{"title":"2007Autopsy Patterns in 2003.","authors":"Donna L Hoyert, Hsiang-Ching Kung, Jiaquan Xu","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Objectives-This report presents information on autopsy data in 2003 and compares data for 1993 and 2003. Methods-Death certificates are completed by funeral directors, attending physicians, medical examiners, and coroners. The original records are filed in the state registration offices. Statistical information is compiled into a national database through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics. This report focuses on the autopsy item on the death certificate and presents descriptive tabulations. Results-In 2003, autopsies were performed for 7.7 percent of deaths occurring in 47 states and the District of Columbia. This was less than in 1994, when the data was last available in this database. Decedents with particular characteristics were more likely to be autopsied than others. For example, almost one-third of infant deaths, more than one-half of decedents aged 15-24 years, and almost none of the decedents aged 85 years and over were autopsied. </p>","PeriodicalId":78978,"journal":{"name":"Vital and health statistics. Series 20, Data from the National Vital Statistics System","volume":" 32","pages":"1-27"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32747101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Medical and life-style risk factors affecting fetal mortality, 1989-90.","authors":"D L Hoyert","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This report presents fetal mortality data by medical and life-style risk factors of the mother and the fetus.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Deaths and fetal mortality rates are presented in this descriptive report. Data sources used are vital statistics data for fetal deaths and live births.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The data that became available with the revision of the U.S. Standard Report of Fetal Death in 1989 expanded the medical and health data available on mothers and fetuses. Reporting of medical conditions is probably incomplete for fetal deaths as well as for live births. Therefore, caution should be exercised in using this data. Reported occurrences of medical and life-style risk factors of mother and fetus for fetal deaths and live births and fetal mortality rates are presented. Maternal medical conditions most often associated with having a fetal death were problems with amniotic fluid levels and blood disorders. Fetal mortality was 35 percent greater when tobacco was used during pregnancy and 77 percent higher when alcohol was consumed during pregnancy. The complication of labor most often associated with fetal mortality was abruptio placenta. Although a very small proportion of all deliveries have specific congenital anomalies reported, fetal mortality was close to 50 percent for anencephalus, about 25 percent for renal agenesis, and slightly more than 20 percent for hydrocephalus.</p>","PeriodicalId":78978,"journal":{"name":"Vital and health statistics. Series 20, Data from the National Vital Statistics System","volume":" 31","pages":"1-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20302830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fetal mortality by maternal education and prenatal care, 1990.","authors":"D L Hoyert","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":78978,"journal":{"name":"Vital and health statistics. Series 20, Data from the National Vital Statistics System","volume":" 30","pages":"1-29"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20304070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Leading causes of death by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin: United States, 1992.","authors":"P Gardner, H M Rosenberg, R W Wilson","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":78978,"journal":{"name":"Vital and health statistics. Series 20, Data from the National Vital Statistics System","volume":" 29","pages":"1-94"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20304069","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mortality trends for Alzheimer's disease, 1979-91.","authors":"D L Hoyert","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":78978,"journal":{"name":"Vital and health statistics. Series 20, Data from the National Vital Statistics System","volume":" 28","pages":"1-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20304068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Infant mortality by Hispanic origin of mother: 20 States, 1985-87 birth cohorts.","authors":"L M Pastore, M F MacDorman","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This report examines the mortality experience of infants born between 1985 and 1987 to mothers of Hispanic origin who resided in a study area of 20 States and the District of Columbia and compares it with that of non-Hispanic white infants. Maternal characteristics are also compared. For all Hispanic-origin mothers combined, the infant mortality rate (8.5) was very close to the non-Hispanic white rate (8.3). Among the Hispanic-origin subgroups, the rate for Puerto Rican mothers was higher (10.9) and the rate for Central and South American mothers lower (7.8) than the non-Hispanic white rate. The infant mortality rates of 8.2 for Mexicans and 7.6 for Cubans were not significantly different from the non-Hispanic white rate. The infant mortality experience of the Hispanic-origin population has been termed an ''epidemiological paradox,'' because of their generally favorable birth outcomes despite a higher prevalence of socioeconomic and demographic risk factors. In general, a higher proportion of Hispanic than non-Hispanic white infants were born to mothers traditionally considered to be at elevated risk for infant mortality-teenagers, unmarried mothers, those who have not completed high school, and those beginning prenatal care after the first trimester or not at all. In general, infant mortality rates were higher for these high-risk groups among Hispanic as well as non-Hispanic white mothers. However, the difference in infant mortality rates between high-risk and low-risk groups for each of these maternal characteristics was less for some Hispanic origin subgroups than for non-Hispanic whites. </p>","PeriodicalId":78978,"journal":{"name":"Vital and health statistics. Series 20, Data from the National Vital Statistics System","volume":" 27","pages":"1-52"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32745546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Perinatal mortality in the United States: 1985-91.","authors":"D L Hoyert","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In 1991 a total of 35,926 perinatal deaths occurred in the United States; this includes fetal deaths occurring at 28 weeks of gestation or later and infant deaths occurring under 7 days of age. The perinatal mortality rate was at a record low of 8.7 perinatal deaths per 1,000 live births and fetal deaths, 19 percent lower than the rate in 1985. Perinatal mortality rates differ by race. In 1991 the rates for the white and black populations were 7.4 and 15.7 perinatal deaths per 1,000 live births and fetal deaths, respectively. The rate for the Hispanic population was 7.9 compared with a rate of 7.1 for the non-Hispanic white population of an area comprised of 36 States and the District of Columbia. This area includes those States that reported Hispanic origin and whose reporting completeness was considered adequate for analysis. </p>","PeriodicalId":78978,"journal":{"name":"Vital and health statistics. Series 20, Data from the National Vital Statistics System","volume":" 26","pages":"1-26"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32746443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E Godfrey, F M Chevarley, H M Rosenberg, K D Kochanek, M Feinleib
{"title":"Mortality surveillance system: models from the second year.","authors":"E Godfrey, F M Chevarley, H M Rosenberg, K D Kochanek, M Feinleib","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This is the second report presenting statistical charts and text from the Mortality Surveillance System (MSS). The first report presented the statistical charts and text from the first year of the MSS as published in the Monthly Vital Statistics Report (MVSR) volume 38, numbers 2-volume 39, number 1, and briefly described the methodology that was used. This report presents the statistical charts and text from the second year of the MSS as published in the MVSR volume 39, number 2-volume 40, number 1. Also presented are the monthly data used in fitting the models depicted in the published charts and the model statistics for the fitted curves. According to the Dictionary of Epdenriology edited by John Last (2) surveillance is \"Ongoing scrutiny, generally using methods distinguished by their practicability, uniformity, and frequently their rapidity, rather than by complete accuracy. Its main purpose is to detect changes in trend or distribution in order to initiate investigative or control measures.\" Conceptually, then, the purpose of the MSS is to detect changes in trend or distribution to initiate further investigative and control measures in a practical and timely manner. </p>","PeriodicalId":78978,"journal":{"name":"Vital and health statistics. Series 20, Data from the National Vital Statistics System","volume":" 22","pages":"1-91"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32758158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect on mortality rates of the 1989 change in tabulating race.","authors":"D L Hoyert","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Effective with vital statistics data for 1989, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) made the following change in most of its tabulations of race for live births and fetal death; race for live births and fetal deaths are shown by race of mother rather than by race of child. As a result of the change in the tabulation by race of live births and fetal deaths, infant, fetal, perinatal, and maternal mortality rates by race in NCHS tabulations for 1989 are not comparable with those of previous years. To facilitate comparison with previous years' data and analysis of current patterns, key tabulations and text analysis in reports from NCHS for 1989 and 1990 data (l-3) show infant, fetal, perinatal, and maternal mortality data computed on the basis of live births and fetal deaths tabulated by both race of mother and race of child. This makes it possible to distinguish the effects of this change in tabulation from real changes in the data. Beginning with data for 1991, NCHS publications show most tabulations by race of mother only. </p>","PeriodicalId":78978,"journal":{"name":"Vital and health statistics. Series 20, Data from the National Vital Statistics System","volume":" 25","pages":"1-34"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32745090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Infant mortality by birthweight and other characteristics: United States, 1985 birth cohort.","authors":"K Prager","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This report presents information from the national linked birth and infant death data set for the birth cohort of 1985, a new National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) resource for studying infant mortality. In the linked tile, birth certificates for infants born in 1985 who died before their first birthday are linked to death certificates for the same infants, thereby making available for analysis of infant mortality a large number of variables from the birth certificate that are relevant to the infant's death. Previous national linked files were developed by the Division of Reproductive Health, Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (CCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the 1980 birth cohort, and by NCHS for the 1960 birth cohort. This report is in four parts: The first part includes a brief history of linked birth and infant death record projects in the Public Health Service (PHS) and a description of the methodology by which linked files were created in the present project. The second part presents a descriptive analysis of infant mortality for selected variables by race for the 1985 birth cohort. The third part examines infant mortality rates for detailed race groups, comparing cohort and period rates. The final section provides detailed tables of live births and infant deaths and mortality rates for selected variables by race of child and age at death. </p>","PeriodicalId":78978,"journal":{"name":"Vital and health statistics. Series 20, Data from the National Vital Statistics System","volume":" 24","pages":"1-44"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32746151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}