ICD Framework: External Cause of Injury Mortality Matrix

Changes made as of November 2002

Overview and Implications

This document describes the matrix, some of the issues for interpretation, and key differences from the ICD-9-based Matrix.

SAS Input Statements

Terrorism codes (*U01-*U03) added 8/26/03

The link to this document provides the SAS code to produce external cause code matrix using ICD-10 codes.

The Matrix [PDF – 80 KB]

This .pdf contains the External Cause of Injury Mortality Matrix for ICD-10 and the detailed transport codes. Use the zoom command in order to enlarge the document for screen viewing.

US Mortality Data

• Deaths: Final Data for 2002, NVSR, Vol. 53, No.5, (see table 18) [PDF – 1.3 MB]
• Deaths: Injuries, 2002, Vol. 54, Number 10, (see table 1) [PDF – 4.8 MB]
• Deaths: Injuries, 2001, Vol. 52, Number 21, (see table 1) [PDF – 5.1 MB]
• Deaths and Crude Death Rate for External Causes of Injury: United States, 2000 [PDF – 71 KB]
• Deaths and Crude Death Rate for External Causes of Injury: United States, 1999 [PDF – 72 KB]

US injury mortality data have been applied to the matrix. Deaths and rates for external causes of injury are presented based on the matrix.