Cancer is the second leading cause of death

Statistics: Cancer remains the second leading cause of death in Germany

02/02/2015

In 2013, cancer was the second leading cause of death in Germany. This was reported by the Federal Statistical Office. Accordingly, a quarter of those deceased in this country had succumbed to cancer. The most common cause of death was cardiovascular disease.

Cardiovascular disease was the leading cause of death
In 2013, 25 percent of all those who died in Germany succumbed to cancer, reports the news agency dts. According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on Monday announced that cancer was the second leading cause of death with a total of 223 842 deaths in the previous year. The most common cause of death was cardiovascular disease. These include hypertension, heart attack or coronary heart disease.

Average death age has been increasing for years
According to the information, the average age at death of cancer patients has been increasing for years. At 73.4 years in 2013, it had reached the highest ever measured value. In men, the most common fatal cancer was, according to Destatis, diseases of the digestive system. These include, for example, colon cancer or pancreatic cancer. According to the report followed by lung and bronchial cancer.

More lung cancer in women
In women also dominated cancers of the digestive organs. And second, breast cancer followed. Presumably there will be more lung cancer than breast cancer deaths in women this year. This was the result of a study by European researchers. As a result, the long-term effects of smoking cause more lung cancer in women. (Ad)

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