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 1 Malignant mesothelioma surveillance: a comparison of ICD 10 mortality data with SEER incidence data in nine areas of the United States
Authors Pinheiro-GA; Antao-VCS; Bang-KM; Attfield-MD 
Source Int J Occup Environ Health 2004 Jul-Sep; 10(3):251-255 
Link http://www.ijoeh.com/index.php/ijoeh/article/view/329 
NIOSHTIC No. 20025447 
AbstractWith the implementation in 1999 of ICD-10 death certificate coding in the United States, mortality data specific to malignant mesothelioma became readily available on a national basis. To evaulate the accuracy and completeness of diagnosis and coding for mesothelioma on the death certificate, mortality information was compared with incidence data. A mortality/incidence ratio was calculated for each of the nine areas covered by the SEER Program, using National Vital Statistics mortality data from 1999 and 2000, and the SEER incidence data for 1998 and 1999. The mortality/incidence ratio for two years combined for all areas was 0.82. Only two areas (Connecticut and Atlanta) had ratios <80%. The overall correlation coefficient between mortality and incidence rates was 0.96. Thus, mortality data coded using ICD-10 can be a valid source for mesothelioma surveillance and can be instituted without major cost if a national mortality statistics program based on ICD-10 is in place, making it feasible even for developing countries. 
KeywordsMortality-data; Mortality-rates; Demographic-characteristics; Mesothelial-cells; Diseases; Epidemiology; Respiratory-system-disorders; Pulmonary-system-disorders; Surveillance-programs 
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