mmcd_to_csv

Convert CDC Multiple Mortality Cause-of-Death files to CSV format

A Python module and command line tool for converting CDC Multiple Mortality Cause-of-Death files to CSV format.

Example

$ ./mmcd_to_csv.py test_data.txt out.csv

Converts the mortality records in test_data.txt (a random sampling of 100 records from the 2020 reporting file) to out.csv.

Dependencies

• Click

Alternate field mappings

By default, the program assumes the fields in the MMCD file are as specified in the 2020 reporting year documentation. You can parse with other field layouts by using the --fields_csv option to provide a CSV specifying the mapping betwen field names and positions in the MMCD file. Positions are zero-indexed like typical Python slices. See the included file field_specs/fields_2020.csv for an example of how the default mapping is specified.

Credit

Field names were derived from the code at https://github.com/tommaho/VS13MORT.DUSMCPUB-Parser), and field positions were manually edited to conform to the 2020 specification.