Executive summary Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide. The burden of
disability after a stroke is also large, and is increasing at a faster pace in low-income and …

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 …

Importance The number of deaths of children younger than 5 years has been steadily
decreasing worldwide, from more than 17 million annual deaths in the 1970s to an …

Background Malaria transmission has recently fallen in many parts of Africa, but systematic
descriptions of infection and disease across all age groups are rare. Here, an …

Background Because of low acceptance rates and limited capacity, complete diagnostic
autopsies (CDAs) are seldom conducted in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) …

Background Verbal autopsy is an increasingly important methodology for assigning causes
to otherwise uncertified deaths, which amount to around 50% of global mortality and cause …

Summary Background Sierra Leone's child and maternal mortality rates are among the
highest in the world. However, little is known about the causes of premature mortality in the …

Verbal autopsies (VA) are commonly used in Low-and Medium-Income Countries (LMIC) to
determine cause of death (CoD) where death occurs outside clinical settings, with the most …

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Background Civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems do not produce
comprehensive data on maternal and child deaths in most low-and middle-income countries …