Table 2.
Number and percentage of deaths where choking was mentioned* among the deaths aged 65 years or more where the particular chronic disease was mentioned in the USA according to CDC WONDER from 2009 to 2013
| Chronic disease (ICD-10 codes) | Particular chronic disease was mentioned | Particular chronic disease and overall choking were both mentioned | Per cent | Particular chronic disease and food- related choking were both mentioned | Per cent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral cancer (C00–C14) | 30469 | 412 | 1.35 | 27 | 0.09 |
| Oesophageal cancer (C15) | 49860 | 391 | 0.78 | 6 | 0.01 |
| Larynx cancer (C32) | 15391 | 270 | 1.75 | 12 | 0.08 |
| Diabetes mellitus (E10–E14) | 901854 | 6329 | 0.70 | 430 | 0.05 |
| Schizophrenia (F20–F29) | 13697 | 365 | 2.66 | 71 | 0.52 |
| Mood (affective) disorders (F30–F39) | 55508 | 644 | 1.16 | 37 | 0.07 |
| Parkinson’s disease (G20–G21) | 178482 | 4024 | 2.25 | 273 | 0.15 |
| Alzheimer’s disease (G30, F03) | 1502141 | 21692 | 1.44 | 1026 | 0.07 |
| Heart disease (I00–I09, I11, I13, I20–I51) | 4441643 | 27398 | 0.62 | 1710 | 0.04 |
| Stroke (I60–I69) | 925559 | 12210 | 1.32 | 487 | 0.05 |
| Chronic lower respiratory disease (J40–J47) | 1157788 | 8360 | 0.72 | 271 | 0.02 |
| Nephrotic disease (N00–N07, N17–N19, N25–N27) | 940209 | 6009 | 0.64 | 122 | 0.01 |
*‘Mention’ can be as either an underlying or a contributory cause of death.
CDC WONDER, Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; ICD-10, International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision.