Background Good quality cause of death (COD) information is fundamental for formulating
and evaluating public health policy; yet most deaths in developing countries, including the …

Background Information on causes of death (COD) is crucial for measuring the health
outcomes of populations and progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. In …

Background Over one third of deaths in Zambian health facilities involve someone who has
already died before arrival (ie, Brough in Dead), and in most BiD cases, the CoD have not …

Background Verbal autopsy (VA) is a widely used tool to assign probable cause of death in
areas with inadequate vital registration systems. Its uses in priority setting and health …

Background Ascertaining the causes for deaths occurring outside health facilities is a
significant problem in many developing countries where civil registration systems are not …

Background Verbal autopsy (VA) plays a vital role in providing cause-of-death information in
places where such information is not available. Many low-/middle-income countries (LMICs) …

Background A verbal autopsy (VA) is a post-hoc written interview report of the symptoms
preceding a person's death in cases where no official cause of death (CoD) was determined …

Objective Verbal autopsy (VA) is a systematic approach for determining causes of death
(CoD) in populations without routine medical certification. It has mainly been used in …

Introduction Estimates suggest that one in two deaths go unrecorded globally every year in
terms of medical causes, with the majority occurring in low and middle-income countries …

Background: Reliable and representative cause of death (COD) statistics are essential to
inform public health policy, respond to emerging health needs, and document progress …