The Swedish cause of death register

Sweden has a long tradition of recording cause of death data. The Swedish cause of death register is a high quality virtually complete register of all deaths in Sweden since 1952. Although originally created for official statistics, it is a highly important data source for medical research since it...

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Published in:European journal of epidemiology 2017, Vol.32 (9), p.765-773
Main Authors: Brooke, Hannah Louise, Talbäck, Mats, Hörnblad, Jesper, Johansson, Lars Age, Ludvigsson, Jonas Filip, Druid, Henrik, Feychting, Maria, Ljung, Rickard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents, Traffic - mortality
Age Distribution
Age groups
Cardiology
Cardiovascular Diseases - mortality
Cause of death
Cause of Death - trends
Classification
Death
Death Certificates
Disease
Epidemiology
Female
Humans
Infectious Diseases
Male
Medical research
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
METHODS
Mortality
Mortality - trends
Neoplasms - mortality
Oncology
Origins
Public Health
Register
Registries - standards
Registries - statistics & numerical data
Suicide - statistics & numerical data
Sweden
Sweden - epidemiology
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Summary:Sweden has a long tradition of recording cause of death data. The Swedish cause of death register is a high quality virtually complete register of all deaths in Sweden since 1952. Although originally created for official statistics, it is a highly important data source for medical research since it can be linked to many other national registers, which contain data on social and health factors in the Swedish population. For the appropriate use of this register, it is fundamental to understand its origins and composition. In this paper we describe the origins and composition of the Swedish cause of death register, set out the key strengths and weaknesses of the register, and present the main causes of death across age groups and over time in Sweden. This paper provides a guide and reference to individuals and organisations interested in data from the Swedish cause of death register.
ISSN:0393-2990
1573-7284
1573-7284
DOI:10.1007/s10654-017-0316-1