Mortality
In summary table 6.1. the main mortality indicators for 2011 – 2013 can be found. 450 persons died in 2013.
Life expectancy at 0-year equals how old a newborn child can expect to be with the death rates that exist in the different age groups in a given period. Life expectancy for persons born in Greenland has risen by 14.3 years for males and 15.4 years for women in the period from 1954-1958 to 2003 - 2007.
Summary table 6.1. Mortality indicators
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|
Total |
Males |
Females |
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|
|
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
|
Deaths |
476 |
459 |
450 |
258 |
270 |
270 |
218 |
189 |
180 |
|
Non natural deaths1 |
69 |
… |
… |
52 |
… |
… |
17 |
… |
… |
|
Mortality rate |
8,5 |
8,2 |
8,0 |
8,7 |
9,1 |
9,1 |
8,2 |
7,2 |
6,8 |
|
Life expectancy2 |
… |
… |
… |
68,2 |
68,5 |
68,6 |
72,9 |
73,3 |
73,7 |
|
Life expectancy2(Born in Grl.) |
… |
… |
… |
66,9 |
67,3 |
67,3 |
72,5 |
72,9 |
73,3 |
Source: Statistics Greenland, The National Board of Health
1) See http://bank.stat.gl/SUELDM1
2) Calculated for 5-year periods. 2012=2008-2012
Summary table 6.2. Life expectancy newborn. Persons born in Greenland
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|
1978-1982 |
1983-1987 |
1988-1992 |
1993-1997 |
1998-2002 |
2003-2007 |
2008-2012 |
|
Males |
57,4 |
58,4 |
59,7 |
62,1 |
63,0 |
65,5 |
67,3 |
|
Females |
66,4 |
66,6 |
68,1 |
67,6 |
69,3 |
71,4 |
73,3 |
Source: Statistics Greenland, http://bank.stat.gl/beedt
Both men and women born in Greenland have shorter life span than those from countries in the Western world. There are two main reasons: Greenland still has a relatively high infant mortality and second high mortality due to accidents and suicides. Deaths due to accident or suicide typically occurs among young men aged 15-35 years. Like deaths among infants these contributes to a significant number of life years lost, far more than the rising number of deaths from cancer and heart disease, which typically occurs later in life.
In Summary table 6.3 the difference between men and women’s age-specific mortality rates are shown.
Summary table 6.3. Death pr 1000. Persons born in Greenland
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|
Males |
Females |
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|
|
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2009-2013 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2009-2013 |
|
0 |
2,3 |
15,6 |
13,8 |
10,0 |
12,3 |
10,8 |
5,1 |
0,0 |
7,6 |
7,9 |
5,3 |
5,1 |
|
1-4 |
1,3 |
1,3 |
0,0 |
0,6 |
1,2 |
0,8 |
0,7 |
0,7 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,6 |
0,4 |
|
5-9 |
1,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,2 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,5 |
0,0 |
0,1 |
|
10-14 |
1,4 |
0,9 |
0,5 |
0,5 |
0,0 |
0,7 |
1,4 |
0,5 |
0,5 |
0,0 |
1,0 |
0,7 |
|
15-19 |
3,6 |
2,7 |
6,3 |
2,3 |
3,8 |
3,7 |
1,8 |
3,6 |
2,3 |
0,9 |
3,4 |
2,4 |
|
20-24 |
2,4 |
8,1 |
3,0 |
3,8 |
4,2 |
4,3 |
1,0 |
2,4 |
1,3 |
1,3 |
0,9 |
1,4 |
|
25-29 |
6,3 |
2,8 |
2,4 |
3,3 |
2,8 |
3,4 |
0,6 |
0,6 |
1,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,4 |
|
30-34 |
3,7 |
7,1 |
2,1 |
2,5 |
2,0 |
3,3 |
1,6 |
0,7 |
2,3 |
1,7 |
1,1 |
1,5 |
|
35-39 |
2,0 |
6,6 |
3,4 |
2,3 |
1,7 |
3,1 |
1,5 |
3,2 |
3,5 |
1,4 |
2,8 |
2,5 |
|
40-44 |
2,8 |
6,2 |
2,8 |
5,4 |
3,5 |
4,1 |
0,9 |
2,8 |
1,9 |
2,1 |
2,4 |
2,0 |
|
45-49 |
3,9 |
10,0 |
7,6 |
3,4 |
5,8 |
6,0 |
7,2 |
4,8 |
6,4 |
2,0 |
2,4 |
4,5 |
|
50-54 |
10,1 |
9,1 |
7,5 |
5,8 |
8,0 |
7,9 |
5,8 |
9,1 |
2,1 |
4,9 |
4,2 |
5,0 |
|
55-59 |
19,8 |
17,3 |
9,7 |
8,2 |
17,1 |
13,9 |
18,5 |
11,0 |
10,0 |
10,2 |
5,2 |
10,5 |
|
60-64 |
18,2 |
22,0 |
17,5 |
20,5 |
20,0 |
19,6 |
21,5 |
16,2 |
24,2 |
16,6 |
10,6 |
17,6 |
|
65-69 |
35,0 |
51,3 |
28,6 |
42,5 |
27,6 |
36,2 |
28,7 |
36,3 |
34,3 |
20,4 |
33,7 |
30,6 |
|
70-74 |
69,5 |
68,3 |
59,6 |
72,8 |
47,3 |
62,7 |
41,5 |
38,5 |
59,8 |
57,6 |
39,7 |
47,5 |
|
75-79 |
107,4 |
121,3 |
108,5 |
116,5 |
123,0 |
115,5 |
78,2 |
72,1 |
83,1 |
71,0 |
79,9 |
76,9 |
|
80-84 |
168,4 |
127,9 |
183,3 |
151,5 |
136,2 |
153,0 |
125,3 |
141,5 |
142,5 |
137,0 |
100,2 |
129,0 |
|
85-89 |
378,4 |
133,3 |
188,7 |
296,3 |
147,1 |
217,9 |
103,1 |
259,3 |
125,0 |
215,8 |
239,4 |
192,2 |
Source: Statistics Greenland, http://bank.stat.gl/beebbdm1