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Table 1 Cases by causes of death – Level 1, before and after redistribution of cases with ill-defined causes of death

From: Redistributing ill-defined causes of death – a case study from the BURDEN 2020-project in Germany

 

Before redistribution

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After redistribution

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Communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases

10,091

1.5%

36,930

4.0%

Non-communicable diseases

649,658

93.9%

850,534

91.2%

Injuries

31,718

4.6%

44,805

4.8%

Ill-defined ICD-codes

240,802

   

Total

932,269

 

932,269

 
  1. Source: causes of death statistics, Germany, 2017, own calculations