World map of countries (gray shading) in which verbal autopsy methods are applied.

Fottrell E , and Byass P Epidemiol Rev 2010;32:38-55

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Data quality

Quality
High

Criterion used
ICD 9 or 10 coding, and completeness >90% and illdefined codes <10%

Countries
Australia, Bahamas*, Canada, Chile*, Cuba, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Iceland*, Ireland, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, New Zealand, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines*, Singapore, Slovakia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uzbekistan, Venezuela Antigua and Barbuda*, Austria, Azerbaijan, Barbados*, Belarus, Belgium*, Belize*, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Colombia*, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark*, El Salvador*, France*, Georgia, Germany, Grenada*, Guyana*, Israel*, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Mauritius, Mongolia, Netherlands, Niue, Norway, Panama, Philippines*, Republic of Korea, Saint Kitts and Nevis*, Saint Lucia*, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland*, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Trinidad and Tobago*, Turkmenistan*, Uruguay Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina*, Cyprus*, Dominica*, Dominican Republic*, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, Greece*, Iran, Jamaica*, Kiribati, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, San Marino, Serbia and Montenegro, South Africa*, Sri Lanka*, Suriname*, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan*, Thailand, Tonga*, Tuvalu

Medium

Completeness 70-90% OR ill-defined codes 10-20% OR non-ICD codes used

Low

Completeness < 70% OR illdefined codes > 20%