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Avoidable deaths 1981-2021

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2010

Figures for the years 2010-2019 were corrected on 15 October 2021

2011

Figures for the years 2010-2019 were corrected on 15 October 2021

2012

Figures for the years 2010-2019 were corrected on 15 October 2021

2013

Figures for the years 2010-2019 were corrected on 15 October 2021

2014

Figures for the years 2010-2019 were corrected on 15 October 2021

2015

Figures for the years 2010-2019 were corrected on 15 October 2021

2016

Figures for the years 2010-2019 were corrected on 15 October 2021

2017

Figures for the years 2010-2019 were corrected on 15 October 2021

2018

Figures for the years 2010-2019 were corrected on 15 October 2021

2019

Figures for the years 2010-2019 were corrected on 15 October 2021
Avoidable deaths is a term that refers to deaths, which could have been prevented by adequate disease prevention or therapy. Many diseases do not need to lead to death if they are diagnosed early orproperly treated. Other causes of deaths can also be significantlyaffected by preventive measures, such as anti-smoking measures which may reduce lung cancer deaths. Avoidable deaths are thus above all a measurement of the effectiveness of the health care system and health policies. There are number of competing definitions of avoidable deaths. In the current definition, the causes of deaths are based on the definition developed by the Swedish Health Authorities. Only persons in the age group 1-74 years are taken into account, except for respiratory diseases, asthma, measles and whooping cough, which refer to the age group 1-14 years. The rate of avoidable deaths refer to the number of deaths per 100 000 population. Classification of causes of death according to the European shortlist and 9th revision of WHO's International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9) 1981-1995 and to its 10th revision (ICD-10) 1996 and later. An error occurred in previously published news release that was published on February 23, 2021. The errors were found in figures for the years 2010-2019. They were corrected 15 September 2021.