Datasets and Related Documentation for Mortality Data

 

Methods

 

Data collection

• U.S. Standard Death Certificate, 1989 Revision
  PDF Version (187 KB)
• U.S. Standard Death Certificate, 2003 Revision
  PDF Version (74 KB)
• Revision of U.S. Standard Certificate of Death
• Electronic Death Registration and Reengineering
• Writing cause of death statements

 

Data processing

• Instruction Manuals
• International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) Online Version
• Medical software

 

Information for Data Analysis

• Public-use data file documentation
• Mortality Technical Appendix
• U.S. Intercensal Population Estimates by Specified Hispanic Origin Groups (July 1, 1991 - July 1, 1999)
• U.S. Census Population with Bridged Race Categories

 

Micro-data

 

Data Release Policy

 

Descriptions

• Compressed Files
• Fetal Death
• Linked Files
• Mortality Data, Multiple Cause-of-Death

 

Access

• CDC WONDER (underlying cause of death; multiple cause of death)
• Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System
• DataFerrett
• DVS Data Online