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

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...

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Main Authors: Everton Emanuel Campos de Lima, Bernardo Lanza Queiroz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2014-08-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Mortalidad
Causas de Muerte
Sistemas de Información
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2014000901721&lng=en&tlng=en

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