Zambia Sample Vital Registration with Verbal Autopsy (SAVVY) 2015-2016
General Info
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
January, 2015 - December, 2016
Data type
Vital registration:
Nationally representative - Sample registration - Urban-rural representative - Verbal autopsy
Summary
In the follow-up to the 2010-2012 phase of this program, SAVVY data were collected from all provinces. Interviewers used a modified WHO VA questionnaire, and physicians coded causes of death, using ICD-10 guidelines. A total of 4,350 deaths were recorded in a sample population of 500,000, representing 350 sampling clusters.
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Citation
Publisher
Publication year
2018
Suggested citation
Central Statistical Office (Zambia), Ministry of Health (Zambia). Zambia Sample Vital Registration with Verbal Autopsy (SAVVY) 2015-2016. Lusaka, Zambia: Central Statistical Office (Zambia), 2018.