Reliability of causes-of-death statistics: the Italian experience from the ICD-10 training course

Francesco Grippo (), Enrico Grande (), Silvia Simeoni (), Simona Pennazza (), Simona Cinque (), Tania Bracci () and Luisa Frova ()
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Francesco Grippo: Italian National Institute of statistics
Enrico Grande: Italian National Institute of statistics
Silvia Simeoni: Italian National Institute of statistics
Simona Pennazza: Italian National Institute of statistics
Simona Cinque: Italian National Institute of statistics
Tania Bracci: Italian National Institute of statistics
Luisa Frova: Italian National Institute of statistics

Rivista di statistica ufficiale, 2015, vol. 17, issue 3, 103-119

Abstract: Cause of death (CoD) statistics are a major health indicator.One of the most important instrument for improving their reliability is the appropriate use of the ICD-10 as instrument of harmonization and quality. Six research assistants recruited by Istat followed an in-depth coding course and a 8 weeks mentoring period in which they coded 4.050 cases previously coded by experts. The CoD attributed by the trainees was compared with the one attributed by experts. The overall agreement increased during the mentoring reaching the value of 78.4% which is comparable with the literature findings. From the study it emerges the relevance of having accurate and continuous training in order to achieve the best quality for official CoD statistics.

Keywords: ICD-10; mortality coding; cause-of-death statistics; ICD-10 training. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C89 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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