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4.5 EVALUATION OF MORTALITY DATA

AbouZahr et al. (4), proposed the following ten steps for evaluating mortality data:

  1. Prepare basic tabulations of deaths by age, sex, ethnic origin, and cause of death
  2. Review crude death rates
  3. Review age- and sex-specific mortality
  4. Review the age distribution of deaths
  5. Review infant mortality rates
  6. Review the distribution of the leading causes of death
  7. Review the age pattern of the leading causes of death
  8. Review the leading causes of death
  9. Review the ratio of deaths from non-communicable diseases to deaths from communicable diseases
  10. Review deaths for ill-defined causes