Author/Authors :
Tadbiri, Hooman Department of Obstetrics - Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences - University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA , Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar Preventive Medicine and Public Health Research Center - Psychosocial Health Research Institute - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Naghavi, Mohsen Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation - University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Abstract :
The National Organization for Civil Registration (NOCR) of Iran has reported causes of death data by ICD-10 chapters for the first time in 2020.
Methods: We used this report to review the share of ICD chapters among all deaths in each province and compare them with the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study.
Results: There are major changes in the distribution of causes of death between 2017 and 2018, especially in D50-D89 (Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism) from 0.76% to 38.94%, and I00-I99 (Diseases of the circulatory system) from 39.27% to 7.09%. Such dramatic changes are probably the results of changes in coding practices or definitions or issues in analysis.
Conclusion: Causes of death reports should be timely, clear, and robust on methods. They should contain a minimum level of details, at least 3-digit ICD codes to be useful for public health and medical professionals.
