Table 1 The most common garbage codes in Norway 1996–2019
From: Garbage codes in the Norwegian Cause of Death Registry 1996–2019
Diagnostic code | N | Percent of all deaths (95% CI) | Percent of GC in group |
|---|---|---|---|
ALL DEATHS, N = 1,000,128 | |||
Major GC | 140,804 | 14.1 (14.0–14.1) | |
I50 Heart failure | 36,683 | 3.7 (3.6–3.7) | 26.1 |
R96 Sudden death | 14,127 | 1.4 (1.4–1.4) | 10.0 |
R54 Senility | 10,298 | 1.0 (1.1–1.1) | 7.3 |
X59 Exposure to unspecified factor | 9415 | 0.9 (0.9–1.0) | 6.7 |
A41 Other sepsis | 6574 | 0.7 (0.6–0.7) | 4.7 |
N19 Unspecified kidney failure | 6173 | 0.6 (0.6–0.6) | 4.4 |
R99 Unknown cause of death | 5966 | 0.6 (0.6–0.6) | 4.2 |
I10 Essential hypertension | 5409 | 0.5 (0.5–0.6) | 3.8 |
B99 Unspecified infectious diseases | 4188 | 0.4 (0.4–0.4) | 3.0 |
I70 Atherosclerosis | 3731 | 0.4 (0.4–0.4) | 2.6 |
Minor GC | 149,665 | 15.0 (14.9–15.0) | |
I64 Unspecified stroke | 43,814 | 4.4 (4.3–4.4) | 29.3 |
J18 Unspecified pneumonia | 41,753 | 4.2 (4.1–4.2) | 27.9 |
C80 Malignant neoplasm, unknown primary site | 11,013 | 1.1 (1.1–1.1) | 7.4 |
E14 Unspecified diabetes mellitus | 10,425 | 1.0 (1.0–1.1) | 7.0 |
I69 Sequelae of cerebrovascular disease | 10,124 | 1.0 (1.0–1.1) | 6.8 |
I51 Ill-defined heart disease | 8673 | 0.9 (0.8–0.9) | 5.8 |
I49 Unspecified cardiac arrythmia | 1981 | 0.2 (0.2–0.2) | 1.3 |
C91 Lymphoid leukemia (unspecified) | 1919 | 0.2 (0.2–0.2) | 1.3 |
I42 Unspecified cardiomyopathy | 1906 | 0.2 (0.2–0.1) | 1.3 |
C26 Malignant neoplasm of ill-defined digestive organs | 1544 | 0.2 (0.1–0.2) | 1.0 |