Disease | No. of cases | Percentage of total cases | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ischaemic heart disease | 207 | 36 |
2 | Hypertensive heart disease/hypertensive and ischaemic heart disease | 46 | 8 |
3 | Myocardial infarction | 39 | 7 |
4 | Ruptured aortic aneurysm | 29 | 5 |
5 | Pulmonary thromboembolism | 28 | 5 |
6 | Haemopericardium owing to ruptured myocardial infarct | 20 | 4 |
7 | Overdose of medication | 18 | 3 |
8 | Bronchopneumonia | 17 | 3 |
9/10 | Subarachnoid haemorrhage | 8 | 1 |
Hanging | 8 | 1 |