Table 18 Deceased patient distribution, by causes of death and age, 2015
From: Annual Dialysis Data Report 2015, JSDT Renal Data Registry
| Cause of death | < 65 | 65 ≤, < 75 | 75 ≤, < 85 | 85 ≤ | Subtotal | Unspecified | No information available | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart failure (%) | 776 (22.0) | 1960 (24.8) | 2905 (26.2) | 1901 (29.0) | 7542 (26.0) | 2 (18.2) | 7544 (26.0) | |
| Cerebrovascular disorder (%) | 400 (11.3) | 568 (7.2) | 666 (6.0) | 282 (4.3) | 1916 (6.6) | 1916 (6.6) | ||
| Infectious disease (%) | 567 (16.0) | 1716 (21.7) | 2576 (23.3) | 1533 (23.4) | 6392 (22.0) | 1 (9.1) | 6393 (22.0) | |
| Hemorrhage (%) | 60 (1.7) | 122 (1.5) | 162 (1.5) | 77 (1.2) | 421 (1.4) | 421 (1.4) | ||
| Malignant tumors (%) | 377 (10.7) | 911 (11.5) | 1004 (9.1) | 425 (6.5) | 2717 (9.4) | 2717 (9.3) | ||
| Cachexia/uremia (%) | 72 (2.0) | 248 (3.1) | 521 (4.7) | 498 (7.6) | 1339 (4.6) | 1339 (4.6) | ||
| Cardiac infarction (%) | 215 (6.1) | 392 (5.0) | 452 (4.1) | 186 (2.8) | 1245 (4.3) | 1245 (4.3) | ||
| Potassium poisoning/sudden death (%) | 181 (5.1) | 225 (2.9) | 240 (2.2) | 102 (1.6) | 748 (2.6) | 748 (2.6) | ||
| Other causes (%) | 426 (12.1) | 950 (12.0) | 1465 (13.2) | 929 (14.2) | 3770 (13.0) | 3 (27.3) | 3774 (13.0) | |
| Unspecified (%) | 460 (13.0) | 800 (10.1) | 1078 (9.7) | 625 (9.5) | 2963 (10.2) | 5 (45.5) | 2968 (10.2) | |
| Subtotal (%) | 3534 (100.0) | 7892 (100.0) | 11,069 (100.0) | 6558 (100.0) | 29,053 (100.0) | 11 (100.0) | 29,064 (100.0) | |
| No information available | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 25 | ||
| Total | 3537 | 7898 | 11,077 | 6566 | 29,078 | 11 | 29,089 |