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 mentionedParticular chronic disease and overall choking were both mentionedPer centParticular chronic disease and food- related choking were both mentionedPer cent
Oral cancer (C00–C14)304694121.35270.09
Oesophageal cancer (C15)498603910.7860.01
Larynx cancer (C32)153912701.75120.08
Diabetes mellitus (E10–E14)90185463290.704300.05
Schizophrenia (F20–F29)136973652.66710.52
Mood (affective) disorders (F30–F39)555086441.16370.07
Parkinson’s disease (G20–G21)17848240242.252730.15
Alzheimer’s disease (G30, F03)1502141216921.4410260.07
Heart disease (I00–I09, I11, I13, I20–I51)4441643273980.6217100.04
Stroke (I60–I69)925559122101.324870.05
Chronic lower respiratory disease (J40–J47)115778883600.722710.02
Nephrotic disease (N00–N07, N17–N19, N25–N27)94020960090.641220.01
  • *‘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.