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

国家卫生统计中心对婴儿出生和死亡档案进行了分析，以评估和比较与伤害、小岛屿发展中国家和编码为“未知原因”的死亡有关的人口、社会经济和产前风险因素。数据来自1983-1991年和1995-1996年出生队列，其中包括53,470例小岛屿发展中国家死亡，9071例意外伤害死亡，3473例故意死亡或意图不明的死亡，以及8097例原因不明的死亡。对于未知原因的死亡，在同样的风险群体中，小岛屿发展中国家、意外伤害和他杀的风险增加的比例一直很高。调查结果表明，编码为未知原因的死亡很可能是意外死亡原因的混合体。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.