"Figure 5: Percentage of deaths for the 10 leading causes of death for females, 2002 and 2012","" "England and Wales","" "","" "Notes","1. The cause of death groups used here are based on a list developed by the WHO, modified for use in England and Wales (Griffiths et al, 2005) 2. Figures for 2002 are given for the top 10 causes of death in 2012 as a comparison" "Unit","% of all female deaths" "","" "Causes of death","2012","2002" "Heart failure and complications and ill-defined heart disease (I50-I51)","2.0","3.0" "Diseases of the urinary system (N00-N39)","2.1","1.7" "Malignant neoplasm of colon sigmoid rectum and anus (C18-C21)","2.5","2.4" "Malignant neoplasms of female breast (C50)","4.0","4.1" "Malignant neoplasm of trachea bronchus and lung (C33 C34)","5.2","4.1" "Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47)","5.5","4.3" "Influenza and Pneumonia (J09-J18)","5.8","7.2" "Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69)","8.4","13.0" "Ischaemic heart diseases (I20-I25)","10.3","16.5" "Dementia and Alzheimer's disease (F01 F03 G30)","11.5","4.4"