Table 5.
Recording of cause of death the GPRD in a random sample of patients who died in 2001
|
Source of cause of death |
Number of patients |
Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| information | ||
| MCCD information in |
88 |
2.7 |
| structured data area |
|
|
| Read term on or after |
1179 |
35.6 |
| date of death |
|
|
| Read term before date |
207 |
6.5 |
| of death |
|
|
| MCCD information in |
82 |
2.5 |
| free text |
|
|
| Free text stating |
43 |
1.3 |
| cause of death |
|
|
| Other free text |
517 |
15.6 |
| No cause of death |
1194 |
36.1 |
| information |
|
|
| Total | 3310 | 100 |