Table 1. Characteristics of the deceased as determined by age group.
| Age group | All (n=519*) | ≤40s (n=10) | 50s (n=10) | 60s (n=39) | 70s (n=91) | 80s (n=231) | ≥90s (n=138) |
| Age | 82.69 (14–105; 141.8) | 34.70 (14–49; 11.216) | 55.20 (50–59; 3.259) | 64.59 (60–69; 2.788) | 75.32 (70–79; 2.607) | 85 (80–89; 2.778) |
94.23 (90–105; 3.542) |
| Sex, n (%) male | 267 (51.5) | 9 (90.0) | 8 (80.0) | 30 (76.9) | 8 (80.0) | 116 (50.2) | 38 (27.5) |
| Number of times evacuated | 2.03(0–10; 2.233) | 2.70(1–4; 1.16) | 2.30 (0–10; 2.946) |
2.31 (0–7; 1.379) |
1.86 (0–7; 1.465) |
2.06(0–9; 1.501) | 1.95 (0–7; 1.411) |
| Number of times relocated | 3.03(0–15; 5.223) | 3.2(1–6; 1.687) | 3.90(0–15; 4.228) | 3.33(0–8; 2.18) | 2.92(0–11; 2.325) | 3.01(0–11; 2.183) | 2.99(0–14; 2.335) |
| Post-disaster period (days) | 230.6(0–2285; 96236.69) | 774.9(57–2285; 716.793) | 420.8(5–2106; 659.963) | 310.49(7–1777; 382.877) | 228.74(0–1601; 282.234) | 219.87(4–1678; 280.708) | 173.97(1–1586; 216.152) |
| Changes after the disaster | |||||||
| Increased drinking occasions | 5 (1.0) | 2 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.1) | 2 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) |
| Increased disorders such as insomnia | 105 (20.2) | 5 (50.0) | 3 (30.0) | 11 (28.2) | 15 (16.5) | 50 (21.6) | 21 (15.1) |
| Worsened mood or depression | 243 (46.8) | 7 (70.0) | 5 (50.0) | 22 (56.4) | 41 (45.1) | 114 (49.4) | 54 (38.8) |
| Onset or increased severity of dementia | 100 (19.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (20.0) | 2 (5.1) | 13 (14.3) | 56 (24.2) | 27 (19.4) |
| Decreased social activities | 298 (57.4) | 7 (70.0) | 8 (80.0) | 23 (59.0) | 50 (54.9) | 140 (60.6) | 70 (50.4) |
| Decreased communication skills | 207 (39.9) | 6 (60.0) | 5 (50.0) | 17 (43.6) | 33 (36.3) | 95 (41.1) | 51 (36.7) |
| Place of death | |||||||
| Hospital | 434 (83.6) | 3 (30.0) | 9 (90.0) | 28 (71.8) | 79 (86.8) | 200 (86.6) | 116 (83.5) |
| Home | 30 (5.8) | 3 (30.0) | 1 (10.0) | 5 (12.8) | 8 (8.8) | 11 (4.8) | 2 (1.4) |
| Evacuation destination | 7 (1.3) | 1 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.3) | 3 (2.2) |
| Care facility | 36 (6.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (10.3) | 4 (4.4) | 13 (5.6) | 15 (10.8) |
| Other | 11 (2.1) | 3 (30.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (5.1) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (1.7) | 2 (1.4) |
| Residential status at the time of the disaster | |||||||
| Hospital | 148 (28.5) | 2 (20.0) | 1 (10.0) | 9 (23.1) | 34 (37.4) | 69 (29.9) | 33 (23.7) |
| Care facility | 119 (22.9) | 1 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (15.4) | 12 (13.2) | 49 (21.2) | 51 (36.7) |
| Home | 252 (48.6) | 7 (70.0) | 9 (90.0) | 24 (61.5) | 45 (49.5) | 113 (48.9) | 54 (38.8) |
| Evacuation after the disaster | |||||||
| Presence | 493 (95.0) | 10 (100.0) | 8 (80.0) | 38 (97.4) | 84 (92.3) | 221 (95.7) | 132 (95.0) |
| Certified disability at the time of the disaster | |||||||
| Presence | 55 (10.6) | 1 (10.0) | 1 (10.0) | 8 (20.5) | 14 (15.4) | 24 (10.4) | 8 (5.8) |
| Certified nursing care at the time of the disaster | |||||||
| Presence | 271 (52.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (10.0) | 7 (17.9) | 35 (38.5) | 139 (60.2) | 89 (64.5) |
| Absence | 200 (38.5) | 10 (100.0) | 8 (80.0) | 29 (74.4) | 49 (53.8) | 76 (32.9) | 28 (20.3) |
| In the process of applying | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Unknown | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 21 (15.2) |
| Cause of death | |||||||
| A00–B99 (infectious and parasitic) | 10 (1.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.6) | 3 (0.0) | 3 (0.01) | 3 (2.2) |
| C00–D48 (neoplasms) | 80 (15.4) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (50.0) | 12 (30.8) | 20 (22.0) | 35 (15.2) | 8 (5.8) |
| D50–D89 (blood and immune system) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| E00–E90 (endocrine, nutritional and metabolic) | 6 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.6) | 2 (2.2) | 1 (1.1) | 2 (1.4) |
| F00–F99 (mental health and behavioural) | 3 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) |
| G00–G99 (nervous system) | 3 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.2) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| I00–I99 (circulatory system) | 144 (27.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (10.0) | 13 (33.3) | 23 (25.3) | 64 (27.7) | 43 (31.2) |
| J00–J99 (respiratory system) | 130 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (12.8) | 22 (24.2) | 60 (26.0) | 43 (31.2) |
| K00–K93 (digestive system) | 15 (2.9) | 2 (20.0) | 2 (20.0) | 1 (2.6) | 2 (2.2) | 3 (4.3) | 5 (3.6) |
| L00–L99 (skin and subcutaneous tissue) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) |
| M00–M99 (musculoskeletal system and connective tissue) | 7 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (1.1) | 1 (0.7) |
| N00–N99 (urogenital system) | 21 (4.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.9) | 9 (4.3) | 6 (4.3) |
| R00–R99 (symptoms, signs, and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings not elsewhere classified) | 70 (13.5) | 1 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.6) | 17 (16.3) | 39 (16.9) | 23 (17) |
| S00–T98 (injury, poisoning and other effects of external causes) | 7 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.6) | 1 (1.0) | 3 (2.2) | 2 (1.4) |
| V01–Y98 (external causes of injury, illness and death) | 20 (3.9) | 7 (70.0) | 2 (20.0) | 3 (7.7) | 2 (1.9) | 5 (12.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| X70 (suicide by hanging) | 16 (3.1) | 6 (60.0) | 2 (20.0) | 2 (5.1) | 2 (1.9) | 4 (1.7) | 0 (0.0) |
| Disappearance | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) |
| Medical history | |||||||
| A00–B99 (infectious and parasitic) | 19 (3.7) | 1 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (7.7) | 3 (3.3) | 7 (3.0) | 5 (3.6) |
| C00–D48 (neoplasms) | 84 (16.2) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (40.0) | 10 (25.6) | 15 (16.5) | 42 (18.2) | 13 (9.4) |
| D50–D89 (blood and immune system) | 21 (4.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.6) | 3 (3.3) | 14 (6.1) | 3 (2.2) |
| E00–E90 (endocrine, nutritional and metabolic) | 104 (20.0) | 2 (20.0) | 1 (10.0) | 6 (15.4) | 21 (23.1) | 54 (23.4) | 20 (14.5) |
| F00–F99 (mental health and behavioural) | 140 (27.0) | 3 (30.0) | 1 (10.0) | 6 (15.4) | 22 (24.2) | 63 (27.3) | 45 (32.6) |
| G00–G99 (nervous system) | 50 (9.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (10.3) | 13 (14.3) | 26 (11.3) | 7 (5.1) |
| H00–H59 (the eye and adnexa) | 24 (4.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.6) | 2 (2.2) | 9 (3.9) | 12 (8.7) |
| H60–H95 (the ear and mastoid process) | 3 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.9) | 1 (0.7) |
| I00–I99 (circulatory system) | 305 (58.8) | 2 (20.0) | 3 (30.0) | 17 (43.6) | 53 (58.2) | 145 (62.8) | 85 (61.6) |
| J00–J99 (respiratory system) | 76 (14.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (15.4) | 11 (12.1) | 38 (16.5) | 21 (15.2) |
| K00–K93 (digestive system) | 86 (16.6) | 3 (30.0) | 3 (30.0) | 6 (15.4) | 13 (14.3) | 31 (13.4) | 30 (21.7) |
| L00–L99 (skin and subcutaneous tissue) | 5 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.6) | 2 (2.2) | 2 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) |
| M00–M99 (musculoskeletal system and connective tissue) | 47 (9.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (8.8) | 20 (8.7) | 19 (13.8) |
| N00–N99 (urogenital system) | 72 (13.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (7.7) | 9 (9.9) | 35 (15.2) | 25 (18.1) |
| Q00–Q99 (congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| R00–R99 (symptoms, signs, and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings not elsewhere classified) | 20 (3.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (5.1) | 4 (4.4) | 7 (3.0) | 7 (5.1) |
| S00–T98 (injury, poisoning and other effects of external causes) | 51 (9.8) | 1 (10.0) | 1 (10.0) | 4 (10.3) | 7 (7.7) | 16 (6.9) | 22 (15.9) |
| Z00–Z99 (factors influencing health status and contact with health services) | 37 (7.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (15.4) | 8 (8.8) | 13 (5.6) | 10 (7.2) |
| Excluded† | 2 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.1) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) |
N (%) mean (range; variance).
*
Excluded one individual without essential information.
†
Excluded two individuals with questionable medical histories.