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Table 5 Garbage codes in Norway 1996–2019, according to autopsy type

From: Garbage codes in the Norwegian Cause of Death Registry 1996–2019

Autopsy type

All deaths

Major garbage codes

Minor garbage codes

N

Percent (95% CI)

Median age at death (years)

N

Unadjusted (%)

Age adjusted (%) (95% CI)

N

Unadjusted (%)

Age adjusted (%) (95% CI)

Forensic autopsy

42,074

4.2 (4.2–4.2)

51

6953

16.5

12.8 (11.6–14.2)

1732

4.1

5.8 (4.9–6.8)

Non-forensic autopsy

46,862

4.7 (4.6–4.7)

72

3118

6.7

7.3 (6.9–7.8)

2634

5.6

6.8 (6.4–7.3)

No autopsy

911,192

91.1 (91.1–91.2)

82

130,733

14.3

14.6 (14.5–14.7)

145,299

15.9

15.8 (15.7–15.9)

Total

1,000,128

 

81

140,804

14.1

14.7 (14.6–14.8)

149,665

15.0

15.4 (15.3–15.4)

  1. Data source: NCoDR