27 Sep 2024
Stats Brief: Understanding and Improving Adult Mortality Measurement in a Changing Demographic Landscape
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ESCAP's Statistics Division has released a Stats Brief on Understanding and Improving Adult Mortality Measurement in a Changing Demographic Landscape, as part of ESCAP’s work on civil registration and vital statistics funded under the Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative (D4H) Project.

Demographic landscape has been shifting with rising in adult deaths and declining child mortality and lower fertility rate. Understanding adult mortality is important for effective public health investment and decision-making. This Stats Brief explores the different ways of estimating adult mortality and how this can be improved.

Read more here.

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