Heart attack, infections and cancer What most Germans die from

In 2015, a total of 925,200 people died in Germany, including 449,512 men and 475,688 women. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of deaths increased by 6.5% compared to the previous year. Almost half of the deceased women and one quarter of the deceased men were 85 years and older.

The most common cause of death in 2015, as in previous years, was cardiovascular disease. 39% of all deaths were due to this. Of the 356,625 people who died of cardiovascular disease, there were 157,999 men and 198,626 women. Especially in older people, these diseases led to death. 92% of those with cardiovascular disease died 65 years and over. A total of 50 948 people died in 2015 from a heart attack that belongs to this disease group. Of these, 57% were men and 43% were women.

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The second most frequent cause of death was cancer. Almost a quarter of all deceased (226,337 people) succumbed to cancer in 2015, including 122,916 men and 103,421 women. In men, the malignant neoplasms of the digestive organs and the respiratory organs (lung and bronchial cancer) were the most frequently diagnosed cancers. Women were also most often affected by a malignant neoplasm of the digestive system. However, the most common single diagnosis in women's cancers was breast cancer.

4% of all deaths were due to a non-natural cause of death such as injury or poisoning (36,503 deaths). In 12,868 cases (6,027 men and 6,841 women), a fall was the cause of death. A suicide ended 10 080 lives, with 73% of men almost three times as high as 27% of women.

A00-T98	A total of	925200
including:
A00-B99	Certain infectious and parasitic diseases	19,946
C00-C97	Malignant neoplasms (cancer)	226337
F00-F99	Mental and behavioral disorders	44594
I00-I99	Diseases of the circulatory system	356625
including:
I21-I22	myocardial infarction	50948
J00-J99	Diseases of the respiratory system	68305
K00-K93	Diseases of the digestive system	39846
S00-T98	Injuries, poisoning and certain others Consequences of external causes	36,503
below for the external cause (V01-Y98):
V01-V99	Transport accidents	3690
W00-W19	bell	12868
X60-X84	Intentional self-harm (suicide)	10080