Authors: Harry M. Rosenberg, Jeffrey D. Maurer, Paul D. Sorlie, Norman J. Johnson, Marian F. MacDorman, Donna L. Hoyert, James F. Spitler, Chester Scott

Publication Year: 1999

Last Updated: 2019-10-01

Journal: Vital Health Statistics Series 2

Keywords: Death Rates, Race and Ethnicity, Evaluation, Data Quality

Abstract:

This report provides a summary of current knowledge and research on the quality and reliability of death rates by race and Hispanic origin in official mortality statistics of the United States produced by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). For the white population and the black population, published death rates are overstated in official publications by an estimated 1.0 percent and 5.0 percent, respectively, resulting principally from undercounts of these population groups in the census. Death rates for the other minority groups are understated in official publications approximately as follows: American Indians, 21 percent; Asian or Pacific Islanders, 11 percent; and Hispanics, 2 percent. These estimates do not take into account differential misreporting of age among the race/ethnic groups.

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Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10611854/