Category of death | Totals 2020, n (%) | Total 2018, n (%) |
Sudden natural death | 257 (43) | 225 (46) |
Chronic disease (natural death) | 100 (17) | 110 (22) |
Infectious disease (natural death) | 57 (9) | 53 (11) |
COVID-19 (natural death) | 54 (9) | 0 (0) |
Any natural death | 468 (78) | 388 (78) |
Drug and/or alcohol (unnatural death) | 49 (8) | 29 (6) |
Suicide (unnatural death) | 38 (6) | 27 (5) |
Road traffic accident (unnatural death) | 6 (1) | 5 (1) |
Non-road traffic traumatic death (unnatural death) | 18 (3) | 19 (4) |
Other unnatural death | 23 (4) | 30 (6) |
Any unnatural death | 134 (22) | 110 (22) |
Total | 602 | 498 |