Table 1 Characteristics of persons dying in Norway 2010–2022. N Number of deaths, IQR Inter quartile range, SD Standard deviation
Mean 2010–2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All deaths, N (Crude mortality rate, per 100000)) | 40954 | (797.0) | 40558 | (753.9) | 41713 | (771.3) | 45947 | (842.0) |
Mean age (SD) | 79.0 | (15.2) | 79.5 | (14.8) | 79.8 | (14.5) | 79.9 | (14.4) |
Median age (IQR) | 82.9 | (17.8) | 82.5 | (17.2) | 82.6 | (16.7) | 82.6 | (16.5) |
Females, N (%) | 21128 | (51.6) | 20410 | (50.5) | 21352 | (50.9) | 22806 | (50.1) |
Deaths at home, N (%) | 5697 | (13.9) | 6020 | (14.8) | 6292 | (15.1) | 6521 | (14.2) |
Hospital deaths, N (%) | 12961 | (31.6) | 10800 | (26.6) | 11414 | (27.4) | 12850 | (28.0) |
Electronic death certificates, N (%) | 131 | (0.3) | 14870 | (36.7) | 32914 | (78.9) | 43843 | (95.4) |
Cause of death missing, N (%) | 722 | (1.8) | 1159 | (2.9) | 615 | (1.5) | 771 | (1.7) |