Improving the quality of cause of death data for public health policy: are all ‘garbage’ codes equally problematic?

• Mohsen Naghavi,
• Nicola Richards,
• Hafiz Chowdhury,
• James Eynstone-Hinkins,
• Elisabeth Franca,
• Michael Hegnauer,
• Ardeshir Khosravi,
• Lauren Moran,
• Lene Mikkelsen,
• Alan D. Lopez

Affiliations

Mohsen Naghavi

Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington

Nicola Richards

Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne

Hafiz Chowdhury

Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne

James Eynstone-Hinkins

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Elisabeth Franca

University of Minas Gerais

Michael Hegnauer

Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University of Basel

Ardeshir Khosravi

Ministry of Health and Medical Education

Lauren Moran

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Lene Mikkelsen

Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne

Alan D. Lopez

Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne