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. 2023 Dec 1;50(4):155–164.

Table 2.

List of Variables Included in the National Mortality Register

Variable Description
Name Name of the deceased
Day of death Date of death
Month of death Month of death
Year of death Year of death
Sex Sex of the deceased
Age Age of the deceased
ID number Identification number of the deceased (Panamanian ID or passport if the deceased was born outside Panama)
Security Number Security number of the deceased
Main cause of death ICD-10 code of the main cause of death
Main cause of death description Main cause of death text description
Cause of death A Part I ICD-10 code of the cause of death A Part I
Cause of death A Part I description Cause of death A Part I description
Cause of death B Part I ICD-10 code of the cause of death B Part I
Cause of death B Part I description Cause of death B Part I description
Cause of death C Part I ICD-10 code of the cause of death C Part I
Cause of death C Part I description Cause of death C Part I description
Cause of death Part II ICD-10 code of the cause of death Part II
Cause of death Part II description Cause of death Part II description
List 80 80 group list of ICD codes for the main cause of death
List 51 51 group list of ICD codes for the main cause of death
List 667 6/67 group list of ICD codes for the main cause of death
List 103 103 group list of ICD codes for the main cause of death
Occupation Eleven occupation groups of the deceased:

  • Directors and managers in the public and private sectors and their social interest organizations

  • Professionals, scientists, and intellectuals

  • Technicians and midlevel professionals

  • Office employees

  • Service workers, store and market salespersons

  • Farmers and agricultural, forestry, fishing and hunting workers

  • Craftsmen and workers in mining, construction, manufacturing, mechanics, and related occupations

  • Stationary plant and machine operators; assemblers, drivers and mobile machine operators

  • Unclassified workers in service, mining, construction, manufacturing, transportation, and other elementary occupations

  • Members of the armed forces and workers in unidentifiable or undeclared occupations.
Civil Status Civil status of the deceased:

  • Single

  • Common-law married

  • Married

  • Separated/divorced

  • Widow/er

  • Younger than 15 years
Deathplace Province Province where death took place
Deathplace District District where death took place
Deathplace Corregimiento Corregimiento where death took place
Geographical area Geographical area where the death took place:

  • Urban

  • Rural
Death in hospital Whether the death occurred in a hospital or not
Residence Province Province where the deceased lived
Residence District District where the deceased lived
Residence Corregimiento Corregimiento where the deceased lived
Certification code Person who certified the death:

  • Attending physician (at least a day attending the deceased)

  • Medical examiner

  • Nonattending physician

  • Registrar (deceased received medical attention)

  • Registrar (deceased did not receive medical attention)
Medical certification Death certified by a medical doctor (physician or medical examiner)
Medical details The name of the medical institution where the death took place, if available

ICD-10, International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision.