From: Reliable mortality statistics for Turkey: Are we there yet?
Variables | Frequency of missing information | |
---|---|---|
Sociodemographic characteristics of decedent (n = 18933) | n | % |
The level of education | 8325 | 44.0 |
Profession | 8251 | 43.6 |
The place of birth | 3229 | 17.1 |
Sex | 31 | 0.2 |
Residential area | 42 | 0.2 |
The date of birth | 27 | 0.1 |
The date of death | 0 | 0.0 |
Variables associated with death (n = 18933) | ||
Did the death occur as a result of injury? | 18186 | 96.1 |
The time of death | 1063 | 5.6 |
Was an autopsy performed? | 602 | 3.2 |
Place of death | 370 | 2.0 |
Manner of death | 202 | 1.1 |
Variables associated with stillbirths and infant deaths (n = 343) | ||
The time of birth | 285 | 83.1 |
The sequence of birth | 142 | 41.4 |
Birth weight | 93 | 27.1 |
The age of the mother | 97 | 28.3 |
Gestation in weeks | 102 | 29.7 |
The cause of death (n = 18933) | ||
Causative chain | ||
a line | 433 | 2.3 |
b line | 6441 | 34.0 |
c line | 14190 | 74.9 |
d line | 17849 | 94.3 |
The contributory cause of death | ||
a line | 17960 | 94.9 |
b line | 18701 | 98.8 |