The resident death underreporting survey analysis of Chaoyang District from 2009 to 2011

Objective To understand the degree of difference of reported death and actual death and underreporting reasons of Chaoyang District residents,to improve the integrity of the Death report,and to promote national chronic disease prevention and control demonstration area of Chaoyang District.Methods To Take a random cluster sampling method,in the region of 43 parastic collected 2-3 each neighborhood committees to conduct investigations to obtain the death of the survey period,each death information was checked with electronic database of conventional medical death registration system of cdc,to take home survey method to suspicious underreporting list,to check the underreporting death information again,and to calculate the underreporting rate.Results The total death underreporting rate of Chaoyang district residents in 2009 - 2011 was 8.47%,which for men was 9.38%and for women was 7.23%.the male death underreporting rate was higher than the female.There was no death underreporting in children under 5 years old.The city underreporting rate was 10.01%,which for rural was 5.44%,the difference was statistically significant,the rate for the urban areas was higher than which in rural areas.Conclusions The death underreporting of Chaoyang district residents was evidenced.The comprehensive measures should be taken to further improve the reporting rate and the quality of reporting of Resident Deaths.