Table 2

Prosection versus final COD frequency

COD	Prosection frequency	Final frequency	Prosection per cent	Final per cent
Heart and/or lung disease	329	369	34.56	38.76
Pending	261	0	27.42	0.00
Trauma	218	226	22.9	23.74
Other system diseases	61	83	6.41	8.72
Overdose and/or toxicities	37	209	3.89	21.95
Infection	23	35	2.42	3.68
Neoplasm	17	18	1.79	1.89
Other	6	12	0.63	1.26

COD, cause of death.