Mortality Detail Files, 1968-1991

<p>This data collection describes every death or fetal death registered per year in the United States from 1968-1991. Information includes the month and day of death for deaths prior to 1989 and the month of death for deaths in 1989 and after, the sex of the deceased, the age of the deceased at the time of death, the deceased's place of residence, place of death, and whether an autopsy was performed. Causes of death are coded using the eighth and ninth revisions of THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES. (Source: downloaded from ICPSR 7/13/10)</p>
<p><strong>Please Note:</strong> This dataset is part of the historical CISER Data Archive Collection and is also available at ICPSR -- <a href="https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07632.v4">https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07632.v4</a>. We highly recommend using the ICPSR version as they made this dataset available in multiple data formats.</p>