Table 4.
Certificates with any error and their average error score, according to attributes of the deceased and certifier
| Attributes of the deceased | Any error (%) | Average error score | Number of death certificates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age group (years) | |||
| 0–4 | 50.2 | 1.59 | 194 |
| 5–44 | 65.7 | 2.65 | 248 |
| 45–64 | 64.9 | 2.47 | 373 |
| 65–74 | 71.5 | 2.76 | 368 |
| 75–84 | 72.9 | 2.85 | 516 |
| ≥ 85 | 74.6 | 2.92 | 394 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 69.9 | 2.68 | 1087 |
| Female | 66.8 | 2.60 | 1007 |
| Cause of death (GBD categories) | |||
| Communicable diseases | 68.9 | 2.69 | 730 |
| Non-communicable diseases | 64.7 | 2.35 | 1175 |
| External causes | 87.7 | 3.93 | 71 |
| Ill-defined (unusable and insufficiently specified) causes of death | 100.0 | 5.00 | 124 |
| Attributes of the certifier | Any error (%) | Average error score | Number of death certificates |
| Doctor’s seniority (years) | |||
| 0–5 | 80.9 | 3.17 | 141 |
| 6–10 | 71.4 | 2.78 | 405 |
| 11–15 | 62.6 | 2.38 | 412 |
| 16–20 | 73.2 | 2.93 | 370 |
| 21–25 | 65.3 | 2.41 | 245 |
| 26–30 | 62.8 | 2.41 | 239 |
| > 30 | 68.4 | 2.57 | 288 |
| Doctor’s speciality | |||
| General medicine | 69.0 | 2.71 | 468 |
| Internal medicine | 67.4 | 2.58 | 746 |
| Pediatrics & neonatology | 52.1 | 1.62 | 165 |
| Intensive care medicine | 73.6 | 3.08 | 178 |
| Pneumology | 63.2 | 1.93 | 57 |
| Oncology | 55.6 | 2.33 | 36 |
| Emergency | 85.9 | 3.52 | 170 |
| General surgery | 74.6 | 2.75 | 63 |
| Others | 67.7 | 2.62 | 217 |
| Level of health facility | |||
| I (health centre) | 91.4 | 3.86 | 35 |
| II (hospital) | 68.8 | 2.66 | 982 |
| III (specialised hospital) | 67.5 | 2.58 | 1083 |
| Time from training to death certification+ | |||
| < 3 months | 54.7 | 1.87 | 234 |
| 3–6 months | 60.4 | 2.17 | 455 |
| > 6 months | 50.7 | 1.76 | 211 |
+Does not include certificates from the pre-intervention study group