TY - JOUR AU - Zhao, Jiaying AU - Tu, Edward Jow-Ching AU - Law, Chi-kin PY - 2017 DA - 2017/09/29 TI - The incomparability of cause of death statistics under “one country, two systems”: Shanghai versus Hong Kong JO - Population Health Metrics SP - 37 VL - 15 IS - 1 AB - Valid and comparable cause of death (COD) statistics are crucial for health policy analyses. Variations in COD assignment across geographical areas are well-documented while socio-institutional factors may affect the process of COD and underlying cause of death (UCD) determination. This study examines the comparability of UCD statistics in Hong Kong and Shanghai, having two political systems within one country, and assesses how socio-institutional factors influence UCD comparability. SN - 1478-7954 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12963-017-0155-z DO - 10.1186/s12963-017-0155-z ID - Zhao2017 ER -