Fatal Injures To U.s. Infants, 1983-1991

国家卫生统计中心对婴儿出生和死亡文件进行了分析，以评估和比较人口、社会经济和产前风险因素，这些因素与因伤害、小岛屿发展中国家和被编码为“不明原因”的死亡有关。数据来自1983-1991年和1995-1996年出生队列，其中53,470人死于小岛屿发展中国家，9071人死于意外伤害，3473人死于故意或意图不明，8097人死于不明原因。对于不明原因的死亡，相同的风险组中的死亡率一直很高，这些风险组已被证明具有更高的小岛屿发展中国家、意外伤害和凶杀的风险。调查结果表明，被编码为不明原因的死亡很可能是意外死亡的多种原因的混合。研究结果发表在《儿科学》杂志上。

The National Center for Health Statistics linked infant birth and death files were analyzed to assess and compare demographic, socioeconomic and prenatal risk factors associated with deaths due to injuries, SIDS and deaths coded as "unknown cause." Data were from the 1983-1991 and 1995-1996 birth cohorts, which included 53,470 deaths from SIDS, 9071 unintentional injury deaths, 3473 intentional deaths or deaths of undetermined intent, and 8097 deaths of unknown cause. For deaths from unknown cause, rates were consistently high among the same risk groups that have been shown to be at increased risk for SIDS, unintentional injury, and homicide. Findings indicate that deaths coded as unknown cause are likely to represent a mixture of causes of unexpected death. Findings were published in Pediatrics.