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International Death Certification Trends and Statistics
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Quantifying the effectiveness of global mortality registration systems is crucial for identifying health trends and guiding public health decisions. In many regions, the official certification of death remains complex, influenced by medical knowledge, legal norms, and local healthcare access. By tracking the percentage of deaths that are officially registered, these records offer a foundational view of where data gaps exist, helping governments and organisations understand which populations or conditions might be overlooked in global health statistics. Understanding these registration patterns is vital for determining where progress is being made and where new challenges are emerging in the documentation of human life and death.
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- Entity: The specific nation or territory where the registration activity was recorded, covering 183 unique locations.
- Code: The international country code associated with each geographic entry, such as ALB for Albania.
- Year: The calendar year of the record, spanning the period between 2015 and 2019.
- Share of deaths that are registered: A numerical percentage representing the portion of total deaths in a country that were officially documented and certified.
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The resource is delivered as a CSV file named
share-of-deaths-registered new.csv with a compact file size of 20.18 kB. It contains 807 valid records organised into four columns, showing a 100% validity rate with no mismatched or missing values in the primary fields. The collection is intended for annual updates and holds a maximum usability score of 10.00.Usage
This collection is ideal for benchmarking the reliability of national health statistics and identifying regions requiring improved medical certification infrastructure. Researchers can use the percentages to weight mortality figures or to study the correlation between economic development and state administrative capacity. It also serves as a critical baseline for global health organisations assessing the maturity of civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems and the accuracy of cause-of-death reporting.
Coverage
The geographic scope is global, documenting 183 unique countries and territories. Temporally, the data captures a five-year window from 2015 to 2019. This range allows for the observation of short-term shifts in administrative performance and registration coverage across different income levels, providing an overview of how effectively different societies record vital events.
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CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
Public health officials can leverage these figures to target investments in medical training and diagnostic accuracy for certifying causes of death. Policy analysts might use the records to evaluate the impact of legal and cultural norms on death registration rates. Additionally, data scientists and global health researchers can integrate this information into larger models to adjust for under-reported mortality data in regions where registration systems are still developing.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Global Mortality Registration Coverage: 2015–2019
- International Death Certification Trends and Statistics
- Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Global Database
- Yearly Share of Deaths Officially Registered by Country
- Global Health Data Integrity: Mortality Registration Archive
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Original Data Source: International Death Certification Trends and Statistics
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