Dementia and Alzheimer's

Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are significant causes of deaths among the elderly
Note: ICD-10: F01-F09, G30-G31. Standard population based on the total Nordic population 2000. Iceland: Rolling five-year average.
Note: ICD-10: F01-F09, G30-G31. Standard population based on the total Nordic population 2000. Iceland: Rolling five-year average.

Please note that countries may have different ways to define cause-of-death for elderly people. Many countries still use pneumonia (J12-J18) or age-related physical debility (R54) instead of more specific cause-of-death.