Table 4 Characteristics of death certificates from Izmir with defined and ill-defined underlying causes of death, 2010
From: Reliable mortality statistics for Turkey: Are we there yet?
Underlying cause of death | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Defined | Ill-defined | ||
n | % | n | % | |
Sex | ||||
Male | 7823 | 77.0 | 2336 | 23.0 |
Female | 5924 | 71.0 | 2417 | 29.0 |
Age groups | ||||
0-14 | 344 | 72.9 | 128 | 27.1 |
15-29 | 213 | 77.7 | 61 | 22.3 |
30-44 | 462 | 79.1 | 122 | 20.9 |
45-59 | 2078 | 80.6 | 500 | 19.4 |
60-74 | 4412 | 78.7 | 1197 | 21.3 |
75+ | 6224 | 69.4 | 2743 | 30.6 |
Unknown | 14 | 87.5 | 2 | 12.5 |
Residential area | ||||
Metropolitan district | 9804 | 73.9 | 3455 | 26.1 |
Countryside district | 3915 | 75.2 | 1289 | 24.8 |
Unknown | 28 | 75.7 | 9 | 24.3 |
Manner of death | ||||
Natural | 13120 | 74.2 | 4571 | 25.8 |
Due to external causes | 390 | 84.1 | 74 | 15.9 |
Otherb | 105 | 62.9 | 62 | 37.1 |
Unknown | 132 | 74.2 | 46 | 25.8 |
Reporting institute | ||||
Institute of Forensic Medicine | 385 | 82.1 | 84 | 17.9 |
Municipality | 3567 | 68.5 | 1637 | 31.5 |
Hospital | 7423 | 75.8 | 2368 | 24.2 |
Community health center | 1784 | 78.7 | 484 | 21.3 |
Otherc | 580 | 76.5 | 178 | 23.5 |
Unknown | 8 | 80.0 | 2 | 20.0 |
Was an autopsy performed | ||||
Yes | 401 | 82.2 | 87 | 17.8 |
No | 12931 | 84.2 | 4488 | 25.8 |
Unknown | 415 | 70.0 | 178 | 30.0 |
Total | 13747 | 74.3 | 4753 | 25.7 |