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National Vital Statistics Reports, Volume 61, Number 3, United States Life Tables, 2008
[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]This report presents complete period life tables for the United States by race, Hispanic origin, and sex, based on age-specific death rates in 2008.
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National Vital Statistics Reports, Volume 66, Number 3, United States Life Tables, 2013
[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]This report presents complete period life tables for the United States by race, Hispanic origin, and sex, based on age-specific death rates in 2013.
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CDC/National Center for Health Statistics: Life Tables
[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]This web page contains links to all United States Life Tables.
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Verbal Autopsy Standards: Ascertaining and Attributing Causes of Death
[World Health Organization]This web page provides access to the full verbal autopsy instrument and manual.
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Capturing Cause of Deaths Outside Health Facilities Through Verbal Autopsies
[Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems]In this video, Philip Setel of Vital Strategies describes how verbal autopsy can improve policy-making and planning in developing countries. -
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How Verbal Autopsies in India Helped to Inform Decision-making in Health Care
[Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems]Find out how verbal autopsies in India helped to inform decision-making in health care in this interview with Prabhat Jha of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto.
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