Compiling mortality statistics from civil registration systems in Viet Nam: the long road ahead

• Main Authors: Chalapati Rao (Author), Brigitta Osterberger (Author), Tran Dam Anh (Author), Malcolm MacDonald (Author), Nguyen Thi Kim Chúc (Author), Peter S Hill (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Accurate mortality statistics, needed for population health assessment, health policy and research, are best derived from data in vital registration systems. However, mortality statistics from vital registration systems are not available for several countries including Viet Nam. We used a mixed meth...