“…However, in a recent preprint study using Portuguese death certification data, an automated coding process using artificial intelligence was shown to be sensitive compared to human coding even in periods of excess mortality, when a loss in text quality could happen due to pressure on healthcare services. 5 As such, researchers and public health services could analyze the underlying causes of death in almost real time even without the final human coding that is routinely done at the central level in DGS and takes much longer time to be finalized, possibly delaying important knowledge for policy.…”