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What is a cause of death on a death certificate?
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Should a cause of death statement be reported on a death certificate?
3 days ago · Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCD) records the cause of death. It is certified by the attending doctor and confirmed by an independent medical examiner. It is needed to register the death.
5 days ago · The cause of death categories are based solely on the underlying cause of death as coded by the International Classification of Diseases. The underlying cause of death is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as "the disease or injury which initiated the train of events leading directly to death, or the circumstances of the accident or ...
4 days ago · For example, if a cancer patient died from pneumonia, the physician reported pneumonia as the immediate cause of death and cancer as the underlying cause of death. Only one underlying cause of death per person is recorded, identifying the diagnosis that most contributed to the individual’s death.
4 days ago · Such person shall obtain the personal data from the next of kin or the best qualified person or source available and shall obtain the medical certification of cause of death from the physician last in attendance prior to burial.
5 days ago · Anyone may obtain a certified copy of a death certificate, but only the immediate family may obtain a certified copy with the cause of death. Valid photo ID (front and back) is required when requesting the cause of death.
2 days ago · Informational copies of death records contain the same information as the certified short form death copy. It does not contain cause and manner of death information or social security number of the decedent. Noncertified informational copy of long form death, fetal death, marriage, or divorce records are not available.
5 days ago · The Causes of Death Registry is a key basis for health monitoring and preparedness, production of statistics and research. It is therefore crucial that death certificates are of adequate quality. The introduction of an electronic death certificate may hopefully improve the updating frequency as well as the data quality of the registry.
