P3 The challenge of estimating tb mortality accurately: reconciling deaths reported in the tb notification system and the vital registration system in england and wales, 2005–2015

This chapter covers definitions of suicidal behaviours and how they vary over time, reflecting predominant philosophies and schools of thought. The limitations in the quality of information about suicide mortality, as a common feature affecting the whole vital registration system, are discussed. The smaller the coverage a country receives, the greater the probability of distortions, which adds to any previous distortions already flawing the data. It should be strongly emphasized that these shortcomings affect the system as a whole, and hence all causes of death. However, suicidologists seem to be much more punctilious about under-reporting of suicide, and the essential unreliability of this information, than experts dealing with mortality from other causes. Coordinated efforts should be made to strengthen those systems, paying attention to the specificity of sociocultural factors’ influence on defining, recording, and reporting suicide as a cause of death.

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In Reply: International Statistics—Incomparable

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.92.4.637a ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 92 (4) ◽

pp. 637-637

Author(s):

EMBRY M. HOWELL ◽

PAUL VERT

Keyword(s):

Vital Statistics ◽

Vital Registration ◽

Health Ministry ◽

Registration System ◽

Vital Registration System

Dr Sepkowitz makes several correct points about the French vital registration system that leads to incomparability with Michigan vital statistics. • Definitions of fetal deaths are dissimilar. The French registration system ignores fetal deaths at less than 28 weeks gestation. • In France, it is the responsibility of parents to register births. • France has had a unique category of "deaths before registration." However, he is incorrect in suggesting that these differences affected the results reported in our article. It is precisely for these reasons that we did not use data from the French vital registration system. Instead we used data that were carefully collected during a 1-year period in Lorraine's hospitals under the direction of the French Health Ministry that directly controls French hospitals.

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A review of the structure and function of vital registration system in Ghana: towards improvement in mortality data quality for health policy analysis

Journal of Public Health in Africa ◽

10.4081/jphia.2011.e5 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Julius N. Fobil ◽

Eunice Aryee ◽

Francis Bilson ◽

Juergen May ◽

Alexander Kraemer

Keyword(s):

Health Policy ◽

Policy Analysis ◽

Data Quality ◽

Structure And Function ◽

Mortality Data ◽

Vital Registration ◽

Registration System ◽

Health Policy Analysis ◽

Vital Registration System ◽

And Function

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Limitations of Vital Registration System in Pakistan against Sample Population Estimation Project: A Case Study of Rawalpindi

The Pakistan Development Review ◽

10.30541/v13i3pp.325-334 ◽

1974 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 325-334

Author(s):

Mohammad Afzal ◽

Tauheed Azhar

Keyword(s):

Population Size ◽

Sample Population ◽

Vital Rates ◽

Vital Registration ◽

Registration System ◽

Population Planning ◽

Vital Registration System ◽

Death Data ◽

Health Programmes

The study of population dynamics in a country is based primarily on the knowledge of the rates of occurrence of two natural vital events of births and deaths in relation to the population size. A continuous appraisal of population necessitates availability of reliable birth and death data for understanding the factors influencing population growth and also for making projections for future on the basis of the prevalent and anticipated vital rates for use in drawing up future social and economic plans in accordance with the realistic requirements of the population. Measurements of fertility, mortality and population size are also required in planning and evaluation of health programmes and in assessing effectiveness of the population planning programme.

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Assessing the Reliability of Causes of Death Reported by the Vital Registration System in Sri Lanka: Medical Records Review in Colombo

Health Information Management Journal ◽

10.1177/183335831304200302 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 42 (3) ◽

pp. 20-28 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Rasika Rampatige ◽

Saman Gamage ◽

Sharika Peiris ◽

Alan D Lopez

Keyword(s):

Sri Lanka ◽

Medical Records ◽

Causes Of Death ◽

Vital Registration ◽

Registration System ◽

Vital Registration System

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Tropical Epidemiology: A System for Continuous Demographic Monitoring of a Study Population

Methods of Information in Medicine ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1635562 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 28 (03) ◽

pp. 155-159 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

J. Stephens ◽

P. L. Alonso ◽

P. Byass ◽

R. W. Snow

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Database Management System ◽

Vital Registration ◽

Epidemiological Research ◽

Registration System ◽

Vital Registration System ◽

Epidemiological Tool ◽

Study Population ◽

On Line ◽

Three Stages

Abstract:Epidemiologists in many developing countries, where official demographic services are unavailable, have to include some demographic functions in their work. The usual method of documenting a study population for epidemiological research in a developing country consists of three stages: mapping, enumeration and vital registration. This paper considers the last element of this process, detailing the development of a suitable data system and explaining how its implementation using microcomputers and a database management system can help in the creation of an on-line continuous vital registration system for a study population as an epidemiological tool. The issues covered are data collection, entry and analysis, and the advantages of such a system for use in epidemiological research in developing countries are also discussed.

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Trends in Diabetes Mortality by Gender in Urban and Rural Areas in China From 2003 to 2012: An Age-Period-Cohort Analysis

Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1177/1010539519841288 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 31 (3) ◽

pp. 238-245 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yuanyuan Li ◽

Changgui Kou ◽

Wei Bai ◽

Wanqing Hua ◽

Weiying Yu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Rural Areas ◽

Cohort Analysis ◽

Spline Functions ◽

Vital Registration ◽

Joinpoint Regression ◽

Registration System ◽

Diabetes Mortality ◽

Joinpoint Regression Analysis ◽

Vital Registration System ◽

Urban And Rural Areas

We aimed to provide updated estimates for the trends and the effects attributable to age, period, and cohort by gender in urban and rural areas in China. The data were based on the vital registration system in China from 2003 to 2012. The annual percentage change used Joinpoint Regression Analysis. Spline functions were fitted to the age-period-cohort analysis. The average age-adjusted diabetes mortality rate was higher in women than in men, and it was higher in urban than in rural residents among both genders. The trend analysis of diabetes showed a favorable pattern among urban residents in both genders. Mortality increased with age, and compared with period and cohort effects, age effects were the most important risk factor in diabetes mortality. Although the overall trends in diabetes mortality decelerated, aging and rural-urban differences could still be driving the epidemic underlining a continued need for the priorities for health care programs to focus on predictors in diabetes mortality.

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