Table 2

Statistical significant of trends from joinpoint analysis of percentage of place of death by age, causes of death and regions.
Characteristics
 Trend 1
 Trend 2
 Trend 3
 Trend 4
 Trend 5

Years
 APC1
 Years
 APC
 Years
 APC
 Years
 APC
 Years
 APC
All country









     Home
 1951–1966
 -1.77*
 1966–1977
 -3.17*
 1977–1990
 -5.46*
 1990–1994
 -2.78*
 1994–2002
 -4.80*
     Hospital
 1951–1960
 8.28*
 1960–1968
 6.64*
 1968–1982
 4.65*
 1982–1990
 2.83*
 1990–2002
 0.76*
Rural-Home
 1951–1967
 -1.28*
 1967–1976
 -2.48*
 1976–1994
 -4.41*
 1994–2002
 -6.73*

Rural -Hospital
 1951–1964
 8.56*
 1964–1982
 5.77*
 1982–1990
 3.54*
 1990–2002
 1.58*

Urban-Home
 1951–1965
 -1.76*
 1965–1976
 -3.19*
 1976–1990
 -5.76*
 1990–1994
 -1.89
 1994–2002
 -3.74*
Urban-Hospital
 1951–1955
 1.46*
 1955–1968
 6.11*
 1968–1982
 4.06*
 1982–1989
 2.76*
 1989–2002
 0.56*
Regions
     Hokaido
 1951–1966
 -2.74*
 1966–1977
 -5.56*
 1977–1987
 -6.70*
 1987–1990
 -8.82*
 1990–2002
 -1.60*
     Kantou
 1951–1965
 -2.08*
 1965–1977
 -3.19*
 1977–1990
 -6.09*
 1990–2002
 -3.05*

     Kinji
 1951–1962
 -2.07*
 1962–1976
 -2.62*
 1976–1989
 -5.64*
 1989–1994
 -1.24*
 1994–2002
 -3.62*
     Kyuusyu
 1951–1968
 -1.65*
 1968–1977
 -3.74*
 1977–1988
 -6.24*
 1988–2002
 -5.46*

     Shikoku
 1951–1968
 -1.71*
 1968–1978
 -3.85*
 1978–1989
 -5.21*
 1989–1994
 -2.99*
 1994–2002
 -5.51*
     Touhoku
 1951–1968
 -1.51*
 1968–1980
 -3.30*
 1980–1994
 -4.22*
 1994–2002
 -5.84*

     Tyuubu
 1951–1976
 -1.45*
 1967–1976
 -2.73*
 1976–1991
 -4.60*
 1991–1994
 -2.78*
 1994–2002
 -5.95*
     Tyuugoku
 1951–1965
 -1.53*
 1965–1977
 -3.00*
 1977–1989
 -5.00*
 1989–1994
 -3.13*
 1994–2002
 -6.41*
Causes of death
Cerebrovascular
 1955–1972
 -1.07*
 1972–1991
 -4.79*
 1991–1994
 -1.75
 1994–1997
 -10.43*
 1997–2002
 -7.47*
Heart disease
 1995–1966
 -0.96*
 1966–1969
 -5.51*
 1969–1977
 -2.48*
 1977–1989
 -4.70*
 1989–2002
 -2.54*
Cancer
 1955–1970
 -4.53*
 1970–1982
 -9.55*
 1982–1990
 -7.78*
 1990–1994
 3.54*
 1994–2002
 -2.04*
Age
     65–74
 1980–1989
 -8.77*
 1989–1997
 -3.15*
 1997–2002
 -0.19



     75–84
 1980–1990
 -7.45*
 1990–1994
 -3.50*
 1994–1997
 -9.04*
 1997–2002
 -4.31*

     85 and over EU
 1980–1989
 -5.19*
 1989–1994
 -3.71*
 1994–2000
 -9.80*
 2000–2002
 -7.29*

1APC is the annual percent change.

The APC is statistically significantly different from 0 (two-side p < 0.05). * p < 0.05

NOTE: Joinpoint, APC, and significant of APC are estimated using joinpoint analysis (JPA). The maximum of four joinpoints and five line segments was allowed for each long-term trend. In addition, segments had to contain at least two observed data points, and no segment could begin or end closer than two data points from the beginning or end of the data series.

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