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Table 4: Estimated coverage of mortality data for latest year

 
Coverage is calculated by dividing the total deaths reported for a country-year from the vital registration system by the total deaths estimated by WHO for that year for the national population.

The national population estimates used by WHO are those of the UN Population Division 2006 revision. Best estimates of death rates by age and sex, adjusted for incompleteness, are applied to the national population data to obtain total estimated deaths. WHO estimated coverage for a Member State may be less than 100% due to incompleteness of registration, or to coverage of only some parts of the national population, or to differences between the vital registration population and the UN estimated de-facto population.

Some national vital registration systems may record not only deaths of residents but all deaths occurring in the country. In some cases, deaths of nationals dying abroad are also included. In some cases, the UN estimated de-facto population may be lower than the vital registration population.

 

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Country Latest year Estimated coverage
(%)		 Uncertainty interval
Min (%) Max (%)
Albania 1999-2001 64.5 64.0 65.1
Albania 2002-2004 70.8 70.2 71.4
Anguilla 2006 …
Antigua and Barbuda 2000-2001 74.5 69.6 79.7
Antigua and Barbuda 2002-2004 77.4 73.4 81.6
Argentina 1999-2001 100 99.8 100
Argentina 2002-2005 100 99.8 100
Armenia 1999-2001 57.2 56.7 57.6
Armenia 2002-2003 62.1 61.5 62.6
Aruba 1999 …
Australia 1999-2001 100 99.7 100
Australia 2002-2003 100 99.6 100
Austria 1999-2001 100 99.6 100
Austria 2002-2006 100 99.7 100
Azerbaijan 1999-2001 68.1 67.7 68.4
Azerbaijan 2002-2004 70.5 70.2 70.9
Bahamas 1999-2000 82.4 79.6 85.3
Bahrain 1999-2001 86.5 84.3 88.7
Barbados 2000-2001 92.0 89.2 94.8
Belarus 1999-2001 93.9 93.6 94.1
Belarus 2002-2003 99.1 98.7 99.4
Belgium 1997 100 99.4 100
Belize 1999-2001 86.3 83.6 89.0
Bermuda 2002 …
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1991 100 98.9 100
Brazil 1999-2001 78.7 78.6 78.8
Brazil 2002-2004 79.7 79.7 79.8
British Virgin Islands 2003 …
Brunei Darussalam 1999-2000 100 95.5 100
Bulgaria 1999-2001 100 99.7 100
Bulgaria 2002-2004 100 99.7 100
Canada 1999-2001 100 99.8 100
Canada 2002-2004 100 99.8 100
Cayman Islands 2004 …
Chile 1999-2001 94.2 93.8 94.6
Chile 2002-2005 94.5 94.2 94.9
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2006 …
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 1994 …
Colombia 1999-2001 79.1 78.9 79.3
Colombia 2002-2005 78.9 78.7 79.1
Costa Rica 1999-2001 91.1 90.2 91.9
Costa Rica 2002-2005 87.1 86.4 87.8
Croatia 1999-2001 97.4 96.9 97.9
Croatia 2002-2006 96.8 96.4 97.2
Cuba 1999-2001 100 99.6 100
Cuba 2002-2005 100 99.7 100
Cyprus 1999-2000 97.4 95.6 99.3
Cyprus 2004-2006 92.3 90.5 94.1
Czech Republic 1999-2001 100 99.7 100
Czech Republic 2002-2005 100 99.7 100
Denmark 1999-2001 100 99.5 100
Dominica 1999-2001 100 95.1 100
Dominica 2002-2004 100 95.3 100
Dominican Republic 1999-2001 45.9 45.6 46.3
Dominican Republic 2003-2004 49.7 49.3 50.1
Ecuador 1999-2001 79.5 79.1 79.9
Ecuador 2002-2005 75.0 74.6 75.3
Egypt 2000 81.1 80.8 81.3
El Salvador 1999-2001 76.6 76.1 77.1
El Salvador 2002-2005 75.0 74.6 75.4
Estonia 1999-2001 100 99.2 100
Estonia 2002-2005 100 99.3 100
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 1983 …
Fiji 1999 69.4 67.1 71.8
Finland 1999-2001 100 99.5 100
Finland 2002-2006 100 99.6 100
France 1999-2001 99.2 99.0 99.4
France 2002-2005 98.2 98.1 98.3
French Guiana 2005 …
Georgia 1999-2001 98.4 97.8 99.0
Germany 1999-2001 100 99.9 100
Germany 2002-2006 100 99.9 100
Greece 1999-2001 98.5 98.2 98.8
Greece 2002-2006 100 99.7 100
Grenada 2001-2002 74.8 71.1 78.7
Guadeloupe 2005 …
Guatemala 1999-2001 95.5 95.1 96.0
Guatemala 2002-2004 88.7 88.3 89.1
Guyana 1999-2001 60.9 59.6 62.2
Guyana 2002-2005 71.1 70.1 72.1
Haiti 1999-2001 10.2 10.0 10.3
Haiti 2002-2003 8.7 8.6 8.8
Honduras 1983 …
Hungary 1999-2001 100 99.7 100
Hungary 2002-2005 100 99.7 100
Iceland 1999-2001 98.8 96.2 100
Iceland 2002-2006 97.2 95.2 99.2
Ireland 1999-2001 100 99.4 100
Ireland 2002-2006 99.3 98.8 99.9
Israel 1999-2001 100 99.4 100
Israel 2002-2004 100 99.4 100
Italy 1999-2001 100 99.8 100
Italy 2002-2003 100 99.8 100
Jamaica 1991 60.1 59.0 61.2
Japan 1999-2001 96.4 96.3 96.5
Japan 2002-2006 100 99.9 100
Kazakhstan 1999-2001 74.9 74.6 75.1
Kazakhstan 2002-2006 80.4 80.2 80.5
Kiribati 1999-2001 70.5 66.9 74.1
Kuwait 1999-2002 100 98.5 100
Kyrgyzstan 1999-2001 69.3 68.8 69.7
Kyrgyzstan 2002-2006 76.0 75.7 76.4
Latvia 1999-2001 93.9 93.3 94.4
Latvia 2002-2006 95.2 94.8 95.7
Lithuania 1999-2001 92.6 92.0 93.1
Lithuania 2002-2006 97.2 96.7 97.6
Luxembourg 1999-2001 100 98.1 100
Luxembourg 2002-2005 100 98.4 100
Malaysia 1997 < 50
Maldives 2000-2002 54.2 52.3 56.1
Maldives 2003-2005 49.8 47.6 52.0
Malta 1999-2001 96.8 94.8 98.8
Malta 2002-2005 96.3 94.6 98.0
Martinique 2005 …
Mauritius 1999-2001 91.3 90.1 92.5
Mauritius 2002-2005 94.8 93.7 95.8
Mexico 1999-2001 92.4 92.3 92.6
Mexico 2002-2005 95.4 95.3 95.5
Monaco 1987 …
Mongolia 1994 84.2 82.9 85.6
Montserrat 2003 …
Netherlands 1999-2001 100 99.7 100
Netherlands 2002-2006 100 99.8 100
Netherlands Antilles 1981 …
New Zealand 1999-2001 100 99.3 100
New Zealand 2002-2004 100 99.3 100
Nicaragua 1999-2001 53.6 53.1 54.1
Nicaragua 2002-2005 58.7 58.2 59.2
Norway 1999-2001 100 99.5 100
Norway 2002-2005 100 99.5 100
Panama 1999-2001 88.1 87.2 89.0
Panama 2002-2004 89.9 89.0 90.8
Papua New Guinea 1980 …
Paraguay 1999-2001 73.1 72.5 73.7
Paraguay 2002-2004 75.5 74.9 76.1
Peru 1999-2000 54.8 54.6 55.1
Philippines 1998 85.0 84.7 85.2
Poland 1999-2001 100 99.8 100
Poland 2002-2006 99.7 99.6 99.9
Portugal 1999-2001 100 99.7 100
Portugal 2002-2003 100 99.6 100
Puerto Rico 2005 …
Qatar 1995 77.3 72.6 82.3
Republic of Korea 1999-2001 88.9 88.7 89.1
Republic of Korea 2002-2006 91.3 91.1 91.5
Republic of Moldova 1999-2001 74.5 74.1 74.9
Republic of Moldova 2002-2006 83.2 82.8 83.5
Reunion 2005 …
Rodrigues 2005 …
Romania 1999-2001 98.4 98.2 98.6
Romania 2002-2006 100 99.8 100
Russian Federation 1999-2001 95.4 95.3 95.5
Russian Federation 2002-2006 100 99.9 100
Saint Kitts and Nevis 1999-2001 100 94.3 100
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2002-2005 100 95.0 100
Saint Lucia 1999-2002 97.5 94.4 100
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 2005 …
Saint Vincent and Grenadines 1999-2001 92.7 89.0 96.6
Saint Vincent and Grenadines 2002-2003 92.2 87.7 97.0
San Marino 1999-2006 80.2 74.7 85.9
Sao Tome and Principe 1987 …
Serbia 2004-2006 83.1 82.8 83.4
Seychelles 2001-2005 100 96.5 100
Singapore 1999-2001 78.3 77.6 79.0
Singapore 2002-2006 76.6 76.0 77.1
Slovakia 1999-2001 99.6 99.1 100
Slovakia 2002-2005 98.5 98.1 98.9
Slovenia 1999-2001 99.9 99.1 100
Slovenia 2002-2006 100 99.4 100
South Africa 1996 < 50
South Africa 1999-2001 60.4 60.3 60.5
South Africa 2002-2005 76.9 76.8 77.0
Spain 1999-2001 100 99.8 100
Spain 2002-2005 100 99.8 100
Sri Lanka 1995 76.5 76.1 77.0
Suriname 1999-2000 70.0 68.1 71.9
Sweden 1999-2001 100 99.6 100
Sweden 2002-2005 100 99.7 100
Switzerland 1999-2001 100 99.5 100
Switzerland 2002-2005 100 99.6 100
Syrian Arab Republic 1985 …
Tajikistan 1999-2001 53.0 52.6 53.3
Tajikistan 2002-2005 54.7 54.4 55.1
TFYR Macedonia 1999-2001 84.9 84.1 85.6
TFYR Macedonia 2002-2003 89.2 88.2 90.1
Thailand 1999-2002 85.2 85.1 85.4
Trinidad and Tobago 1999-2002 84.6 83.7 85.4
Turkmenistan 1998 76.0 75.1 76.9
Turks and Caicos Islands 2005 …
Ukraine 1999-2001 95.4 95.3 95.5
Ukraine 2002-2005 99.8 99.7 100
United Kingdom 1999-2001 100 99.9 100
United Kingdom 2002-2006 100 99.9 100
United States of America 1999-2001 100 99.9 100
United States of America 2002-2005 99.9 99.8 99.9
Uruguay 1999-2004 99.1 98.6 99.7
Uzbekistan 1999-2000 75.6 75.3 75.9
Uzbekistan 2002-2005 72.7 72.6 72.9
Venezuela 1999-2001 99.4 99.1 99.8
Venezuela 2002-2005 100 99.7 100
Virgin Islands (USA) 2005 …
Zimbabwe 1990 < 50

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