Table 1. Verbal autopsy (VA) datasets used in the study *.

	MDS	Agincourt	Matlab	PHMRC- Adult (All Sites)	PHMRC- Child (All Sites)	PHMRC- Adult (India)	PHMRC- Child (India)
Region	India	South Africa	Bangladesh	Multiple 1	Multiple	Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh	Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
# of deaths	12,225	5,823	2,000	4,654	2,064	1233	948
Ages	1–59 months	15–64 years	20–64 years	12–69 years	28 days– 11 years	12–69 years	28 days– 11 years
# of grouped CODs	15	16	15	13	9	13	9
# of Symptoms	90	88	214	224	133	224	133
Physician Classification	Dual physician agreement	Dual physician agreement	Two level physician classification	Hospital certified cause of death, including clinical and diagnostic tests	Hospital certified cause of death, including clinical and diagnostic tests	Hospital certified cause of death, including clinical and diagnostic tests	Hospital certified cause of death, including clinical and diagnostic tests

¹Six sites in total: Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh (India), Distrito Federal (Mexico), Bohol (Philippines) and Dar es Salaam and Pemba (Tanzania); applicable to both adult and child age group specific datasets.

*MDS, Agincourt and Matlab had CODs assigned by physician review of VA datasets and PHMRC is based on physician review of clinical diagnostic criteria