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I will share death registration and medical certification of cause of death coverage in India-state by state. One tweet per day.
In the absence of reliable cause of death data, how can we effectively plan to reduce cause specific deaths? (1/n) #CRS #MCCD #RoutineDeathSurveillance
In the absence of reliable cause of death data, how can we effectively plan to reduce cause specific deaths? (1/n) #CRS #MCCD #RoutineDeathSurveillance
In India,
86% of estimated deaths are registered (CRS report 2018)
21.1% of registered deaths undergo cause of death certification (MCCD report 2018)
Therefore
18.1% (86%*21.1%) of all estimated deaths undergo registration along with cause of death certification
(2/n)
86% of estimated deaths are registered (CRS report 2018)
21.1% of registered deaths undergo cause of death certification (MCCD report 2018)
Therefore
18.1% (86%*21.1%) of all estimated deaths undergo registration along with cause of death certification
(2/n)
In Andhra Pradesh,
100% of estimated deaths are registered (CRS report 2018)
14.9% registered deaths undergo cause of death certification (MCCD report 2018)
Therefore
14.9% (100%*14.9%) of estimated deaths undergo registration along with cause of death certification
(3/n)
100% of estimated deaths are registered (CRS report 2018)
14.9% registered deaths undergo cause of death certification (MCCD report 2018)
Therefore
14.9% (100%*14.9%) of estimated deaths undergo registration along with cause of death certification
(3/n)
#covid19 #deaths in India & other nations, here I explain several ways to have reliable estimates. Of all range of estimates, the probability of deaths being actually lower should not be ignored. In the absence of data, if undercounting is possible, so is over-attribution 1 of N
First, deaths due to #COVID19 are far lower compared to other reasons. @DMavalankar and Dr Divya Nair explain why we should not focus too much on India’s COVID-19 #Mortality and not loose focus on deaths due to other Diseases. science.thewire.in/health/indias-… 2 of N
Second , as Prof K Srinath Reddy of @thePHFI explained here, a sharp spike in home deaths over a long period is also not likely to go unnoticed. bbc.com/news/world-asi… 3 of N
