Understanding of global health and changing morbidity and mortality is limited by
inadequate measurement of population health. With fewer than one-third of deaths …

Cause-of-death data derived from verbal autopsy (VA) are increasingly used for health
planning, priority setting, monitoring and evaluation in countries with incomplete or no vital …

This series provides an important opportunity to consider how diagnostic pathology autopsy
could be used in conjunction with verbal autopsy to provide more accurate cause of death …

The dearth of reliable data on the levels and causes of mortality in poorer regions of the
world continues to plague efforts to build a solid evidence base for health policy, planning …

In many countries most deaths occur at home. Such countries often have civil registration
systems that are limited or non-existent and therefore most deaths go unrecorded. Countries …

Background The verbal autopsy appears to be an attractive technique for the assessment of
causes of adult death in settings where the proportion of people who die while under …

Background Ascertainment of cause for deaths that occur in the absence of medical
attention is a significant problem in many countries, including Thailand, where more than …

Background Vital registration of causes of death in China is incomplete with poor coverage
of medical certification. Information on the leading causes of mortality will continue to rely on …

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 …

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