Table 16 Deceased dialysis patient distribution, by cause of death and sex, 2015
From: Annual Dialysis Data Report 2015, JSDT Renal Data Registry
Cause of death | Male | Female | Subtotal | No information available | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heart failure (%) | 4720 (24.8) | 2824 (28.1) | 7544 (26.0) | 7544 (26.0) | |
Cerebrovascular disorder (%) | 1188 (6.3) | 728 (7.2) | 1916 (6.6) | 1916 (6.6) | |
Infectious disease (%) | 4286 (22.6) | 2107 (20.9) | 6393 (22.0) | 6393 (22.0) | |
Hemorrhage (%) | 279 (1.5) | 142 (1.4) | 421 (1.4) | 421 (1.4) | |
Malignant tumors (%) | 2013 (10.6) | 704 (7.0) | 2717 (9.3) | 2717 (9.3) | |
Cachexia/uremia (%) | 740 (3.9) | 599 (6.0) | 1339 (4.6) | 1339 (4.6) | |
Cardiac infarction (%) | 867 (4.6) | 378 (3.8) | 1245 (4.3) | 1245 (4.3) | |
Potassium poisoning/sudden death (%) | 538 (2.8) | 210 (2.1) | 748 (2.6) | 748 (2.6) | |
Chronic hepatitis/cirrhosis (%) | 206 (1.1) | 74 (0.7) | 280 (1.0) | 280 (1.0) | |
Suicide/refusal of treatment (dialysis) (%) | 155 (0.8) | 57 (0.6) | 212 (0.7) | 212 (0.7) | |
Intestinal obstruction (%) | 194 (1.0) | 113 (1.1) | 307 (1.1) | 307 (1.1) | |
Pulmonary thrombus/pulmonary embolus (%) | 42 (0.2) | 30 (0.3) | 72 (0.2) | 72 (0.2) | |
Death due to disaster (%) | 94 (0.5) | 34 (0.3) | 128 (0.4) | 128 (0.4) | |
Other causes (%) | 1663 (8.8) | 1111 (11.0) | 2774 (9.5) | 2774 (9.5) | |
Unspecified (%) | 2012 (10.6) | 956 (9.5) | 2968 (10.2) | 2968 (10.2) | |
Subtotal (%) | 18,997 (100.0) | 10,067 (100.0) | 29,064 (100.0) | 29,064 (100.0) | |
No information available | 11 | 14 | 25 | 25 | |
Total | 19,008 | 10,081 | 29,089 | 29,089 |