Related Sites for Mortality Data

Medical Examiners and Coroners Resources

Resources and Guidelines for Medical Examiners and Coroners

• Death Registration, Certification, and Cause-of-Death Statements
• Death Investigation: A Guide for the Scene Investigator (Technical Update)
• Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Initiative, CDC
• Guidelines for Reporting Occupation and Industry on Death Certificates.
• Completion of Death Certificates in the aftermath of a Hurricane [PDF – ? KB]
• U.S. Standard Certificate of Death

Associations and Organizations

• American Academy of Forensic Sciences
• American Board of Medico legal Death Investigators
• International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners
• National Association of Medical Examiners
• States Medical Examiners & Coroners Organizations

Other Resources

• International Mortality Database
  • Introduction and Instructions [PDF – 167 KB]
  • Death rates
  • Deaths and estimated population
• Atlas of Cancer Mortality in the United States
• Human Mortality Database
• Injury Data and Resources
• Military Deaths
• National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems (NAPHSIS)
• National Bureau of Economic Research Multiple Cause-of-Death Data
• National Bureau of Economic Research Vital Statistics Data
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• State Health Departments
• International Statistical Organizations
• Where to Write for Death Certificates
• Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI)

International Activities

• ICE on Automating Mortality
• ICE on Injury Statistics
• Nosology