Data Dictionary: Socialstyrelsen Cause of Death Registry
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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) |
