Linkage Methods and Analytical Support for NCHS Linked Mortality Data

• NCHS-NDI Matching Methodology and Analytic Considerations [PDF – 421 KB]
  Contains an overview of the data sources, the methods used for linkage, and analytic considerations.

Additional Resources:

• Anderson RN, Miniño AM, Hoyert DL, Rosenberg HM. Comparability of cause of death between ICD–9 and ICD–10: Preliminary estimates. National vital statistics reports; vol 49 no. 2. Hyattsville, Maryland: National Center for Health Statistics. 2001. [PDF – 450 KB]
• National Death Index (NDI) webpage