Table 5 Recording of cause of death the GPRD in a random sample of patients who died in 2001
Source of cause of death | Number of patients | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
information | ||
MCCD information in | 88 | 2.7 |
structured data area | ||
Read term on or after | 1179 | 35.6 |
date of death | ||
Read term before date | 207 | 6.5 |
of death | ||
MCCD information in | 82 | 2.5 |
free text | ||
Free text stating | 43 | 1.3 |
cause of death | ||
Other free text | 517 | 15.6 |
No cause of death | 1194 | 36.1 |
information | ||
Total | 3310 | 100 |