Table II.
Proportions of forensic autopsies according to police district and time periods.
| 1996–2017 | 1996–2006 (First part of study period) | 2007–2017 (Last part of study period) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | 0–59 years | All ages | 0–59 years | All ages | 0–59 years | |||||||
| % (95% CI) | Rank | % (95% CI) | Rank | % (95% CI) | Rank | % (95% CI) | Rank | % (95% CI) | Rank | % (95% CI) | Rank | |
| Hordaland | 7.8 (7.6–8.0) | 1 | 38.0 (37.0–39.1) | 1 | 8.3 (8.1–8.6) | 1 | 36.3 (35.0–37.8) | 2 | 7.3 (7.1–7.6) | 2 | 39.9 (38.4–41.3) | 1 |
| Oslo | 7.3 (7.2–7.5) | 2 | 32.9 (32.2–33.6) | 4 | 6.9 (6.7–7.1) | 2 | 31.8 (30.9–32.8) | 5 | 7.8 (7.6–8.1) | 1 | 34.3 (33.3–35.4) | 4 |
| Rogaland | 5.9 (5.7–6.2) | 3 | 31.7 (30.5–32.9) | 5 | 5.2 (4.9–5.5) | 4 | 29.4 (27.7–31.0) | 7 | 6.7 (6.4–7.0) | 3 | 34.3 (32.5–36.1) | 5 |
| Haugaland og Sunnhordland | 5.4 (5.1–5.7) | 4 | 37.5 (35.6–39.4) | 2 | 5.5 (5.1–6.0) | 3 | 38.2 (35.7–40.8) | 1 | 5.3 (4.9–5.7) | 4 | 36.6 (33.8–39.5) | 2 |
| Asker og Bærum | 4.6 (4.3–4.9) | 5 | 34.0 (32.0–36.1) | 3 | 5.0 (4.6–5.4) | 6 | 32.9 (30.3–35.7) | 4 | 4.2 (3.9–4.6) | 9 | 35.4 (32.4–38.5) | 3 |
| Søndre Buskerud | 4.3 (4.1–4.6) | 6 | 28.5 (27.1–29.9) | 8 | 4.2 (3.9–4.5) | 10 | 26.3 (24.5–28.2) | 9 | 4.5 (4.2–4.8) | 5 | 31.0 (28.9–33.1) | 8 |
| Telemark | 4.3 (4.1–4.5) | 7 | 31.3 (29.8–32.8) | 6 | 4.4 (4.1–4.7) | 9 | 30.7 (28.8–32.7) | 6 | 4.3 (4.0–4.6) | 8 | 32.1 (29.9–34.4) | 6 |
| Salten | 4.3 (4.0–4.6) | 8 | 26.4 (24.4–28.5) | 10 | 4.2 (3.8–4.7) | 11 | 23.8 (21.2–26.6) | 13 | 4.4 (4.0–4.9) | 6 | 29.4 (26.4–32.7) | 9 |
| Follo | 4.2 (3.9–4.5) | 9 | 30.8 (28.8–32.9) | 7 | 5.0 (4.6–5.5) | 5 | 33.1 (30.3–36.0) | 3 | 3.5 (3.1–3.9) | 12 | 28.1 (25.2–31.1) | 10 |
| Sør-Trøndelag | 4.2 (4.0–4.4) | 10 | 25.4 (24.3–26.5) | 11 | 4.0 (3.8–4.3) | 12 | 24.3 (22.9–25.8) | 11 | 4.4 (4.1–4.6) | 7 | 26.6 (25.0–28.3) | 12 |
| Østfold | 3.9 (3.8–4.1) | 11 | 27.2 (26.0–28.5) | 9 | 3.8 (3.5–4.0) | 13 | 24.0 (22.5–25.6) | 12 | 4.1 (3.9–4.4) | 10 | 31.4 (29.5–33.4) | 7 |
| Østfinnmark | 3.9 (3.4–4.4) | 12 | 24.9 (21.9–28.1) | 13 | 4.8 (4.1–5.6) | 7 | 28.1 (24.0–32.5) | 8 | 2.9 (2.4–3.6) | 14 | 20.2 (16.0–25.1) | 17 |
| Troms | 3.7 (3.4–3.9) | 13 | 19.2 (17.8–20.6) | 17 | 4.5 (4.1–4.8) | 8 | 20.9 (19.1–22.8) | 15 | 2.9 (2.6–3.2) | 15 | 16.9 (15.1–19.0) | 21 |
| Nordre Buskerud | 3.1 (2.9–3.4) | 14 | 25.1 (23.1–27.2) | 12 | 3.0 (2.7–3.4) | 16 | 23.2 (20.6–26.1) | 14 | 3.3 (2.9–3.6) | 13 | 27.0 (24.1–30.1) | 11 |
| Helgeland | 3.0 (2.8–3.3) | 15 | 23.0 (20.9–25.3) | 14 | 3.5 (3.1–3.9) | 14 | 25.1 (22.2–28.2) | 10 | 2.5 (2.2–2.9) | 18 | 20.3 (17.3–23.6) | 16 |
| Vestfold | 2.9 (2.7–3.0) | 16 | 20.5 (19.4–21.7) | 16 | 2.3 (2.1–2.5) | 20 | 16.0 (14.6–17.5) | 20 | 3.5 (3.3–3.8) | 11 | 26.4 (24.5–28.4) | 13 |
| Sogn og Fjordane | 2.7 (2.5–2.9) | 17 | 22.2 (20.3–24.3) | 15 | 2.6 (2.4–2.9) | 17 | 20.8 (18.3–23.4) | 16 | 2.8 (2.5–3.1) | 16 | 24.0 (21.2–27.2) | 14 |
| Vestfinnmark | 2.7 (2.3–3.1) | 18 | 16.4 (14.2–18.8) | 20 | 3.2 (2.7–3.9) | 15 | 18.7 (15.7–22.1) | 18 | 2.1 (1.7–2.6) | 21 | 13.3 (10.4–16.8) | 24 |
| Romerike | 2.3 (2.2–2.5) | 19 | 14.4 (13.4–15.5) | 22 | 1.9 (1.7–2.1) | 22 | 11.4 (10.2–12.8) | 24 | 2.7 (2.5–2.9) | 17 | 17.5 (16.0–19.1) | 20 |
| Midtre Hålogaland | 2.1 (2.0–2.3) | 20 | 18.6 (17.0–20.3) | 18 | 2.4 (2.2–2.7) | 18 | 19.2 (17.2–21.5) | 17 | 1.8 (1.6–2.1) | 22 | 17.7 (15.3–20.3) | 19 |
| Nord-Trøndelag | 2.1 (1.9–2.2) | 21 | 17.6 (16.0–19.2) | 19 | 1.9 (1.7–2.1) | 23 | 16.7 (14.7–18.8) | 19 | 2.2 (2.0–2.5) | 20 | 18.6 (16.4–21.1) | 18 |
| Nordmøre og Romsdal | 1.8 (1.7–2.0) | 22 | 16.3 (14.7–18.0) | 21 | 1.4 (1.2–1.6) | 24 | 11.6 (9.8–3.7) | 23 | 2.3 (2.0–2.6) | 19 | 22.0 (19.3–24.9) | 15 |
| Agder | 1.7 (1.6–1.8) | 23 | 12.6 (11.7–13.4) | 25 | 2.3 (2.2–2.5) | 19 | 15.4 (14.2–16.7) | 21 | 1.1 (1.0–1.2) | 27 | 9.0 (8.0–10.2) | 27 |
| Vestoppland | 1.6 (1.4–1.7) | 24 | 12.6 (11.3–14.0) | 24 | 1.4 (1.2–1.6) | 25 | 10.5 (8.9–12.2) | 25 | 1.8 (1.6–2.1) | 23 | 15.1 (13.1–17.4) | 22 |
| Hedmark | 1.6 (1.5–1.7) | 25 | 12.7 (11.7–13.8) | 23 | 2.0 (1.8–2.2) | 21 | 15.0 (13.6–16.5) | 22 | 1.1 (1.0–1.3) | 26 | 9.8 (8.5–11.2) | 26 |
| Sunnmøre | 1.0 (0.9–1.2) | 26 | 8.8 (7.7–10.1) | 26 | 0.6 (0.4–0.7) | 27 | 4.2 (3.2–5.5) | 27 | 1.5 (1.3–1.7) | 24 | 13.9 (12.0–16.1) | 23 |
| Gudbrandsdal | 0.9 (0.8–1.0) | 27 | 7.9 (6.7–9.4) | 27 | 0.6 (0.5–0.8) | 26 | 4.6 (3.4–6.2) | 26 | 1.2 (1.0–1.5) | 25 | 12.2 (9.9–14.9) | 25 |
Proportion of deaths undergoing forensic autopsy in Norway 1996–2017. Data from the Norwegian Cause of Death Registry, 1996–2017, for the periods 1996–2017, 1996–2006 and 2007-2017, in all ages combined and age at death <60 years of age.
CI: confidence interval.