Cause of deaths reflects the burden of diseases in the community and is important information for evidence-based health policy. Objectives of the study were to determine mortality rates and cause of death pattern in Thai Nguyen and Quang Ninh. | JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH MORTALITY RATE AND CAUSE OF DEATH PATTERN IN THAI NGUYEN AND QUANG NINH PROVINCES Pham Ngan Giang, Nguyen Phuong Hoa, Thanh Ngoc Tien, Nguyen Thi Tuyet Nhung Department of Family Medicine, Hanoi Medical University Cause of deaths reflects the burden of diseases in the community and is important information for evidence-based health policy. Objectives of the study were to determine mortality rates and cause of death pattern in Thai Nguyen and Quang Ninh. A cross - sectional study was conducted. One thousand four hundred and seventy seven deaths were recorded at 26 communes in 2014. The survey was used WHO standard verbal autopsy questionnaire. The results showed that overall mortality rate was ‰, mortality rate among males was higher than among females (‰ versus ‰, p < ), urban population had lower rate of death than the rural population (‰ versus ‰, p < 0,05). The results showed that most of the deaths occurred at home (88%), only of deaths in health facilities. There was a transition in the cause of death pattern while the leading causes were cardiovascular diseases, cancer and injury. In particular, death from stroke was , lung cancer and traffic accident . In conclusion, it is necessary to collect information about the deaths, which are outside health facilities (at home) and an intervention programs need to prioritize for some of the leading causes of death. Keywords: mortality rate, cause of death, burden of diseases I. INTRODUCTION Mortality statistics and causes of death (COD) information are important to measure population health status, identify key public health issues, set priorities, and improve health outcomes through effective resource allocation [1 - 3]. However, an estimated 2/3 of all deaths were not reported globally. Millions of people in Africa and Asia die without leaving any trace in legal records or official Corresponding author: Nguyen Phuong Hoa, Department of Family
