Mortality statistics are primary inputs as evidence for health policy and planning purposes,
for monitoring specific health programmes, and for identifying and prioritising health …

PIP: This article presents a new method for estimating the relative completeness of 2 census
enumerations and of intercensal registered deaths. The Growth Balance Equation was …

Background Cause-of-death data for many developing countries are not available.
Information on deaths in hospital by cause is available in many low-and middle-income …

Mortality Measurement Matters: Improving Data Collection and Estimation Methods for Child and
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BACKGROUND: Calculation of burden of diseases and risk factors is crucial to set priorities
in the health care systems. Nevertheless, the reliable measurement of mortality rates is the …

Although many epidemiologists use the National Death Index (NDI) as the “gold standard”
for ascertainment of US mortality, high search costs per year and per subject for large …

Abstract Background In India the number of registered deaths increased substantially in
recent years, improving the potential of the civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) …

Background Verbal autopsies provide valuable information for studying mortality patterns in
populations that lack reliable vital registration data. Methods for transforming verbal autopsy …

Background Almost 400,000 deaths are registered each year in Thailand. Their value for
public health policy and planning is greatly diminished by incomplete registration of deaths …

Objective To analyse the design and operational status of India's civil registration and vital
statistics system and facilitate the system's development into an accurate and reliable source …