Effect of census-based correction of population figures on mortality rates in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The population figures in Germany are obtained by updating the results of the latest census with information from the statistics on birth, deaths and migration statistics. The Census 2011 in Germany corrected population figures, which have only been updated over a long period of time. The aim of this work is to show the effect of the census-based correction of the population figures on the magnitude of mortality rates in Germany 2011-2013.

Methods

We compared mortality rates (total, cancer, and cardiovascular disease) for the period 2011-2013 based on the uncorrected and Census 2011 corrected population figures. We also compared the effect of the choice of different standard populations in the age standardization of rates on the difference in uncorrected and corre

SUBMITTER: Stang A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11773962 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature