Neir Antunes Paes1. 1. Departamento de Estatística, Centro de Ciências Exatas e da Natureza, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil. antunes@de.ufpb.br
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To estimate and evaluate the completeness of adult death reporting for all Brazilian states. METHODS: Death statistics from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) and the Brazilian Ministry of Health for the period between 1999 and 2001 were compared by sex. Three techniques were used to evaluate the extent of death underreporting. The final estimate followed previously set criteria, resulting in four evaluation categories. RESULTS: For the first time, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics reported fewer deaths than the Ministry of Health. Death reporting showed to be at least "satisfactory" in all states in the South, Southeast, Mid-West and part of the Northeast region. The remaining states, from the Northeastern state of Piauí toward the North, were classified as "average" except for the state of Roraima. Fuller death reporting was seen among males. CONCLUSIONS: Increased death reporting was seen in all regions, particularly for those in North and Northeast regions. If this trend will continue, all Brazilian states will likely exceed 80% reporting by the year 2010.
OBJECTIVE: To estimate and evaluate the completeness of adult death reporting for all Brazilian states. METHODS: Death statistics from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) and the Brazilian Ministry of Health for the period between 1999 and 2001 were compared by sex. Three techniques were used to evaluate the extent of death underreporting. The final estimate followed previously set criteria, resulting in four evaluation categories. RESULTS: For the first time, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics reported fewer deaths than the Ministry of Health. Death reporting showed to be at least "satisfactory" in all states in the South, Southeast, Mid-West and part of the Northeast region. The remaining states, from the Northeastern state of Piauí toward the North, were classified as "average" except for the state of Roraima. Fuller death reporting was seen among males. CONCLUSIONS: Increased death reporting was seen in all regions, particularly for those in North and Northeast regions. If this trend will continue, all Brazilian states will likely exceed 80% reporting by the year 2010.
Authors: Célia Landmann Szwarcwald; Paulo Germano de Frias; Paulo Roberto Borges deSouza Júnior; Wanessa da Silva de Almeida; Otaliba Libânio de Morais Neto Journal: Popul Health Metr Date: 2014-06-05
Authors: Elisabeth B França; Valéria Maria de Azeredo Passos; Deborah Carvalho Malta; Bruce B Duncan; Antonio Luiz P Ribeiro; Mark D C Guimarães; Daisy M X Abreu; Ana Maria N Vasconcelos; Mariângela Carneiro; Renato Teixeira; Paulo Camargos; Ana Paula S Melo; Bernardo L Queiroz; Maria Inês Schmidt; Lenice Ishitani; Roberto Marini Ladeira; Otaliba L Morais-Neto; Maria Tereza Bustamante-Teixeira; Maximiliano R Guerra; Isabela Bensenor; Paulo Lotufo; Meghan Mooney; Mohsen Naghavi Journal: Popul Health Metr Date: 2017-11-22