title: [Completeness of mortality statistics in Navarra, Spain].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Women in the region of Navarra, Spain, have one of the highest life expectancies at birth in Europe. The aim of this study is to assess the completeness of the official mortality statistics of Navarra in 2009 and the impact of the under-registration of deaths on life expectancy estimates.
  
  
  METHODS
  Comparison of the number of deaths in Navarra using the official statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) and the data derived from a multiple-source case-finding: the electronic health record, Instituto Navarro de Medicina Legal and INE including data that they received late.
  
  
  RESULTS
  5,249 deaths were identified, of which 103 were not included in the official mortality statistics. Taking into account only deaths that occurred in Spain, which are the only ones considered for the official statistics, the completeness was 98.4%. Estimated life expectancy at birth in 2009 descended from 86.6 years to 86.4 in women and from 80.0 to 79.6 years in men, after correcting for undercount.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this study ruled out the existence of significant under-registration of the official mortality statistics, confirming the exceptional longevity of women in Navarra, who are in the top position in Europe with a life expectancy at birth of 86.4 years.
authors.forename: Conchi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moreno-Iribas
authors.forename: Marcela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guevara
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Díaz-González
authors.forename: Nerea
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Álvarez-Arruti
authors.forename: Itziar
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Casado
authors.forename: Josu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Delfrade
authors.forename: Emilia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Larumbe
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aguirre
authors.forename: Yugo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Floristán
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain
vernacular_title: Exhaustividad de la estadística de mortalidad de Navarra.