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Table 5 Frequency of types of death certificate errors

From: The quality of medical death certification of cause of death in hospitals in rural Bangladesh: impact of introducing the International Form of Medical Certificate of Cause of Death

Type of Error

Error (%)

Multiple causes per line

41.5

Change in sequence necessary

31.6

Change in diagnosis necessary

13.9

Interval between onset and death not shown

95.6

Abbreviations used in certifying death

50.7

Leaving blanks between lines in part 1

7.2

Ill-defined condition entered as Underlying COD

33.2

Poisoning type or intent not indicated (n = 147)

99.3

Any error

99.1

Any error except interval

87.8