The data on the levels and causes of mortality is critical in determining the public health importance of specific health problems and in designing appropriate interventions to reduce mortality.
Accurate information on the nature and prevalence of causes of death is essential to guide policy-makers in setting priorities for different health programs.
The size and geographical distribution of occurrence of deaths by their causes for different age-groups, sex, residence and various other characteristics are of immense value to the public health planners, medical scientists, epidemiologists and researchers.
The present report on Causes of Death in India: 2017-19 under the domain of Sample Registration System (SRS) is comprehensive in coverage and is representative.
Reference country
Country name
Country code
India
IND
Spatial coverage
India
Language
Name
Code
English
EN
Series
Series name
SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM-CAUSE OF DEATH
Authoring information
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Last name
Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India (ORGI)
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