UK rank for 3-year lagged mean mortality rate per 100 000 compared with 17 EU15+ countries in 2015*
| 1–4 | 5–9 | 10–14 | 10–14 | 15–19 | 15–19 | |
| Both sexes | Both sexes | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
| Communicable/maternal | ||||||
| Common infections | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
| Neonatal disorders | 15 | 11 | ||||
| Other communicable | 15 | |||||
| NCD | ||||||
| Neoplasms | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 14 |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 12 |
| Chronic respiratory diseases | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 |
| Digestive diseases | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 |
| Neurological disorders | 13 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 |
| DUBE | 13 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 |
| MSK | 18 | |||||
| Other NCD | 10 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 10 |
| Injuries | ||||||
| Transport injuries | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Unintentional injuries | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Self-harm | 6 | 7 | 11 | 6 | ||
| Interpersonal violence | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Causes contributing to less than 1% of total deaths are not shown.
Cells are shaded according to UK mortality rank compared with 17 EU15+ countries, from green (1=lowest mortality) to yellow/orange (9.5=median mortality), to red (18=highest mortality).
*Rank was calculated using 3-year lagged mean mortality rate per 100 000 for 2015 in the UK compared with all EU15+ countries except Greece, where data were only available for 2014 For EU15+ countries without data to 2015, we used lagged mean mortality rate over the 3 years prior to the latest available data year.
DUBE, diabetes/urological/blood/endocrine disorders; EU15+, European Union countries pre-2004, Norway, Australia and Canada; MSK, musculoskeletal disorders; NCD, non-communicable disease.