Table 2 Number of deaths from chronic diseases in the Netherlands from 1996–2006 according to primary cause of death and percentage change relative to the preceding year
Diagnosis | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cancer * | 38,157 | 37,968 -0.5% | 38,266 0.8% | 39,005 1.9% | 38,702 -0.8% | 38,917 0.6% | 39,579 1.7% | 39,789 0.5% | 40,196 1.0% | 40,252 0.1% | 40,421 0.4% |
Stroke | 12,232 | 12,146 -0.7% | 12,104 -0.3% | 12,409 2.5% | 12,184 -1.8% | 11,890 -2.4% | 12,222 2.8% | 11,469 -6.2% | 10,990 -4.2% | 10,326 -6.0% | 9,882 -4.3% |
Dementia | 4,383 | 4,588 4.7% | 4,653 1.4% | 5,203 11.8% | 5,343 2.7% | 5,827 9.1% | 6,840 17.4% | 7,046 3.0% | 6,990 -0.8% | 7,005 0.2% | 7,688 9.8% |
COPD | 6,488 | 6,356 -2.0% | 6,974 9.7% | 6,740 -3.4% | 6,753 0.2% | 6,373 -5.6% | 6,310 -1.0% | 6,548 3.8% | 5,755 -12.1% | 6,423 11.6% | 6,292 -2.0% |
Heart failure | 5,272 | 5,265 -0.1% | 5,322 1.1% | 5,551 4.3% | 5,908 6.4% | 5,530 -6.4% | 5,598 1.2% | 5,830 4.1% | 5,624 -3.5% | 5,943 5.7% | 5,952 0.2% |
Diabetes | 3,143 | 3,198 1.7% | 3,224 0.8% | 3,308 2.6% | 3,345 1.1% | 4,283 28.0% | 4,079 -4.8% | 3,791 -7.1% | 3,769 -0.6% | 3,759 -0.3% | 3,510 -6.6% |
Other chr. diseases | 3,304 | 3,338 1.0% | 3,259 -2.4% | 3,395 4.2% | 3,256 -4.1% | 3,337 2.5% | 3,444 3.2% | 3,630 5.4% | 3,450 -5.0% | 3,480 0.9% | 3,621 4.1% |
Total | 72,979 | 72,859 -0.2% | 73,802 1.3% | 75,611 2.5% | 75,491 -0.2% | 76,157 0.9% | 78,072 2.5% | 78,103 0.0% | 76,774 -1.7% | 77,188 0.5% | 77,366 0.2% |