Concept information
Preferred term
National Death Index
Definition
- The National Death Index (NDI) is a computerized index of information compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) from death record information submitted to the NCHS by the state offices of vital statistics. This national file of death records contains a standard set of identifying information for each decedent, which includes first and last names, middle initial, father's surname, social security number, sex, race, date of birth, state of birth, state of residence, marital status, and age at death. [Source: Encyclopedia of Epidemiology; National Death Index]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/National_Death_Index
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