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. 2018 Nov 21;96(2):311–337. doi: 10.1007/s11524-018-00326-0

Table 11.

Undercounting estimates and specificity of correction approaches for mortality data by country

Country Year National % Undercountinga Correction Source
Argentina 2013 1.3% Blanket correction UNDP
Brazil 2013 0% L2 and sex-specific correction Campos de Lima and Queirozb
Chile 2013 0% Blanket correction UNDP
Colombia 2012 23.8% Department, age, and sex-specific correction DANEc
Costa Rica 2013 12.8% Blanket correction UNDP
El Salvador 2012 16.4% Blanket correction UNDP
Guatemala 2013 8% Blanket correction UNDP
Mexico 2013 − 0.8% Blanket correction UNDP
Panama 2013 6.8% Blanket correction UNDP
Peru 2013 38.3% Department, age, and sex-specific correction MINSAd

aNational undercounting estimates come from the WHO methods and data sources for life tables 1990–2015 May 2016 update

bCampos de Lima EE, Queiroz BL. Evolution of the deaths registry system in Brazil: associations with changes in the mortality profile, under-registration of death counts, and ill-defined causes of death. Cadernos de Saúde Pública. 2014;30:1721–30

cDepartamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística, Colombia

dMinistry of Health of Peru http://bvs.minsa.gob.pe/local/minsa/2722.pdf

Note: Nicaragua mortality data at the necessary geographic level are not currently available to the SALURBAL study