Background: The death certificate is a document consisting of the deceased individual’s basic information and identification which is filled out, registered and signed by a doctor. the World health organization’s policies in their health planning, provide a suitable database with knowledge of the required elements for planners and other authorized information demanders. During a multi-year coop...

Background and purpose: Data in death certificates acts as a basis in epidemiological studies. Community health statistics broadly originates from necrology, therefore, underlying cause of death is highly important. The aim of this research was to determine the extent of ambiguous symptoms, signs, and causes in mortality certificates. Materials and methods: A retrospective descriptive analys...

     Introduction: Death information plays a critical role in the adjustment of health plans, and the cause of death coding leads to organizing this information .The Purpose of this study was to review the impact of errors in the completion of death certificate on underlying the cause of death coding in Shahid Mohammadi hospital in Bandarabbas.   Methods : This descriptive-cross sectional study...