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Table 3 Deaths attributable to overweight or obesity in adults over 20 years old by diagnosis (2016)

From: Mortality, hospital days and treatment costs of current and reduced sugar consumption in Israel

 

Deaths

Attributable to obesity or overweight

(%)

Attributable to overweight

Attributable to obesity

Coronary artery disease

4949

2207

34.5%

796

1410

Diabetes type II

941

847

13.2%

315

532

Congestive heart failure

2279

822

12.8%

276

546

Stroke

2742

671

10.5%

224

446

Colorectal cancer

1456

609

9.5%

262

347

Hypertension

846

399

6.2%

142

257

Pancreatic cancer

938

344

5.4%

99

245

Pulmonary embolism

144

111

1.7%

41

70

Kidney cancer

232

110

1.7%

44

66

Breast cancer

1111

78

1.2%

31

48

Endometrial cancer

92

55

0.9%

15

40

Ovarian cancer

292

43

0.7%

18

26

Prostate cancer

394

35

0.5%

27

8

Asthma

116

32

0.5%

10

22

Esophageal cancer

143

18

0.3%

8

10

Gallbladder disease

30

10

0.2%

3

7

Non-alcoholic fatty liver

16

6

0.1%

2

4

Gout

4

2

0.03%

1

1

Osteoarthritis

3

2

0.03%

1

1

Total

16,729

6402

100%

2315

4086