Table 1.

Relationship between main diagnosis (MD) and underlying cause of death (UCD) according to the place of death in/out hospital

Relationship UCD/MD	In-hospital deaths % (n = 298 083)	Out-of-hospital deaths % (n = 88 403)
Similarity (a)	40.2	23.1
Acceptable sequence (b)	48.6	49.8
Subtotal Consistency (a + b)	88.8	72.9
Independence	8.5	19.5
Non-informative UCD	2.7	7.6
Total	100.0	100.0