Table 1. General evaluation of the quality of the certification according to the place of occurrence of the death, Colombia, 2007-2011.
| Geographic ordering | Deaths from cancer of non-stated primary | Ill-defined cardiovascular deaths | Injuries of undetermined intentionality | Signs, symptoms and ill-defined conditions | Deaths without sex information | Deaths without age information | Deaths that were not certified by a physician | Deaths without errors in certification | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazonas* | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 81.2 | 848 |
| Antioquia* | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 94.9 | 148,653 |
| Arauca* | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 94.7 | 4,494 |
| Atlántico* | 0.9 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 94.6 | 46,182 |
| Bogotá D.C.** | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 93.1 | 159,432 |
| Bolivar* | 1.2 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 92.3 | 29,089 |
| Boyacá* | 0.8 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 92.8 | 29,704 |
| Caldas* | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 94.7 | 12,166 |
| Manizales§ | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 96.4 | 15,651 |
| Caquetá* | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 89.7 | 8,121 |
| Casanare* | 1.2 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 89.4 | 4,799 |
| Cauca* | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 88.4 | 22,658 |
| Cesar* | 0.9 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 92.9 | 17,480 |
| Chocó* | 0.6 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 87.6 | 5,381 |
| Córdoba* | 0.6 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 93.3 | 26,801 |
| Cundinamarca* | 0.8 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 92.1 | 43,956 |
| Guainía* | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 87.3 | 353 |
| Guajira* | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 93.6 | 7,227 |
| Guaviare* | 0.5 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 91.0 | 1,334 |
| Huila* | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 93.3 | 25,036 |
| Magdalena* | 0.8 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 93.6 | 21,732 |
| Meta* | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 95.1 | 20,611 |
| Nariño* | 0.6 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 90.4 | 16,746 |
| Pasto¤ | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 95.8 | 14,671 |
| N. Santander* | 1.0 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 90.8 | 31,768 |
| Putumayo* | 0.4 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 89.8 | 3,572 |
| Quindío* | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 96.7 | 16,577 |
| Risaralda* | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 95.5 | 27,529 |
| San Andrés* | 0.3 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 95.9 | 952 |
| Santander* | 0.8 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 90.2 | 17,838 |
| Bucaramanga† | 1.2 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 92.3 | 30,725 |
| Sucre* | 0.9 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 93.2 | 13,360 |
| Tolima* | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 96.2 | 35,803 |
| Valle* | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 94.3 | 44,184 |
| Cali¤ | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 96.4 | 77,669 |
| Vaupés* | 0.0 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 77.2 | 474 |
| Vichada* | 0.2 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 89.7 | 583 |
| Colombia | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 93.7 | 984,159 |
‡ The geographical order of the country is defined in regions (two or more provinces),
* provinces (several municipalities), followed by special districts
**, § municipalities and metropolitan areas
† (two or more municipalities).
† Metropolitan area of Bucaramanga (Bucaramanga, Floridablanca, Girón, Piedecuesta)