Evaluation of record linkage of mortality data between a health and demographic surveillance system and national civil registration system in South Africa

Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems (HDSS) collect independent mortality data that could be used for assessing the quality of mortality data in national civil registration (CR) systems in low- and middle-income countries. However, the use of HDSS data for such purposes depends on the…

Evaluation of record linkage of mortality data between a health and demographic surveillance system and national civil registration system in South Africa