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

The value of good-quality mortality data for public health is widely acknowledged. While
effective civil registration systems remains the 'gold standard'source for continuous mortality …

Certification of death is the foundation for monitoring mortality patterns and documenting the
leading causes of death, with the results being used to inform health policies and improve …

Background Two World Health Organization comparative assessments rated the quality of
South Africa's 1996 mortality data as low. Since then, focussed initiatives were introduced to …

Background Death registration provides an opportunity for the legal documentation of death
of persons. Documentation of deaths has several implications including its use in the …

Background Because most deaths in Africa and Asia are not well documented, estimates of
mortality are often made using scanty data. The INDEPTH Network works to alleviate this …

Accurate knowledge of adult mortality levels and trends in the developing world is hampered
by a widespread lack of complete vital registration systems. Although knowledge of infant …

OBJECTIVE: We sought to assess the current status of global data on death registration and
to examine several indicators of data completeness and quality. METHODS: We …

District level statistics provide health care planners necessary information for both identifying
priority areas and evaluating existing health care programmes. Since 1986 an upgraded …

This study aims to assess the quality of mortality data from the registration system of
Thailand. The study takes advantage of the Kanchanaburi Project by comparing the deaths …