Table 3. Strength of evidence distributions for the selected specific cause of death, the Islamic Republic of Iran, 2005–2006.
| Specific causes of death | Criteria |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confirmatorya (%) | Suggestive (%) | Weakb (%) | ||
| Ischaemic heart disease (I20–I25) | 0 | Electrocardiograph | 78 | 22 |
| Cerebrovascular disease (I60–I69) | 0 | X-ray and CT | 71 | 29 |
| Neoplasms (C00–D48) | 27 | X-ray and CT | 30 | 42 |
| Injuries (V01–Y98) | 0 | X-ray and CT | 33 | 67 |
| Diabetes (E10–E14) | 0 | Blood test | 86 | 14 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (J44) | 0 | X-ray and CT | 54 | 45 |
CT, computerized tomography. a Includes autopsy, histopathology, microbiology and operative findings. b Includes clinical diagnosis based on history/physical examination.