Table 3.
The notification duration of deaths according to demographic and medical variables on death certificates from Izmir, 2010
| Variables | Notification duration | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤30 days | >30 days | |||
| n | % | n | % | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 3753 | 35.7 | 6757 | 64.3 |
| Female | 2807 | 33.3 | 5612 | 66.7 |
| Unknown | - | - | 3 | 100.0 |
| Residential area | ||||
| Metropolitan district | 4778 | 35.3 | 8761 | 64.7 |
| Countryside district | 1767 | 33.0 | 3584 | 67.0 |
| Unknown | 15 | 35.7 | 28 | 64.3 |
| The place of death | ||||
| Home | 2337 | 29.6 | 5554 | 70.4 |
| Hospital | 3799 | 38.7 | 6026 | 61.3 |
| Othera | 312 | 36.8 | 535 | 63.2 |
| Unknown | 112 | 30.3 | 258 | 69.7 |
| Manner of death | ||||
| Natural | 6107 | 34.4 | 11643 | 65.6 |
| Due to external causes | 231 | 44.2 | 292 | 55.8 |
| Otherb | 178 | 38.9 | 280 | 61.1 |
| Unknown | 44 | 21.8 | 158 | 78.2 |
| Was an autopsy performed? | ||||
| Yes | 381 | 42.6 | 514 | 57.4 |
| No | 5940 | 34.1 | 11494 | 65.9 |
| Unknown | 239 | 39.6 | 365 | 60.4 |
| Reporting institute | ||||
| Institute of Forensic Medicine | 382 | 43.2 | 502 | 56.8 |
| Municipality | 1547 | 29.7 | 3666 | 70.3 |
| Hospital | 3755 | 38.3 | 6041 | 61.7 |
| Community health center | 690 | 30.4 | 1578 | 69.6 |
| Otherc | 183 | 24.0 | 579 | 76.0 |
| Unknown | 3 | 30.0 | 7 | 70.0 |
| Total | 6560 | 34.6 | 12373 | 65.4 |
aThe death places of work place, ambulance, other vehicle and other in death certificates
bThe manner of death of other, pending investigation and unknown in death certificate
cPrivate medical centers, private policlinics, health directorates of other provinces except Izmir and homes for the elderly