Alternative Information Sources on Deaths in Brazil in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

This paper finds that even with significant improvements in the collection and accuracy of death information in Brazil over the last 40 years, it is still necessary to develop research that presents evidence on which strategies work best for collecting civil records and statistics, and in which contexts. The article is part of the Compendium of Good Practices: Harnessing CRVS in Conflict, Emergencies and Fragile Settings.

This article is also available in Portuguese.