Citation

Connolly JF, Cullen A, Scott J, Smithwick D. Ir. J. Psychol. Med. 1999; 16(1): 16-17.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Irish Institute of Psychological Medicine)

DOI

10.1017/S0790966700004973

PMID

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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To ascertain whether or not there had been any improvement in the registration of deaths in Co. Mayo, Ireland, since 1970. At the time is was shown that 7.5% of deaths, in a sample of parishes in the west of Ireland had not been registered.

METHOD: A list of all those who died and were buried in Co. Mayo in 1992, was obtained and compared with a list of deaths registered in that and subsequent years.

RESULTS: One hundred and twenty eight deaths (11.5%) occurring in the county in 1992 had not been registered by the time of this study in 1997.

CONCLUSIONS: Non-registration of deaths continues to pose serious problems for research and for the planning of health services. It is suggested that the government introduce legislation to address the issue. Registration of deaths should be standardised throughout the EU.

Language: en

Keywords

article; cause of death; death; female; human; information processing; Ireland; law; male; mortality; Mortality data; Non-registration; registration; standardization; Suicide research