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In DCs with DM as underlying cause of death (UCOD), all codes (International classification of diseases, 10<jats:sup>th<\/jats:sup> revision (ICD-10)), their original position in the DC and place of death were collected. DM was classified as type-1, type-2 and other. Differences between 2017 and 2022 according to use of unspecified DM diagnoses, number of changed diagnoses after automated processing, correct positioning of UCOD in DC, total number of diagnoses, and use of ill- defined diagnoses were analyzed. Generalized linear models for binomial outcome with log link were used to fit mortality data and test differences between electronic and paper registration systems, two-sample t-test and linear regressions for analysis of differences in number of diagnoses.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>229 807 deaths were registered, including 3 864 DM deaths. Online DC submission increased from 0 in 2017 to 95% in 2022. 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