Mortality trends in Tonga: an assessment based on a synthesis of local data

Table 1 Reported deaths by source, all Tonga: 2001-2009

Year	Civil Registration	HIS (death certificates)	RHS (community nursing reports)	Prime Minister’s office (town and district officer reports)	Reconciled data (all sources)
2001	473	567			605
2002	446	588			627
2003	434	598			629
2004	418	543			574
2005	406	534	133	36	657
2006	470	493	146	44	713
2007	400	526	144	74	735
2008	398	484	543	60	957
2009	468	567	393		836

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