Table 3.
Distribution of causes of death with associated characteristics of overall disability score (DISAB) and duration of survival
| Coded Cause of death | Total % (N) | Mean DISAB(sd) | Median DISAB | N with missing DISAB | Mean age of death years (sd) | Median age of death, years | Range of age of death, years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | 56.8 (187) | 9.3 (1.9) | 10 | 2 | 15.0 (12.6) | 12.1 | 1.0, 55.6 |
| No sufficient immediate cause coded | 7.3 (24) | 8.3 (3.0) | 9.5 | 0 | 23.7 (16.8) | 21.1 | 1.0, 50.8 |
| Status epilepticus | 6.7 (22) | 7.4 (2.5) | 7.5 | 0 | 9.4 (9.2) | 6.1 | 1.3, 36.8 |
| Accident/trauma | 6.4 (21) | 6.1 (2.4) | 6 | 0 | 22.5 (14.1) | 21.3 | 2.5, 54.6 |
| Non-respiratory infection | 4.9 (16) | 8.5 (2.7) | 10 | 1 | 16.6 (15.9) | 11.5 | 1.3, 53.6 |
| Cancer | 4.0 (13) | 6.1 (2.35) | 6 | 0 | 37.7 (14.5) | 36.6 | 18.9, 57.2 |
| Circulatory disease | 3.6 (12) | 7.5 (2.4) | 7 | 1 | 28.4 (17.9) | 24.0 | 2.4, 55.1 |
| Major organ failure | 3.0 (10) | 6.5 (2.8) | 6 | 0 | 26.8 (16.5) | 25.9 | 4.1, 49.9 |
| > 1 sufficient cause | 3.0 (10) | 8.6 (2.9) | 9 | 1 | 23.2 (6.3) | 25.0 | 1.8, 51.2 |
| Miscellaneous | 2.7 (9) | 9.6 (1.8) | 10 | 0 | 15.5 (9.8) | 14.0 | 5.5, 37.7 |
| Birth defects | 1.5 (5) | 7.4 (3.6) | 9 | 0 | 14.6 (18.2) | 5.5 | 2.0, 45.3 |
| Total with cause | 100 (329) | 8.6 (2.4) | 9 | 5 | 17.8 (14.7) | 14.3 | 1.0, 57.2 |
| N | |||||||
| Unknown cause | 107 | 8.1 (2.6) | 9 | 85 | 11.6 (10.2) | 7.9 | 1.0, 39.8 |
| Total deaths | 436 | 8.5 (2.5) | 9 | 90 | 16.3 (14.0) | 12.5 | 1.0, 57.2 |
| Mean age at census | Median age at census | Age range at census | |||||
| Survivors | 2749 | 4.6 (2.5) | 4 | 111 | 25.6 (15.0) | 23.4 | 2.1, 58.1 |