Cause of death statistics
The cause of death statistics are official statistics collected worldwide on the causes of all deaths . It is carried out according to the recommendations of the World Health Organization . In the statistics, the basic illnesses or causes such as accidents are counted, but not the secondary illnesses, complications or illnesses that directly cause death.
The basis of the statistics is the complete evaluation of the medical death certificates and the causes of death given there . It serves to describe the health of the population as well as to research the causes of premature deaths and allows conclusions to be drawn about the improvement of preventive and curative measures to increase life expectancy and quality . The cause of death statistics therefore have an important steering function for medical research. Against this background, the problem is the high error rate in the death certificates issued.
Legal basis and organization in individual countries
Germany
The legal basis of the cause of death statistics is the law on statistics of population movements and the updating of the population level ( Population Statistics Act - BevStatG) . The causes of death are usually recorded by the health authorities in the federal states, compiled and published by the Federal Statistical Office . The cause of death statistics have been collected in Germany since 1905; the first records date from 1877.
Switzerland
Based on the Civil Code ( ZGB ), the Civil Status Ordinance , the Federal Statistics Act (BStatG) and the Collection Ordinance, the Federal Statistical Office records the causes of death among doctors. Statistics have been kept since 1876. The oldest urban, regional or cantonal records date back to 1790.
Austria
In Austria, statistics on the causes of death are collected and published by Statistics Austria .
European Union
Eurostat collates the national statistics and publishes the results on its website.
Web links
- WHO: Global Health Observatory Data Repository
- Health for all database
- Information on the cause of death statistics on the federal health reporting website
- Causes of death in Germany at destatis
- Causes of death in Switzerland and analyzes
- Causes of death at Statistics Austria
Individual evidence
- ↑ WHO
- ↑ Uni-Rostock 09/01/2017: Most death certificates contain errors
- ↑ Dr. Schlendrian and death
- ↑ Cause of death statistics - Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). In: destatis.de. Retrieved September 29, 2015 .
