Data Dictionary: Socialstyrelsen Cause of Death Registry
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| Variable Name | Definition |
|---|---|
| AGE | Age at death in years |
| ALCOHOL | Alcohol-related diagnosis mentioned on the certificate. Marking for all records that have an alcohol-related diagnosis either as an underlying or contributing cause of death |
| ACCIDENT | Registration of any marking if an accident during gainful employment occurred |
| YEAR | Year of death |
| DAYSDTH | Age at death in days if the person died before turning 1 month old |
| AGE5 | Age at death in five-year age groups |
| MONTHSDTH | Age at death in months if the person died after turning 1 month old but before turning 1 year old |
| INTNDET | Registration of any marking on the form regarding the deceased's age |
| DBGRUND1 | If clinical or forensic autopsy |
| DBGRUND5 | If examination before death in hospital |
| DBGRUND7 | If external autopsy |
| DBGRUND8 | If "other source" or unknown source |
| DIABETES | Diabetes as either underlying or contributing cause of death |
| DEATHDATE | Date of death |
| DEATHDATEN | Date of death |
| DEATHPLACE | Place of death |
| DEATHABR | Death abroad |
| PREVCIV | Previous marital status |
| BIRTHC | The country where the deceased was born |
| DOB | Date of birth |
| DOBN | Date of birth |
| BIRTHL | The county where the deceased was born |
| BIRTHC | The country where the deceased was born |
| ICD | ICD version |
| 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. |
| GENDER | Gender |
| COUNTY | County, municipality where the deceased was registered at the time of death |
| DISTRICT | District where the deceased was registered at the time of death |
| RESIDENCE | County, municipality, parish where the deceased was registered at the time of death |
| CAUSE1_CAUSE48 | Multiple causes of death according to ICD. In combination with ULCAUSE and CAP19/CAP17, these include all multiple causes of death |
| DRUG | "Drug-related diagnosis mentioned on the certificate. Marking for all records that have a drug-related diagnosis either as an underlying or contributing cause of death.
Note that this is an old definition no longer used by the National Board of Health and Welfare." |
| NATIONALITY | Nationality |
| OPDATE | Date of any operation |
| SURGERY | If surgery was performed within 4 weeks before death |
| SSN | The deceased's social security number |
| 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. |
| COUNTRYOFBIRTH | Indicates that the deceased was not registered in Sweden at the time of death |
| DEATHCOMMUNE | Municipality where the death occurred |
| NATIONALITY_COUNTRYOFBIRTH | Nationality/country of registration for deceased who were not registered in Sweden at the time of death |
| DEATHDATE | Date of death |
| DEATHDATEN | Date of death |
| GENDER | Gender |
| COUNTY | County, municipality where the deceased was registered at the time of death |
| DISTRICT | District where the deceased was registered at the time of death |
| SSN | The deceased's social security number |
| 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. |
| DOB | Date of birth |
| DOBN | Date of birth |
| AGE | Age at death in years |
| INLAS | |
| REGDATE | |
| DATEINTERVAL | |
| DEATHDATE | Date of death |
| DEATHDATEN | Date of death |
| YEAR | Year of death |
| ULCAUSE | Underlying cause of death according to ICD |
| 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. |
| AGE | Age at death in years |
| GENDER | Gender |
| COUNTY | County, municipality where the deceased was registered at the time of death |
| SUBSTANCE1-SUBSTANCE48 | Substances |
| COUNTRYOFBIRTH | Indicates that the deceased was not registered in Sweden at the time of death |
