Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in United States of America
United States of America: Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information was 100.0% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Latest (2016)
100.0%
World rank
1st
of 88 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2016
All-time low
97.4%
in 2002
Years of data
5
1992–2016
Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in United States of America, 1992–2016
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in United States of America stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in United States of America peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 97.4%, in 2002.
United States of America ranks 1st of 88 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 98.4% | — |
| 1997 | 98.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 97.4% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +2.0% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.2% | 98.0% | 98.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 97.7% | 97.4% | 98.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in United States of America?
- Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in United States of America was 100.0% in 2016, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.4% in 2002.
- How does United States of America rank for completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information?
- United States of America ranks 1st out of 88 countries with data for 2016.
- Is completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Completeness of death registration is the estimated percentage of deaths that are registered with their cause of death information in the vital registration system of a country.