Table 2. Participation of each redistribution step in the total number of deaths for lung cancer, according to sex. Brazil, 1996 and 2011.
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| 1st position (%) | 2nd position (%) | 3rd position (%) | 1st position (%) | 2nd position (%) | 3rd position (%) | ||||
| Absolute number before correction | Absolute number after correction | Under-reporting | Ill-defined causes | Garbage codes | Absolute number before correction | Absolute number after correction | Under-reporting | Ill-defined causes | Garbage codes |
| 5,722 | 6,943 | 12.0 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 21,353 | 2,951 | 17.9 | 11.0 | 5.3 |
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| 1st position (%) | 2nd position (%) | 3rd position (%) | 1st position (%) | 2nd position (%) | 3rd position (%) | ||||
| Absolute number before correction | Absolute number after correction | Under-reporting | Garbage codes | Ill-defined causes | Absolute number before correction | Absolute number after correction | Under-reporting | Garbage codes | Ill-defined causes |
| 7,390 | 8,157 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 5,020 | 5,536 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 1.7 |