Ardeshir Khosravi|Richard Taylor|Mohsen Naghavi|Alan D Lopez
Differential mortality in Iran
University of Queensland|University of Queensland|Ministry of Health and Medical Education|University of Queensland
among available data provided health information systems data mortality commonly used health indicators also socioeconomic development indices recognizing iran accurate data causes death available deputy health ministry health medical education mohme established new comprehensive system death registration started one province bushehr pilot 1997 subsequently expanded include provinces except tehran province data used investigate nature extent differences mortality iran objective paper estimate provincial differences level mortality using death registration systemdata death registration system 2004 province evaluated data completeness life tables created provinces correction underenumeration death registration provinces possible adjust data adult deaths using brass growth balance method adult mortality predicted based adult literacy using information provinces reliable datachild mortality risk newborn dying age 5 5q0 2004 varied 47 per 1000 live births sexes sistan baluchistan province 25 per 1000 live births tehran gilan provinces adults provincial differences mortality much greater males females adult mortality risk dying ages 15 60 45q15 females varied 0133 kerman province 0117 tehran province males range 0218 kerman 0149 tehran province life expectancy females highest tehran province 738 years lowest sistan baluchistan 709 years males life expectancy ranged 657 years sistan baluchistan province 709 years tehransubstantial differences survival exist among provinces iran completeness death registration system operated iranian mohme appears acceptable majority provinces efforts needed improve quality data mortality iran expand death registration tehran province