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Measuring mortality in Thailand

Edited by Emmanuela Gakidou

Collection published: 18 May 2010

Accurate mortality statistics are fundamental to help guide priorities in public health policy, planning, and resource allocation. Reliable information on levels of mortality and leading causes of death enables decision-makers to strategically design, fund, and implement programs to ensure the greatest possible impact on longevity and quality of life.

This series describes methods and results from what may be the largest-ever national investigation into the validity and quality of cause-of-death statistics in a developing country, using extensive field studies in Thailand to develop reliable estimates of mortality by age, sex, and cause. The research could serve as a model for additional investigations into the quality of mortality statistics in other developing countries.

		Research Estimated causes of death in Thailand, 2005: implications for health policy Yawarat Porapakkham, Chalapati Rao, Junya Pattaraarchachai, Warangkana Polprasert, Theo Vos, Timothy Adair, Alan D Lopez Population Health Metrics 2010, 8:14 (18 May 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research Cause-of-death ascertainment for deaths that occur outside hospitals in Thailand: application of verbal autopsy methods Warangkana Polprasert, Chalapati Rao, Timothy Adair, Junya Pattaraarchachai, Yawarat Porapakkham, Alan D Lopez Population Health Metrics 2010, 8:13 (18 May 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research Cause-specific mortality patterns among hospital deaths in Thailand: validating routine death certification Junya Pattaraarchachai, Chalapati Rao, Warangkana Polprasert, Yawarat Porapakkham, Wansa Pao-in, Noppcha Singwerathum, Alan D Lopez Population Health Metrics 2010, 8:12 (18 May 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research Verifying causes of death in Thailand: rationale and methods for empirical investigation Chalapati Rao, Yawarat Porapakkham, Junya Pattaraarchachai, Warangkana Polprasert, Narumol Swampunyalert, Alan D Lopez Population Health Metrics 2010, 8:11 (18 May 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Commentary Integrated multisource estimates of mortality for Thailand in 2005 Peter Byass Population Health Metrics 2010, 8:10 (18 May 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed

		Research Estimated causes of death in Thailand, 2005: implications for health policy Yawarat Porapakkham, Chalapati Rao, Junya Pattaraarchachai, Warangkana Polprasert, Theo Vos, Timothy Adair, Alan D Lopez Population Health Metrics 2010, 8:14 (18 May 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research Cause-of-death ascertainment for deaths that occur outside hospitals in Thailand: application of verbal autopsy methods Warangkana Polprasert, Chalapati Rao, Timothy Adair, Junya Pattaraarchachai, Yawarat Porapakkham, Alan D Lopez Population Health Metrics 2010, 8:13 (18 May 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research Cause-specific mortality patterns among hospital deaths in Thailand: validating routine death certification Junya Pattaraarchachai, Chalapati Rao, Warangkana Polprasert, Yawarat Porapakkham, Wansa Pao-in, Noppcha Singwerathum, Alan D Lopez Population Health Metrics 2010, 8:12 (18 May 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research Verifying causes of death in Thailand: rationale and methods for empirical investigation Chalapati Rao, Yawarat Porapakkham, Junya Pattaraarchachai, Warangkana Polprasert, Narumol Swampunyalert, Alan D Lopez Population Health Metrics 2010, 8:11 (18 May 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Commentary Integrated multisource estimates of mortality for Thailand in 2005 Peter Byass Population Health Metrics 2010, 8:10 (18 May 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed