title: Review of deaths correction methods and quality dimensions of the underlying cause for accidents and violence in Brazil.
abstract: This review article aims to perform analysis and critical discussion about the literature on methods correcting mortality from accidents and violence reported to the Brazilian Mortality Information System. We consulted Medline and SciELO databases, as well as the Global Burden of Disease site, using time filter for the 1996-2015 interval. Of the 77 studies identified, we selected 29, and 14 met the corrections production criteria for cases of underreporting: underreporting of deaths in the Mortality Information System, deaths declared as ill-defined causes or deaths from external causes declared with nonspecific codes. We found that the underreporting of external causes was not significantly different from what occurs in total deaths and sometimes was higher in small and medium-sized municipalities. The reclassification of ill-defined causes of death corrected external causes to non-negligible values. The selected studies differ on proposals for correction of unspecified external causes. Evidence supports interventions to improve the quality of data, and the availability of correction procedure of external causes that bring together application conditions.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Vigilância de Doenças e Agravos não Transmissíveis e Promoção à Saúde, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde. SAF, trecho 2, Lote 05/06, Bloco F, Torre 1, Edifício Premium, Setor de embaixadas. 70070-600 Brasília DF Brasil.adauto.
authors.forename: Adauto Martins
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.affiliation: Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde-OPAS. Brasília DF Brasil.
authors.forename: Juan José
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Cortez-Escalante
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Pública, Faculdade de Medicina. Belo Horizonte MG Brasil.
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: França
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000401:mortality*; D001938:Brazil; D002423:Cause of Death; D000068598:Data Accuracy; D063005:Health Information Systems / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*