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

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

Abstract Background The cause of death statistics in Germany include a relatively high share (26% in 2017) of ill-defined deaths (IDD). To make use of the cause of death statistics for Burden of Disease calculations we redistribute those IDD to valid causes of death. Methods The process of proportio...

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Main Authors: Annelene Wengler, Heike Gruhl, Dietrich Plaß, Janko Leddin, Alexander Rommel, Elena von der Lippe, the BURDEN 2020 study group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:Archives of Public Health
Subjects:
Burden of disease
Redistribution
Cause of death
Ill-defined death
Mortality
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-021-00535-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-021-00535-1

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