NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Original or alternative title Sistema de Informação sobre Mortalidade (SIM) Provider Ministry of Health (Brazil)Microdata access: Download Geography Brazil (BRA) Coverage type Country Time period covered 01/1981 - 12/1981 Series or system Brazil Mortality Information System (SIM) Data type Vital registration: Subnationally representative Summary The Mortality Information System (SIM) provides microdata for deaths by age, sex, cause, and residence of the deceased. The Secretariat of Health Surveillance, Ministry of Health in Brazil manages the system. Keywords Adult mortality, Birth weight, Caesarean section, Causes of death, Child mortality, ICD-9, Infant mortality, Marital status, Mortality, Multiple births, Occupations, Place of death, Summary birth history, Surgical procedures, Maternal mortality, War and military operations, Gestational age Citation Contributors Ministry of Health (Brazil) Publisher Ministry of Health (Brazil) Suggested citation Ministry of Health (Brazil). Brazil Mortality Information System - Deaths 1981. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Ministry of Health (Brazil). GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021