Table 2.

Example of Inaccurate and Accurate Reporting Cerebral Palsy on the Death Certificate

Cause-of-death section	Inaccurate reporting	Inaccurate reporting	Accurate reporting
Part 1 (Cause of death)
Line 1 (Immediate cause)	Cardiac arrest, cause unspecified (ICD-10 I46.9)	Cardiac arrest, cause unspecified (ICD-10 I46.9)	Cardiac arrest, cause unspecified (ICD-10 I46.9)
Line 2	Acute kidney failure (ICD-10 N17.9)	Acute kidney failure (ICD-10 N17.9)	Acute kidney failure (ICD-10 N17.9)
Line 3	Pneumonia, unspecified organism (ICD-10 J18.9)	Pneumonia, unspecified organism (ICD-10 J18.9)	Pneumonia, unspecified organism (ICD-10 J18.9)
Line 4	Cerebral palsy (ICD-10 G80.9)
Part 2 (Other significant conditions contributing to death)			Cerebral palsy (ICD-10 G80.9)

Note: Bold lettering indicates reported underlying cause of death.