Evolution of the deaths registry system in Brazil: associations with changes in the mortality profile, under-registration of death counts, and ill-defined causes of death
This paper examines the spatial pattern of ill-defined causes of death across Brazilian regions, and its relationship with the evolution of completeness of the deaths registry and changes in the mortality age profile. We make use of the Brazilian Health Informatics Department mortality database and...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
2014-08-01
|
| Series: | Cadernos de Saúde Pública |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2014000901721&lng=en&tlng=en |