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Table 5 Gender and age distribution of deaths from chronic and non-chronic conditions*

From: Place of death in the Czech Republic and Slovakia: a population based comparative study using death certificates data

 

Death from chronic condition

Total

 

CZ (N,%)

SK (N,%)

 

Age category

Chronic

Non-chronic

Chronic

Non-chronic

 

0-1 years

11 (<0.1)

274 (0.5)

10 (<0.1)

315 (1.1)

610

2-18 years

45 (0.1)

214 (0.4)

45 (0.2)

196 (0.7)

500

19-50 years

2037 (4.1)

3171 (6.3)

1570 (6.9)

2399 (8.2)

9177

51-70 years

17245 (34.6)

11812 (23.6)

8813 (38.9)

7079 (24.2)

44949

71 and older

30502 (61.2)

34627 (69.1)

12219 (53.9)

19257 (65.8)

96605

Total

49840 (100.0)

50098 (100.0)

22657 (100.0)

29246 (100.0)

151841

Gender

     

Male

25329 (50.8)

25148 (50.2)

12250 (54.1)

14547 (49.7)

77274

Female

24511 (49.2)

24950 (49.8)

10407 (45.9)

14699 (50.3)

74567

Total

49840 (100.0)

50098 (100.0)

22657 (100.0)

29246 (100.0)

151841

  1. *There was a significant association between age category and cause of death (chronic condition yes/no) in both CZ and SK, tested by χ2 Pearson test, p < .001. In Slovakia, there was a significant difference between gender and cause of death (p < .001).