Measuring adult mortality in developing countries : a review and assessment of methods (English)

In most developing countries, data collection methods in the civil registration system and health services are woefully inadequate and methods for adjusting them apply only at the national level. The authors argue that the best way to collect data on adult mortality is probably to combine sample community based health reporting systems and singleround surveys in which respondents are asked about the survival of various relatives. The method's main...

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Timaeus, Ian;

Graham, Wendy;
Document Date
1989/04/30
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
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WPS155
Volume No
1
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1
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2010/07/01
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Measuring adult mortality in developing countries : a review and assessment of methods
Keywords
adult mortality

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Timaeus, Ian; Graham, Wendy.

Measuring adult mortality in developing countries : a review and assessment of methods (English). Policy, Planning and Research Department working papers ; no. WPS 155 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/386261468765039030

Measuring adult mortality in developing countries : a review and assessment of methods (English)

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