These data are based on official death certificates.
Questions from Part A based on official death certificates were Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q8, Q10, Q11 and Q12.
The information on cause of death was based on official death certificates in 89%, statements from patients' ophthalmologists and/or general physicians in 2%, and on statements from relatives or friends in 9%.
One exception concerns the international analyses of mortality statistics based on official death certification, showing how many people die, at what age, from what causes, and where [ 6, 13], but not including important other parameters of the quality of end-of-life care such as the use of palliative care, hospitalisations and transitions between settings, or communication at the end of life.
From the analysis of mortality statistics based on official death certification, we have learned how many people die, at what age, from what causes, and where e.g. [ 7], but no such systematic nationwide data are being gathered concerning the (quality of) end-of-life care.
Dr. Murray's report was based on official birth and death records, census data and information from detailed surveys in many countries.
The types of meteorological disasters, which could be the cause of death, were selected based on official annual meteorological reports by the Korea Meteorological Administration at the time of death.
The death toll from both sides since the clashes in the Caucasus erupted on Friday has reached at least 64, according to an AFP estimate based on official reports, the worst violence in decades over the disputed territory.
