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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Life Before Death, 1987

Variable Details

Variablec27.7b
LabelCause of death grouped
Responses
0 Other classifiable 0
1 Neoplasms 267
2 IHD 262
3 CVA 122
4 Other circulatory 67
5 Respiratory 77
6 Digestive 32
7 Genito-urinary 13
8 Injury/poison 38
9 Old age, no senility 2
a Infectious/parasitic 2
b Endocrine/nutrituion 15
c Blood 8
d Mental 25
e Nervous/sense organs 20
f Skin 2
g Musculoskeletal 6
h Ill defined 0
j Alzheimers/dementia 3
x Other non classifiab 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLife Before Death, 1987
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