Table 2 Age at death statistics from the 30 most commonly reported causes, including the number of deaths reported (N), the contribution per cause (as a percentage of all deaths reported in the survey), the median, inter-quartile range (IQR), range (minimum and maximum) and 95% confidence interval of the median of age of death in months

Old Age

780

13.77

164.5

148–177

69–267

1.64

Cancer - unspecified

492

8.69

123

98.5–145

2–255

3.31

Unknown

290

5.12

112

71–147

0–241

7.05

Heart Failure

277

4.89

119

90.75–147

0–207

5.34

Kidney Failure

239

4.22

125

85–152

3–210

6.85

Old Age combinations

229

4.04

155

139–169

86–216

3.13

Bone tumour

192

3.39

110.5

85–132.5

18–242

5.42

Lymphoma

180

3.18

95.5

61–126

3–171

7.65

Cardiomyopathy

166

2.93

114

82–142

1–220

7.36

Brain tumour

159

2.81

103

73.5–136

0–195

7.83

Stroke

136

2.40

152.5

129–168

7–191

5.28

Splenic tumour

129

2.28

126

101.75–146.75

16–180

6.26

Hepatic liver tumour

115

2.03

119

91–142

20–183

7.51

Road Traffic Accident

102

1.80

38.5

14–74

1–176

9.39

Liver Failure

89

1.57

136

96–152.25

4–195.36

9.42

Epilepsy

88

1.55

68

39–96

4–180

9.60

Gastric dilation-volvulus (Bloat)

87

1.54

101

60–127.75

14–166.68

11.48

Aggression

85

1.50

39

21–75.25

7–157

9.30

Seizure

82

1.45

130.5

81–153

4–192

12.56

Gastric tumour

78

1.38

120.5

95–143

25–198

8.59

Arthritis

77

1.36

151

129.42–168

18–219

6.95

Oral tumour

72

1.27

133.5

103.5–154

27–203

9.40

Lung tumour

55

0.97

117

96–135.5

32–317

8.42

Mammary tumour

53

0.94

126

111–148.25

78–190

8.08

Hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing’s Disease)

50

0.88

138

117–158

69–188

9.16

Intestinal tumour

49

0.87

127

93–149

28–195

12.64

Skin tumour

45

0.79

112

76.75–136

14–179

13.96

Surgical complication

44

0.78

68

31.5–107.5

2–193

18.10

Pancreatitis

42

0.74

109

67–132

13–191

15.85

Leukaemia

40

0.71

94

60.5–114

13–177

13.37

Cumulative total

4522

79.85

–

–

All responses from all breeds

5663

100%

124

86–154

0–317

1.43