Deaths; underlying cause of death (shortlist), sex, age

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Deaths; underlying cause of death (shortlist), sex, age
Sex Age Periods All causes of death (number) 16 Sympt., signs and ill-defined cond. 16.1 Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) (number)
Total male and female Total of all ages 2023* 169,521 6
Total male and female 0 year 2023* 598 6
Total male and female 1 to 5 years 2023* 83
Total male and female 5 to 10 years 2023* 67
Total male and female 10 to 15 years 2023* 85
Total male and female 15 to 20 years 2023* 217
Total male and female 20 to 25 years 2023* 361
Total male and female 25 to 30 years 2023* 409
Total male and female 30 to 35 years 2023* 535
Total male and female 35 to 40 years 2023* 722
Total male and female 40 to 45 years 2023* 1,036
Total male and female 45 to 50 years 2023* 1,554
Total male and female 50 to 55 years 2023* 3,203
Total male and female 55 to 60 years 2023* 5,278
Total male and female 60 to 65 years 2023* 8,179
Total male and female 65 to 70 years 2023* 12,007
Total male and female 70 to 75 years 2023* 17,349
Total male and female 75 to 80 years 2023* 25,159
Total male and female 80 to 85 years 2023* 28,215
Total male and female 85 to 90 years 2023* 30,475
Total male and female 90 to 95 years 2023* 23,814
Total male and female 95 years or older 2023* 10,175
Male Total of all ages 2023* 83,919 4
Male 0 year 2023* 343 4
Male 1 to 5 years 2023* 50
Male 5 to 10 years 2023* 39
Male 10 to 15 years 2023* 46
Male 15 to 20 years 2023* 154
Male 20 to 25 years 2023* 237
Male 25 to 30 years 2023* 268
Male 30 to 35 years 2023* 348
Male 35 to 40 years 2023* 452
Male 40 to 45 years 2023* 606
Male 45 to 50 years 2023* 916
Male 50 to 55 years 2023* 1,870
Male 55 to 60 years 2023* 3,108
Male 60 to 65 years 2023* 4,672
Male 65 to 70 years 2023* 6,871
Male 70 to 75 years 2023* 10,009
Male 75 to 80 years 2023* 14,114
Male 80 to 85 years 2023* 14,803
Male 85 to 90 years 2023* 13,999
Male 90 to 95 years 2023* 8,513
Male 95 years or older 2023* 2,501
Female Total of all ages 2023* 85,602 2
Female 0 year 2023* 255 2
Female 1 to 5 years 2023* 33
Female 5 to 10 years 2023* 28
Female 10 to 15 years 2023* 39
Female 15 to 20 years 2023* 63
Female 20 to 25 years 2023* 124
Female 25 to 30 years 2023* 141
Female 30 to 35 years 2023* 187
Female 35 to 40 years 2023* 270
Female 40 to 45 years 2023* 430
Female 45 to 50 years 2023* 638
Female 50 to 55 years 2023* 1,333
Female 55 to 60 years 2023* 2,170
Female 60 to 65 years 2023* 3,507
Female 65 to 70 years 2023* 5,136
Female 70 to 75 years 2023* 7,340
Female 75 to 80 years 2023* 11,045
Female 80 to 85 years 2023* 13,412
Female 85 to 90 years 2023* 16,476
Female 90 to 95 years 2023* 15,301
Female 95 years or older 2023* 7,674
Source: CBS.
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This table contains the number of deaths in the population of the Netherlands by underlying cause of death (short list), sex and age-group (at time of death).

Since 2013 Statistics Netherlands is using Iris software for automatic coding for cause of death. This improved the international comparison of the data. The change in coding did cause a considerable shift in the statistic. Since 2013 the (yearly) ICD-10 updates are applied.

Data available from: 1950

Status of the figures:
The figures for 2023 are provisional, all other figures are final.

Changes as of July 18th 2024:
The provisional figures for 2023 have been added.

Changes as of February 14th 2024:
A correction has been implemented concerning the average population for the years 2015 and 2016, there was a shift in all age categories.

Changes as of December 11th 2023:
- The final figures of 2022 have been added.
- Due to a change in the allocation of codes in group 17, external causes, there have been several shifts in the groups 17.1, 17.1.1, 17.1.1.2, 1.1.5 and 17.5 in the years 1996 to 2021. These are Sequelae of transport accidents, suicide and homicide.
- Furthermore a correction has been implemented concerning the years 1996 to 2002, which involved some shifts in the age categories, sex and cause of death. The changes concerned >5 persons per year.

When will new figures be published?
The aim is to publish final figures for 2023 in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Description topics

All causes of death
Total number of deaths.
ICD-codes:
ICD-10: A00-Y89;
ICD-9: 001-E999;
ICD-8: 000-E999;
ICD-6+7: 000-E999
16 Sympt., signs and ill-defined cond.
16 Symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditions.
ICD-codes:
ICD-10: R00-R99;
ICD-9: 780-799;
ICD-8: 780-791, 793-796;
ICD-6+7: 780-791, 793-795
16.1 Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
16.1 Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
ICD-codes:
ICD-10: R95;
ICD-9: 798.0, younger than 1 year;
ICD-8: 795, younger than 1 year;
ICD-6+7: --