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Table 1 Vital statistics performance dimensions and indicators used to measure them

From: A composite metric for assessing data on mortality and causes of death: the vital statistics performance index

VS performance dimension

Indicator used

Formula

Quality of cause of death reporting

Garbage coding

Deaths Coded to Garbage Type 1 cy + 0.5 ∗ Deaths Coded to Garbage Type 2 cy All Death s cy

Quality of age and sex reporting

Age or sex unspecified

Deaths with Either Unspecified Age or Se x cy All Death s cy

Internal consistency

Medically impossible diagnoses

Deaths Considered Medically Impossible Given the Age or Sex of Deceden t cy All Death s cy

Completeness of death reporting

Completeness

Deaths Enumerated by VS Syste m cy Expected Number of Death s cy

Level of cause-specific detail

Length of cause list

Number of Distinct Causes of Death Reported by VS Dat a cy Number of Distinct Causes of Death Reported by GBD

Availability of timely VS data

NA

Exponential smoothing on the combination of the previous indicators