Patient mortality according to comorbidity
| Comorbidity | 2005 deaths (%) | 2006 deaths (%) | Total (%) |
| Malignancy (other than bronchial) | 27.65 | 28.66 | 28.20 |
| Lung cancer | 25.07 | 25.33 | 25.21 |
| Pulmonary diseases (other than COPD) | 24.03 | 24.82 | 24.45 |
| Dementia | 21.93 | 22.76 | 22.36 |
| Renal diseases | 20.20 | 21.30 | 20.79 |
| CNS disorders | 19.27 | 19.54 | 19.41 |
| Cardiac comorbidity | 17.06 | 17.63 | 17.35 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 13.41 | 13.88 | 13.66 |
| Liver diseases | 12.26 | 13.60 | 12.93 |
| COPD | 9.85 | 10.37 | 10.12 |
| Total | 17.08 | 17.75 | 17.43 |
| No comorbidity | 12.50 | 13.35 | 12.95 |
Listed are the 10 most frequently recorded comorbidities.
Comorbidity as defined was present in 209 997 patients. Of these, 36 604 (17.43%) died.
CNS, central nervous system; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.