Abstract:The importance of valid and reliable mortality data as a key input for public and population health planning and research, and development programmes, is globally acknowledged.However, few low-and middle-income countries have such data. Even fewer have assessed the quality of their mortality data. Despite the particular utility of periodic, independent evaluations of national mortality statistics by countries themselves, such an evaluation has not yet been conducted for South Africa. Neither has a review been … Show more
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