This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from United States statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from American statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other American-specific metadata information.
Indicator |
Crude and age-adjusted rates of death due to unintentional poisoning |
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Organisation |
National Center for Health Statistics, Underlying Cause of Death File |
Data sources |
National Center for Health Statistics, Underlying Cause of Death File |
Data providers |
Mortality Statistics Branch, Division of Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics |
Comment and limitations |
Rates were generated by CDC Wonder using the Underlying Cause of Death mortality files. Rates were selected based on the Injury Intent and Mechanism list with mechanism set to ‘Poisoning’ |
Method of computation |
Number of deaths attributable to unintentional poisoning (ICD 10 code X40-X49) divided by the population and expressed per 100,000 population. Rates are age-adjusted using the direct method of applying age-specific death rates to the U.S. standard population distribution. See http://wonder.cdc.gov/wonder/help/ucd.html#Age-Adjusted Rates for more detail. |
Actual indicator available - description |
Crude and age-adjusted rate of deaths per year due to suicide expressed per 100,000 population |
Date of national source publication |
December, 2016 |
Periodicity |
Annual |
Date metadata updated |
December, 2017 |
Time period |
1999-2015 |
Data last updated | Jun 06, 2024 |
Metadata last updated | Jul 08, 2024 |