Data Analysis - Definitions

Please note that the pages on this website do not reflect the methods that were used to generate the final set of results for the GBD-2010 study, which was published in December 2012.

-- If you are interested in the methods or results of GBD-2010 and subsequent revisions, please visit the official website of IHME's GBD project (http://www.healthdata.org/gbd). The materials described on the website are now obsolete but these webpages have been retained as an internet archive of the work of the group.

-- Please visit the website www.globalburdenofinjuries.org to find out more about other closely related collaborations of our group members.

Updated: 31st March 2009

This page provides definitions and mappings for use in tabulating hospital and vital registration data for the GBD - Injury Expert Group.

Please refer to the discussion topics for the theoretical basis of the definitions and mappings provided on this page.

GBD Definitions/Mappings for ICD 10 coded datasets

    • GBD_ICD_10_ExternalCause_Mapping Worksheet.csv: Mapping sheet for ICD10 external cause codes to GBD external cause categories
    • GBD_ICD_10_NatureInjury_Mapping Worksheet.csv: Mapping sheet for ICD10 nature of injury codes to GBD nature of injury categories

GBD Definitions/Mappings for ICD 9 coded datasets

    • GBD_ICD_9_ExternalCause_Mapping Worksheet.csv: Mapping sheet for ICD9 external cause codes to GBD external cause categories
    • GBD_ICD_9_NatureInjury_Mapping Worksheet.csv: Mapping sheet for ICD9 nature of injury codes to GBD nature of injury categories

Other Useful GBD Definitions

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