Table 3

Distribution on underlying cause of death in deceased cases who had a postmortem and who did not

Cause of deathNo postmortem
n (%)
Postmortem
n (%)
Cardiac or vascular diseases952  (17.7)119  (17.6)
Cancers466 (8.6)58 (8.6)
Accidents or suicide184 (3.4)32 (4.7)
Respiratory tract diseases and infections272 (5.0)36 (5.3)
Multiple sclerosis3000 (55.6)360 (53.3)
Miscellaneous518 (9.6)71 (10.5)