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This publication presents mortality statistics on deaths registered in 2009 in England and Wales, classified by sex and age and by other selected information collected at the time of registration. It replaces the annual reference volumes DH1, DH2 and DH4.

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Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   2010 ed.
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9780230281059

ISBN 10:   0230281052
Pages:   220
Publication Date:   16 November 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Page Tables in this publication Data analysed in this publication  Associated publications and the National Statistics website Historic data and figures for UK countries Other ONS annual volumes Population Trends and Health Statistics Quarterly publications Notes and definitions Base populations Occurrences and registrations Outputs review Areal coverage Usual residence of deceased, and place of occurrence Usual residence of deceased Place of occurrence Deaths in hospices Stillbirths Infant deaths Death rates, ratios and standardisation Standardised mortality ratios Years of life lost Certification of cause of death Referral to the coroner Coroners' inquests Legally uncertified deaths Registration of deaths by declaration Coding the underlying cause of death Selection and modification rules Note on coding of acute rheumatic fever Causes of death listed in this publication ONS short list Two codes for certain conditions xxi The 'dagger and asterisk' system Secondary causes Final cause of death Accelerated registrations Assault and intentional self-harm Numbers of deaths from assault (homicide) Numbers of deaths from intentional self-harm (suicide) Neonatal deaths Further information Contents Background to mortality data Page Redevelopment of mortality statistics xxiv Registration practice The deaths databases Automated cause coding Use of WHO Rule 3 ICD-9 ICD-10 implementation Using cause of death data from 1993 to 2000 Legislation Historical changes in mortality data Quality of mortality data Completing medical certificates of cause of death Registration of the death Entry of data into Registration Service Software (RSS) Other checks made by the Registration Service At the time of registration By superintendent Registrars and Inspectors of Registration Receipt of death registration data at ONS Titchfield Validation processes Routine checks in Titchfield Automated Cause Coding System (ACCS) Checks before and after extraction of data for analysis Checks on routine outputs Text tables A Presentation of main tables by age B Deaths at ages 110 and over, 2005–09 C Deaths of non-residents, 2003–09 D Distribution of the European Standard Population E Deaths by method of certification and registration, 2004–09 F ONS short list of cause of death codes, using ICD-10 Figure A Certification and registration of deaths registered in 2009 References Glossary

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The OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS (ONS) is the largest producer of official statistics to government. ONS is responsible for producing a wide range of key economic and social statistics which are used by policy makers across government to create evidence-based policies and monitor performance against them. The Office also builds and maintains data sources both for itself and for its business and research customers. It makes statistics available so that everyone can easily assess the state of the nation, the performance of government, and their own position. Palgrave Macmillan supply print issues of Mortality Statistics via an Office for Public Sector Information PSI License.

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