Mozambique National Survey on the Causes of Death 2007-2008

General Info

Original or alternative title

Inquérito Nacional sobre Causas de Mortalidade 2007-2008 (INCAM)

Provider

National Institute of Statistics (INE) (Mozambique)

Geography

Mozambique (MOZ)

Cabo Delgado, Gaza, Inhambane, Manica, Maputo, Maputo [City], Nampula, Niassa, Sofala, Tete, Zambézia

Coverage type

Country

Time period covered

January, 2007 - December, 2008

Data type

Survey: Household - Verbal autopsy

Summary

This survey on causes of death, known as INCAM, was done as a follow-up to the 2007 census as a way of providing cause of death data in lieu of adequate vital registration. The survey covers deaths in the year prior to the census. The census identified 17,000 households in which 18,103 deaths had been reported. Of those, 11,752 were eligible for the survey. In addition to the report available from the statistical office, an English-language report is available from MEASURE Evaluation.

Keywords

Abortion, Abortive outcome, Adult mortality, Causes of death, Diphtheria, Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, Infant mortality, Malnutrition, Maternal conditions, Maternal hemorrhage, Maternal mortality, Maternal sepsis, Mortality, Obstructed labor, Rabies, Tetanus, Verbal autopsy

Citation

Contributors

National Institute of Statistics (INE) (Mozambique)

Ministry of Health (Mozambique)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

United States Census Bureau (USCB)

MEASURE Evaluation Project, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina

Funders

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Suggested citation

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), MEASURE Evaluation Project, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina, Ministry of Health (Mozambique), National Institute of Statistics (INE) (Mozambique), United States Census Bureau (USCB). Mozambique National Survey on the Causes of Death 2007-2008.