Death Certificate and Mortality Stats Flashcards

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describe part 1 of cause of death section

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  • sequence of events leading to death, proceeding backwards from final disease or condition resulting in death
  • underlying cause (disease or injury that initiated events resulting in death) should be listed last
  • WHO reccomends that all countries use underlying cause of death for basic mortality statistics
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describe the part: immediate cause

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  • final disease, injury, or complication directly causing death
  • NOT mode of dying or terminal event (e.g. cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest)
  • cannot be left blank
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describe the path of how death certificates become published statistics

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4
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describe calculating the crude death rate

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5
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describe calculating the cause-specific death rate

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describe calculating the infant mortality rate

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  • numerator = number of deaths in children < 1 year during specified period
  • denominator = number of live births during same period
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describe calculating age-specific death rate

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  • num = number of deaths in specified age group during specified period
  • den. = population of that age group
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name the top 3 causes of death in the US

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  1. heart disease
  2. cancer
  3. chronic lower respiratory disease
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