Table 2 Changes over time in numbers and causes of death in thalassaemia major in the UK.
| Period | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of death | 1950 – 59 | 1960 – 69 | 1970 – 79 | 1980 – 89 | 1990 – 99 | 2000 – 03 | Total |
| Iron overload | 1 | 21 | 37 | 46 | 6 | 111 | |
| Anaemia | 6 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 33 | ||
| BMT complication | 5 | 15 | 1 | 21 | |||
| Infection | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | |
| Malignancy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Other | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 16 | ||
| Unknown | 1 | 1 | |||||
| TOTAL | 6 | 22 | 37 | 56 | 74 | 11 | 206 |
| % iron overload | 0 | 4.5 | 56.8 | 66.1 | 62.2 | 54.5 | 53.9 |