Undetermined Deaths
ICD10 codes: Y10-Y34, Y87.2, Y89.9, ICD9 codes: E980-E989
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intent regarding the inclusion of deaths in the following counts,
at least in England and Wales, that may be later recoded as homicides.
Undetermined intent deaths 2003 (Northern Ireland 2002):
There were 2,583 deaths in Britain and Ireland where the intent was undetermined,
split as follows:
| Republic of Ireland |
87 |
North East |
123 |
East of England |
188 |
| Northern Ireland |
12 |
North West |
360 |
London |
433 |
| Scotland |
230 |
Yorks and Humber |
184 |
South East |
269 |
| Wales |
109 |
East Midlands |
182 |
South West |
202 |
| England |
2,145 |
West Midlands |
204 |
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London (5.6 per 100,000) and the North West (5.3) had significantly higher
age-standardised rates of deaths classified as undetermined cause of death,
and Northern Ireland (0.7), the Republic of Ireland (2.1) and the South East
(3.2) had significantly lower rates, compared to the England average (4.2).
The Scotland (4.3) and Wales (3.7) rates did not differ significantly from England.
Undetermined intent deaths 1996 to 2003 (to 2002 in Northern Ireland)
The number of deaths of undetermined intent in Britain and Ireland increased
by 8% from 1996 (2,398 deaths) to 2003. There was a significant four-fold increase
in mortality rate in the Republic of Ireland (405%) and also a significant increase
in the East Midlands (28%). There were rate increases in England (3%) and Wales
(9%), and rate reductions in Scotland (-8%) and Northern Ireland (-32%) but
these were not statistically significant changes. |
