PRESS RELEASE: 9.691-133/10

Vienna, 2010-06-11 – Diseases of the circulatory system are still the leading cause of death in Austria; this was confirmed by the latest data of Statistics Austria. In 2009, 77 381 deaths occurred. 43% of all deaths are due to diseases of the circulatory system, 25% due to malignant neoplasm. 53 out of 100 deaths refer to women, 47 to men. Absolute figures show a decline of mortality by 1.2% over the past ten years. However, age standardized mortality, taking account of the increasing share of elderly people in the Austrian society, even declined by 16% over the same period.

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