Writing Cause-of-Death Statements
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- Instructions for Completing the Cause-of-Death Section of the Death Certificate [PDF - 76 KB]
- Instructions for Completing the Cause-of-Death Section of the Death Certificate for Injury and Poisoning [PDF - 82 KB]
- Possible Solutions to Common Problems in Death Certification
- State Definitions and Reporting Requirements for Live Births, Fetal Deaths, and Induced Terminations of Pregnancy
- The Autopsy, Medicine, and Mortality Statistics [PDF - 1 MB]
Handbooks
- Physicians' Handbook on Medical Certification of Death (2003 Revision) (PHS) 2003-1108. 65 pp. [PDF - 1.2 MB]
- Medical Examiners' and Coroners' Handbook on Death Registration and Fetal Death Reporting (2003 Revision) (PHS) 2003-1110. 138 pp. [PDF - 2.9 MB]
- Funeral Directors' Handbook on Death Registration and Fetal Death Reporting (2003 Revision) (PHS) 2005-1109. 67 pp. [PDF - 2.9 MB]
- Hospitals' and Physicians' Handbook on Birth Registration and Fetal Death Reporting (PHS) 87-1107. 61 pp. [PDF - 7.7 MB]
- Handbook on the Reporting of Induced Termination of Pregnancy (Reprinted/revised 1997) (PHS) 98-1117. 23 pp. [PDF - 2.6 MB]
- Guidelines for Reporting Occupation and Industry on Death Certificates.
Special Guidelines
Related Links
- NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene online training on improving causes of death reporting
- Presentation at University of Nebraska Medical Center [PDF - 17.8 MB]
- Tutorial from the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME)
- Tutorial form the Texas Department of Health
- WHO Training Tool for Certifiers
- Page last reviewed: November 6, 2015
- Page last updated: November 6, 2014
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