Table 1 Typical aimed data base, to be negotiated with national or regional administration of mortality statistics
1. Year of registration | 2003 |
2. Population | all deaths (except stillborns) in the whole country/region |
3. Variables | Place of death (hospital, care home, home, other, unknown) |
| Â | Natural vs. non-natural death |
| Â | Underlying cause of death (ICD-coded) |
| Â | Age |
| Â | Sex |
| Â | Civil status |
| Â | Living situation/family type |
| Â | Level of education |
| Â | Place (country) of birth/Nationality |
| Â | Municipality of death |
| Â | Municipality of residence (ZIP code) |
| Â | (area statistics to be linked to place of residence) |