Rev Salud Publica (Bogota). 2023 Feb 3;22(4):407-413. doi: 10.15446/rsap.V22n4.86460.
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: Estimate the integrity, in terms of completeness, of the mortality records in the vital statistics information system of the Orinoquia and its departments.
METHODOLOGY: A descriptive study was carried out, with a secondary source of information, from the records of non-fetal deaths reported in the vital statistics systems of each department, using methods of distribution of the mortality of Brass, Preston-Coale, Hill and Bennet-Hourichi to estimate the integrity of the records.
RESULTS: Completeness was found in the mortality records of women and men (≥95%) in Meta, and in the men of Orinoquia and Arauca (≥95%), in contrast to the records of the rest of the territorial units, where under-registration is presented.
CONCLUSIONS: Both demographic dynamics and migration influenced the results obtained from the integrity of the mortality records, therefore, also in the selection of the most appropriate method to estimate integrity; when the population is neither stable nor closed, methods based on two censuses with specific growth rates and migration adjustment should be applied; if there is no information on migration, the Hill method is recommended.
PMID:36753239 | DOI:10.15446/rsap.V22n4.86460
