AHRI: Health and Demographic Surveillance System: Deaths and Causes of Death from Verbal Autopsies (2000-2024) [Data set]

Jeux de données- datasets This dataset documents deaths and causes of deaths captured through verbal autopsies among participants of the Africa Health Research Institute's Health and Demographic Surveillance System from 2000 to 2024. Verbal autopsy (VA) is a standardized method of cause of death estimation and based on a structured post-mortem survey administered to the final caretaker of the deceased about medical history and symptoms preceding deaths. A total of 27,431 deaths were recorded over this period, 26,168 (95.4%) of which have completed verbal autopsies. The datasets includes demographic information (age, sex), probable causes of death, detailed verbal autopsy symptoms, and information on death setting and health services utilization prior to death. Probable causes of death were estimated using two automated algorithms, InterVA5 and InSilicoVA.