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*Age at death in year at death itself
'''Table 1: Variables in the cause of death register.'''
*Alcohol-related diagnosis mentioned on the certificate
{| class="wikitable"
*Marking for all entries that have an alcohol-related diagnosis either as an underlying or contributing cause of death
|-
*Registration of any marking on accident during gainful employment present
! Dataset !! Variable Name !! Definition
*The year of death
|-
*Age at death in days if the person in question has died before she/he has turned 1 month old
| dors || AGE || Age at death in years
*Age at death at the actual death in five-year age groups
|-
*Age at death in months if the person in question has died after she/he has turned 1 month but before she/he has turned 1 year
| dors || ALCOHOL || Alcohol-related diagnosis mentioned on the certificate. Marking for all records that have an alcohol-related diagnosis either as underlying or contributing cause of death
*Registration of any marking on the form regarding the age of the deceased
|-
*About clinical or forensic autopsy
| dors || ACCIDENT || Registration of any marking if an accident during gainful employment occurred
*About examination before death in the hospital
|-
*About external autopsy
| dors || YEAR || Year of death
*About "other source" or unknown source
|-
*Diabetes as either an underlying or contributing cause of death
| dors || DAYSDTH || Age at death in days if the person died before turning 1 month old
*The deceased's date of death
|-
*Place of death
| dors || AGE5 || Age at death in five-year age groups
*Death abroad
|-
*Previous marital status
| dors || MONTHSDTH || Age at death in months if the person died after turning 1 month old but before turning 1 year old
*The country in which the deceased was born
|-
*The deceased's date of birth
| dors || INTNDET || Registration of any marking on the form regarding the deceased's age
*The deceased's county of birth
|-
*ICD version
| dors || DBGRUND1 || If clinical or forensic autopsy
*Main damage when the underlying cause of death is an external cause, a code from Chapter 19 (ICD-10) is included in this variable; for ICD 7, ICD 8 and ICD 9, this information is found in chapter 17 (KAP17) instead
|-
*Sex
| dors || DBGRUND5 || If examination before death in hospital
*County, municipality where the deceased was registered at the time of death
|-
*District where the deceased was registered at the time of death
| dors || DBGRUND7 || If external autopsy
*County, municipality, parish where the deceased was registered at the time of death
|-
*Multiple causes of death according to the ICD (In combination with ULORSAK and KAP19/KAP17, these include all multiple causes of death)
| dors || DBGRUND8 || If "other source" or unknown source
*Drug-related diagnosis mentioned on the certificate. Marking for all entries that have a drug-related diagnosis either as an underlying or contributing cause of death. (Please note that this is an old definition that is no longer used by the National Board of Health and Welfare)
|-
*Nationality
| dors || DIABETES || Diabetes as either underlying or contributing cause of death
*Date of possible surgery
|-
*If surgery was undertaken within 4 weeks before death
| dors || DEATHDATE || Date of death
*The deceased's social security number
|-
*Which line and which place on the certificate did the diagnosis appear
| dors || DEATHDATEN || Date of death
*Indicates where the deceased was registered
|-
*Base list
| dors || DEATHPLACE || Place of death
*Underlying cause of death according to ICD
|-
*Nordic list
| dors || DEATHABR || Death abroad
*About examination before death outside the hospital
|-
*Indicates that the deceased was not registered in Sweden at the time of death
| dors || PREVCIV || Previous marital status
*Municipality where the death took place
|-
*Nationality/national registration country for deceased persons who were not registered in Sweden at the time of death
| dors || BIRTHC || The country where the deceased was born
*Variable that shows the quality of a personal identification number (PNR) according to certain predetermined rules. (The variable is created using the standard macro checking)
|-
*The year of death
| dors || DOB || Date of birth
*Underlying cause of death according to ICD
|-
*CONE
| dors || DOBN || Date of birth
*Substances
|-
| dors || BIRTHL || The county where the deceased was born
|-
| dors || BIRTHC || The country where the deceased was born
|-
| dors || ICD || ICD version
|-
| dors || CAP19 || Main injury. When the underlying cause of death is an external cause, there is a code from chapter 19 (ICD-10) in this variable. For ICD 7, ICD 8, and ICD 9, this information is in chapter 17 (CAP17) instead.
|-
| dors || GENDER || Gender
|-
| dors || COUNTY || County, municipality where the deceased was registered at the time of death
|-
| dors || DISTRICT || District where the deceased was registered at the time of death
|-
| dors || RESIDENCE || County, municipality, parish where the deceased was registered at the time of death
|-
| dors || CAUSE1_CAUSE48 || Multiple causes of death according to ICD. In combination with ULCAUSE and CAP19/CAP17, these include all multiple causes of death
|-
| dors || DRUG || "Drug-related diagnosis mentioned on the certificate. Marking for all records that have a drug-related diagnosis either as underlying or contributing cause of death.  
Note that this is an old definition no longer used by the National Board of Health and Welfare."
|-
| dors || NATIONALITY || Nationality
|-
| dors || OPDATE || Date of any operation
|-
| dors || SURGERY || If surgery was performed within 4 weeks before death
|-
| dors || SSN || The deceased's social security number
|-
| dors || SSNQ || Variable indicating the quality of a social security number (SSN) according to certain predefined rules. The variable is created using the standard macro checkssn.
|-
| dors || COUNTRYOFBIRTH || Indicates that the deceased was not registered in Sweden at the time of death
|-
| dors || DEATHCOMMUNE || Municipality where the death occurred
|-
| dors || NATIONALITY_COUNTRYOFBIRTH || Nationality/country of registration for deceased who were not registered in Sweden at the time of death
|-
| avi || DEATHDATE || Date of death
|-
| avi || DEATHDATEN || Date of death
|-
| avi || GENDER || Gender
|-
| avi || COUNTY || County, municipality where the deceased was registered at the time of death
|-
| avi || DISTRICT || District where the deceased was registered at the time of death
|-
| avi || SSN || The deceased's social security number
|-
| avi || SSNQ || Variable indicating the quality of a social security number (SSN) according to certain predefined rules. The variable is created using the standard macro checkssn.
|-
| avi || DOB || Date of birth
|-
| avi || DOBN || Date of birth
|-
| avi || AGE || Age at death in years
|-
| avi || INLAS ||
|-
| avi || REGDATE ||
|-
| avi || DATEINTERVAL ||
|-
| subst_mod || DEATHDATE || Date of death
|-
| subst_mod || DEATHDATEN || Date of death
|-
| subst_mod || YEAR || Year of death
|-
| subst_mod || ULCAUSE || Underlying cause of death according to ICD
|-
| subst_mod || CAP19 || Main injury. When the underlying cause of death is an external cause, there is a code from chapter 19 (ICD-10) in this variable. For ICD 7, ICD 8, and ICD 9, this information is in chapter 17 (CAP17) instead.
|-
| subst_mod || AGE || Age at death in years
|-
| subst_mod || GENDER || Gender
|-
| subst_mod || COUNTY || County, municipality where the deceased was registered at the time of death
|-
| subst_mod || SUBSTANCE1-SUBSTANCE48 || Substances
|-
| subst_mod || COUNTRYOFBIRTH || Indicates that the deceased was not registered in Sweden at the time of death
|}
 
'''Table 2: Available datasets.'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Dataset !! Definition
|-
| a_dors || Causes of death for deceased who were registered in Sweden at the time of death. From 2012 onwards, deaths in Sweden where the person was not registered in Sweden at the time of death are also included. However, these are included in the register with a delay of approximately 15 months. This means that all deaths that occurred in Sweden or where the person was registered in Sweden at the time of death from 2012 onwards are included in the register. Pseudo
|-
| a_dors_avi || Notifications of deaths. Contains information about date of death, date of birth, age, gender, and county for persons who died after the last year in a_dors. Pseudo. Does not contain causes of death.
|-
| r_dors || Causes of death for deceased who were registered in Sweden at the time of death. From 2012 onwards, deaths in Sweden where the person was not registered in Sweden at the time of death are also included. However, these are included in the register with a delay of approximately 15 months. This means that all deaths that occurred in Sweden or where the person was registered in Sweden at the time of death from 2012 onwards are included in the register. Personal identification number.
|-
| r_dors_avi || Notifications of deaths. Contains information about date of death, date of birth, age, gender, and county for persons who died after the last year in r_dors. Personal identification number. Does not contain causes of death.
|-
| r_dors_subst_mod || Contains information about substances mentioned on the death certificates. Includes only deaths classified as drug and narcotic poisonings (ICD-10: X40-X44, X60-X64 or Y10-Y14)
|-
| a_dors_subst_mod || Contains information about substances mentioned on the death certificates. Includes only deaths classified as drug and narcotic poisonings (ICD-10: X40-X44, X60-X64 or Y10-Y14)
|}

Latest revision as of 17:23, 4 December 2025

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Table 1: Variables in the cause of death register.

Dataset Variable Name Definition
dors AGE Age at death in years
dors ALCOHOL Alcohol-related diagnosis mentioned on the certificate. Marking for all records that have an alcohol-related diagnosis either as underlying or contributing cause of death
dors ACCIDENT Registration of any marking if an accident during gainful employment occurred
dors YEAR Year of death
dors DAYSDTH Age at death in days if the person died before turning 1 month old
dors AGE5 Age at death in five-year age groups
dors MONTHSDTH Age at death in months if the person died after turning 1 month old but before turning 1 year old
dors INTNDET Registration of any marking on the form regarding the deceased's age
dors DBGRUND1 If clinical or forensic autopsy
dors DBGRUND5 If examination before death in hospital
dors DBGRUND7 If external autopsy
dors DBGRUND8 If "other source" or unknown source
dors DIABETES Diabetes as either underlying or contributing cause of death
dors DEATHDATE Date of death
dors DEATHDATEN Date of death
dors DEATHPLACE Place of death
dors DEATHABR Death abroad
dors PREVCIV Previous marital status
dors BIRTHC The country where the deceased was born
dors DOB Date of birth
dors DOBN Date of birth
dors BIRTHL The county where the deceased was born
dors BIRTHC The country where the deceased was born
dors ICD ICD version
dors CAP19 Main injury. When the underlying cause of death is an external cause, there is a code from chapter 19 (ICD-10) in this variable. For ICD 7, ICD 8, and ICD 9, this information is in chapter 17 (CAP17) instead.
dors GENDER Gender
dors COUNTY County, municipality where the deceased was registered at the time of death
dors DISTRICT District where the deceased was registered at the time of death
dors RESIDENCE County, municipality, parish where the deceased was registered at the time of death
dors CAUSE1_CAUSE48 Multiple causes of death according to ICD. In combination with ULCAUSE and CAP19/CAP17, these include all multiple causes of death
dors DRUG "Drug-related diagnosis mentioned on the certificate. Marking for all records that have a drug-related diagnosis either as underlying or contributing cause of death.

Note that this is an old definition no longer used by the National Board of Health and Welfare."

dors NATIONALITY Nationality
dors OPDATE Date of any operation
dors SURGERY If surgery was performed within 4 weeks before death
dors SSN The deceased's social security number
dors SSNQ Variable indicating the quality of a social security number (SSN) according to certain predefined rules. The variable is created using the standard macro checkssn.
dors COUNTRYOFBIRTH Indicates that the deceased was not registered in Sweden at the time of death
dors DEATHCOMMUNE Municipality where the death occurred
dors NATIONALITY_COUNTRYOFBIRTH Nationality/country of registration for deceased who were not registered in Sweden at the time of death
avi DEATHDATE Date of death
avi DEATHDATEN Date of death
avi GENDER Gender
avi COUNTY County, municipality where the deceased was registered at the time of death
avi DISTRICT District where the deceased was registered at the time of death
avi SSN The deceased's social security number
avi SSNQ Variable indicating the quality of a social security number (SSN) according to certain predefined rules. The variable is created using the standard macro checkssn.
avi DOB Date of birth
avi DOBN Date of birth
avi AGE Age at death in years
avi INLAS
avi REGDATE
avi DATEINTERVAL
subst_mod DEATHDATE Date of death
subst_mod DEATHDATEN Date of death
subst_mod YEAR Year of death
subst_mod ULCAUSE Underlying cause of death according to ICD
subst_mod CAP19 Main injury. When the underlying cause of death is an external cause, there is a code from chapter 19 (ICD-10) in this variable. For ICD 7, ICD 8, and ICD 9, this information is in chapter 17 (CAP17) instead.
subst_mod AGE Age at death in years
subst_mod GENDER Gender
subst_mod COUNTY County, municipality where the deceased was registered at the time of death
subst_mod SUBSTANCE1-SUBSTANCE48 Substances
subst_mod COUNTRYOFBIRTH Indicates that the deceased was not registered in Sweden at the time of death

Table 2: Available datasets.

Dataset Definition
a_dors Causes of death for deceased who were registered in Sweden at the time of death. From 2012 onwards, deaths in Sweden where the person was not registered in Sweden at the time of death are also included. However, these are included in the register with a delay of approximately 15 months. This means that all deaths that occurred in Sweden or where the person was registered in Sweden at the time of death from 2012 onwards are included in the register. Pseudo
a_dors_avi Notifications of deaths. Contains information about date of death, date of birth, age, gender, and county for persons who died after the last year in a_dors. Pseudo. Does not contain causes of death.
r_dors Causes of death for deceased who were registered in Sweden at the time of death. From 2012 onwards, deaths in Sweden where the person was not registered in Sweden at the time of death are also included. However, these are included in the register with a delay of approximately 15 months. This means that all deaths that occurred in Sweden or where the person was registered in Sweden at the time of death from 2012 onwards are included in the register. Personal identification number.
r_dors_avi Notifications of deaths. Contains information about date of death, date of birth, age, gender, and county for persons who died after the last year in r_dors. Personal identification number. Does not contain causes of death.
r_dors_subst_mod Contains information about substances mentioned on the death certificates. Includes only deaths classified as drug and narcotic poisonings (ICD-10: X40-X44, X60-X64 or Y10-Y14)
a_dors_subst_mod Contains information about substances mentioned on the death certificates. Includes only deaths classified as drug and narcotic poisonings (ICD-10: X40-X44, X60-X64 or Y10-Y14)
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