Causes of deaths in boys and girls in 1999 (published by the Office for National Statistics, www.statistics.gov.uk)
| Age of boys/girls | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–4 | 5–9 | 10–14 | 15–19 | |
| All causes | 306/241 | 141/111 | 176/117 | 555/267 |
| Trauma (includes poisoning) | 61/47 | 30/22 | 67/28 | 329/114 |
| Infection | 31/26 | 7/5 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
| Neoplasms | 42/30 | 46/30 | 39/17 | 53/34 |
| CNS disease | 44/31 | 20/20 | 21/23 | 38/23 |
| Respiratory disease | 29/17 | 9/11 | 9/11 | 15/13 |
| Circulatory disease | 15/20 | 2/7 | 10/6 | 16/13 |