[Mortality pattern in Spain, 1998].
BACKGROUND
Our objective was to study the mortality from the 12 leading causes of death in Spain in 1998.


METHODS
Proportional mortality and death rates according to causes of death in 1998 were estimated. We also calculated death rate trends since 1998.


RESULTS
Leading causes of death were cancer heart diseases and cerebrovascular disease. Alzheimer's disease was the 11th leading cause of death.


CONCLUSIONS
While mortality from Alzheimer's disease in 1998 was 21 times higher than in 1980, cancer-related mortality decreased over the last years.
Regidor
Enrique
E
Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.
Gutiérrez-Fisac
Juan L
JL
Calle
María E
ME
Otero A
Angel
A
D002423:Cause of Death; D006801:Humans; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology