s years in up from years in and swedish men another years up from years in in people died from cardiovascular diseases accounting for of all deaths among women and of all deaths among men and from cancer accounting for of all deaths among women and of all deaths among men the strong rise in the number of deaths from alzheimers disease and other dementias reflects population ageing better diagnosis lack of effective treatments and more precise coding of these conditions as the cause of death major depressive disorders are another leading health problem that even if not fatal have serious lifelimiting consequences