Unintentional Suffocation Deaths, All Ages, California 1995-2002 
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Line graph with 2 lines and 8 points per line.
Line 1, Recorded Trend.
Point 1, 1995 is 222
Point 2, 1996 is 243
Point 3, 1997 is 247
Point 4, 1998 is 202
Point 5, 1999 is 269
Point 6, 2000 is 278
Point 7, 2001 is 282
Point 8, 2002 is 291
Line 2, Adjusted Trend.
Point 1, 1995 is 274
Point 2, 1996 is 299
Point 3, 1997 is 304
Point 4, 1998 is 249
Point 5, 1999 is 269
Point 6, 2000 is 278
Point 7, 2001 is 282
Point 8, 2002 is 291

Number of Deaths 
Year 
Recorded Trend: Actucal number of deaths recorded under ICD-9 and ICD-10

Adjusted Trend: Deaths 1998 and prior are adjusted to account for ICD coding changes using US comparability ratio for unintentional suffocation (CR = 1.2320)

Source: California Department of Health Services, EPIC, EPICenter. 

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