Table 4

Categories of postmortem undertaken in 2018 and 2020

Category of deathTotals 2020, n (%)Total 2018, n (%)
Sudden natural death257 (43)225 (46)
Chronic disease (natural death)100 (17)110 (22)
Infectious disease (natural death)57 (9)53 (11)
COVID-19 (natural death)54 (9)0 (0)
 Any natural death468 (78)388 (78)
Drug and/or alcohol (unnatural death)49 (8)29 (6)
Suicide (unnatural death)38 (6)27 (5)
Road traffic accident (unnatural death)6 (1)5 (1)
Non-road traffic traumatic death (unnatural death)18 (3)19 (4)
Other unnatural death23 (4)30 (6)
 Any unnatural death134 (22)110 (22)
Total602498