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Title: A Systematic Global Aassessment of the Completeness and Quality of Household Death Reporting in Censuses and Surveys Since 2000
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Publication Year: 2023
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Abstract: Suboptimal mortality data from civil registration and vital statistics systems in many countries mean that data on household deaths (e.g. for the preceding 12 months) are collected in censuses and surveys. However there are concerns that these data underreport deaths. This is the first global assessment of completeness of household death reporting, assessing data from 82 censuses in 56 countries and 26 surveys in 21 countries since 2000. Median completeness of reported household deaths in censuses was 89% (inter-quartile range (IQR) 66-102%) surveys was 96% (IQR 80-124%). Completeness was similar for males and females and was substantially lower where date of death was asked (census median 73%, IQR 53-91%) than not asked (census median 93%; IQR 74-110%); differences remained after controlling for other covariates. There are major completeness and quality issues with data from household deaths questions in censuses and surveys. Increased investments in CRVS systems should be a priority.
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Authors: Adair, Tim; Li, Hang; Pandey, Surender Prasad
Publisher: University of Melbourne
Data Collections: IPUMS International
Topics: Fertility and Mortality
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