid and Catalonia, where the first is taken as tumors. The three leading causes were diseases of the circulatory system (responsible for 31.2% of deaths), tumors (28.1%) and respiratory system diseases (10.5%).
The first two kept the trend of recent years: tumors upward (up 2%) and decreased in circulatory diseases (-0.8%). In 2010 also decreased respiratory disease deaths (-7.0%).
The INE estudos notes the increase in deaths due to the group of nervous system diseases (19,309 deaths, of which 11,344 have been for Alzheimer's disease). This increase, sustained over the past decade, ranks as the fourth leading cause of death in 2010, when was the eighth in 2000. By age, the leading cause of death in those over 79 years were diseases of the circulatory system (37.3% of all deaths in this group).
In the age group between five and 14 years and between 40 and 79, the leading causes of death were neoplasms (35.7 and 42.7% of the total, respectively). Among those aged one to four years and 15 to 39 years mortality was the main reason the group of external causes (25.5 and 38.5% respectively).
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