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Population and Education, Social statistics.
Dorthe Larsen

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Deaths and life expectancy (Discontinued)

These statistics contains information on number of deaths by sex, age and municipality of residence.

These statistics cover all deaths among people with usual residence in Denmark regardless of whether the death occurs in Denmark or abroad.

Information about cause of death is not available for those people who have died abroad.

Data description

These statistics contains information on number of deaths by sex, age and municipality of residence.

These statistics cover all deaths among people with usual residence in Denmark regardless of whether the death occurs in Denmark or abroad.

Information about cause of death is not available for those people who have died abroad.

The basis for the statistics is data from the Central Population Register (CPR) and data from Statens Serum Institut (SSI).

Classification system

Causes of deaths are grouped according to the international classification ICD10.

Sector coverage

Not relevant for these statistics.

Statistical concepts and definitions

Mortality frequency: The mortality frequency indicates (in 100,000s) the frequency of mortality over a year, from one birthday to the next.

Life expectancy: Life expectancy indicates the average number of years that a person of a specified age can expect to live, assuming that the age-specific mortality levels remain constant (i.e. the rates observed for the period under review).

Statistical unit

People.

Statistical population

The number of people living Denmark, who died during the year

Reference area

Denmark.

Time coverage

1986-

Base period

Not relevant for these statistics.

Unit of measure

People.

Reference period

01-01-2016 - 31-12-2016

Frequency of dissemination

Yearly.

Legal acts and other agreements

Act on Statistics Denmark (Lov om Danmarks Statistik), section 6.

Cost and burden

Not relevant for these statistics.

Comment

Deaths and life expectancy.