BACKGROUND: Our objective was to study the mortality from the 12 leading causes of death in Spain in 1998. PATIENTS AND METHOD: Proportional mortality and death rates according to causes of death in 1998 were estimated. We also calculated death rate trends since 1998. RESULTS: Leading causes of death were cancer heart diseases and cerebrovascular disease. Alzheimer's disease was the 11th leading cause of death. CONCLUSIONS: While mortality from Alzheimer's disease in 1998 was 21 times higher than in 1980, cancer-related mortality decreased over the last years.
BACKGROUND: Our objective was to study the mortality from the 12 leading causes of death in Spain in 1998. PATIENTS AND METHOD: Proportional mortality and death rates according to causes of death in 1998 were estimated. We also calculated death rate trends since 1998. RESULTS: Leading causes of death were cancer heart diseases and cerebrovascular disease. Alzheimer's disease was the 11th leading cause of death. CONCLUSIONS: While mortality from Alzheimer's disease in 1998 was 21 times higher than in 1980, cancer-related mortality decreased over the last years.
Authors: Daniel Gainza Miranda; Eva María Sanz Peces; Alberto Alonso Babarro; Maria Concepción Prados Sánchez; María Varela Cerdeira Journal: BMC Palliat Care Date: 2016-03-22 Impact factor: 3.234