Post on 21-Jun-2015
Progress of CRVSProgress of CRVS
Sri LankaSri Lanka
• Well functioning CRVS system in place for over a century with good completeness and coverage
• Backed by a sound legal and regulatory framework which has ensured universality and continuity
• Relies on simple low cost well established systems for collection, transmission and storage of data
Successes
ChallengesQuality of cause of death statistics needs improvement
Over 30% of deaths are due to ill defined causesNearly half of all deaths occur out of hospitals and
hence are certified by lay registrarsRoutine quality audits of data need to be conducted
Multi stakeholder coordination needs further strengtheningTimeliness needs to be improvedVerbal autopsies conducted for out of hospital deaths need
to be strengthened
Measures taken for further improvementComplete assessment carried out in 2009
Recommendations being implemented Module proper COD certification for medical officers
developed and ready to be rolled outMortality coders trained continuouslyBacklog being clearedStakeholder coordination improvedAnalyzing causes of medically certified deaths
separately