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Why does WISQARS NVDRS offer reports for two modes (abstracter assigned and ICD-10 underlying cause of death code) of determining manner of death?

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Why does WISQARS NVDRS offer reports for two modes (abstracter assigned and ICD-10 underlying cause of death code) of determining manner of death?

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CDC commonly publishes NVDRS data using the abstracter assigned manner of death. CDC encourages the use of this mode because the manner assigned is based on information from all available data sources. Also, some of the more detailed data on the characteristics (suspect characteristics, specific mechanisms, victim-suspect relationship, place of injury, homeless status, military status, pregnancy status) and circumstances of the violent injury incident are relevant only to this mode. WISQARS NVDRS offers data by ICD-10 underlying cause of death codes for those who want to compare violent death counts and rates with those based on death certificate data from the National Vital Statistics Data System operated by the National Center for Health Statistics or from individual States.