Reliability of cause of death coding
An International Comparison
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5271305 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carmen Antini (0000-0002-3051-4243, University of Chile), Danuta Rajs (Organización Panamericana de la Salud, Chile), María Teresa Muñoz-Quezada (0000-0002-8008-8625, Universidad Católica de Maule, Chile), Boris Andrés Lucero Mondaca (Universidad Católica de Maule, Chile), Boris Lucero (0000-0002-7081-3344, Catholic University of the Maule), Gerardo Hei (0000-0002-5418-5288, University of North Carolina at Charlotte), Gerardo Heiss (University of North Carolina, U.S.A) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1473-1482 |
| Publication date | 2015-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/0102-311x00099814 |
| PMID | 26248102 |
| OpenAlex | W1120921181 |
| SciELO | S0102-311X2015000701473 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 16 |
This study evaluates the agreement of nosologic coding of cardiovascular causes of death between a Chilean coder and one in the United States, in a stratified random sample of death certificates of persons aged ≥ 60, issued in 2008 in the Valparaíso and Metropolitan regions, Chile. All causes of death were converted to ICD-10 codes in parallel by both coders. Concordance was analyzed with inter-coder agreement and Cohen's kappa coefficient by level of specification ICD-10 code for the underlying cause and the total causes of death coding. Inter-coder agreement was 76.4% for all causes of death and 80.6% for the underlying cause (agreement at the four-digit level), with differences by the level of specification of the ICD-10 code, by line of the death certificate, and by number of causes of death per certificate. Cohen's kappa coefficient was 0.76 (95%CI: 0.68-0.84) for the underlying cause and 0.75 (95%CI: 0.74-0.77) for the total causes of death. In conclusion, causes of death coding and inter-coder agreement for cardiovascular diseases in two regions of Chile are comparable to an external benchmark and with reports from other countries
Cause of death · Coding (social sciences) · Concordance · Death certificate · Disease · Kappa · Statistics · Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes · Chronic Disease Management Strategies · Demography · Internal Medicine · Mathematics · Medical Coding and Health Information · Medicine
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |