Analysis of Multiple Causes of Death: A Review of Methods and Practices.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research and reporting of mortality indicators typically focus on a single underlying cause of death selected from multiple causes recorded on a death certificate. The need to incorporate the multiple causes in mortality statistics-reflecting increasing multimorbidity and complex causation patterns-is recognized internationally. This review aims to identify and appraise relevant analytical methods and practices related to multiple causes.

Methods

We searched Medline, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science from their incept ion to December 2020 without language restrictions, supplemented by consultation with international experts. Eligible articles analyzed multiple causes of death from death certificates. The process identified 4,080 items of which we reviewed 434 ful

SUBMITTER: Bishop K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10069753 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature