Bridge Coding: ICD-10 v2010 Impact on Mortality Statistics, England and Wales 2009

Official Statistics from the Office for National Statistics detail the impact of the ICD-10 v2010 software update on mortality statistics. The dataset presents results from a bridge coding study conducted for England and Wales in 2009. It shows how the new software version affected cause-of-death classifications.

Use Cases

• Assess the impact of ICD-10 software updates on cause-of-death statistics based on the bridge coding study.
• Analyze mortality data consistency before and after a classification system change based on the study results.
• Evaluate potential biases in historical mortality trends introduced by software revisions based on the described impact.

Strengths

• Produced by the Office for National Statistics, an official government statistical agency.
• Focuses on a specific, documented event: the ICD-10 v2010 software update impact study.
• Covers a defined geography (England and Wales) and time period (2009).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified; the last metadata update is dated 2026-07-08.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Bridge coding study comparing mortality statistics under different ICD-10 software versions.

Time Range

2009

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:30:21.461638

Geography

England and Wales