Table 2. Descriptive summary of the studies included for estimating the death rate associated with neurocysticercosis.

Reference(language)	Country, year(s) of study	Denominator	Source of death data	Measure of mortality
[28] (English)	USA, 1990–02	Population of the United States 1990–02	National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)	Age adjusted annual mortality rate
[29] (English)	Brazil, 1985–04	Population of the state of Sao Paolo, 1985–04	Death certificates	Over 20 years age- standardized mortality rates
[30] (English)	USA, 1989–00	Population of California 1989–00	State of California, Center for Health Statistics, Office of Vital Records	Crude 12 years mortality rate
[31] (English)	USA, 1995–00	Population of Oregon 1995–00	State of Oregon Death certificates	Crude 6 years mortality rate