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Table 3 Causes of death in the control group versus the bronchiectasis group

From: Mortality risk and causes of death in patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis

Cause of death

Control group

(total = 90,313)

Bronchiectasis group

(total = 18,134)

Respiratory

35 (4.9)

505 (30.6)

All cancer

377 (52.8)

515 (31.2)

 Lung cancer

52 (7.3)

205 (12.4)

 Other cancer

325 (45.5)

310 (18.8)

Neurologic

66 (9.2)

148 (9.0)

Cardiologic

69 (9.7)

118 (7.1)

Trauma

40 (5.6)

46 (2.8)

Suicide

65 (9.1)

39 (2.4)

Others

62 (8.7)

282 (17.1)

Total

714

1653