Methods to Measure Mortality

Quadrat Sampling

Beldangi Camp, Nepal

Slide 4

Measuring Mortality

Measuring Mortality

Measuring Mortality

Methods to Assess Mortality

Methods to Assess Mortality

Methods to Assess Mortality

Active vs. Passive Surveillance, Bangladesh Camps, 1992 (Diskett, 2003)

Population Pyramids: Nigeria and USA

Cambodia (Kampuchea), 1962

Sakaeo and Khao I Dang Camps, 1980

Gaza, West Bank (Fafo, 1993)

Refugee Populations Under 18
(UNHCR, 2004)

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Mortality Rates

Methods to Assess Mortality

Methods to Assess Mortality

Methods to Assess Mortality

Methods to Assess Mortality

Methods to Assess Mortality

Which population has the higher crude death rate?

Methods to Assess Mortality

Household “Census”

Past Household Census

Past Household Census Methodology

Current Household Census

Current Household Census Methodology

Past vs. Current

Two Options to Factor in Migration

Two Options to Factor in Migration

Partial Birth History

Methods to Assess Mortality

Methods to Assess Mortality

Methods to Assess Mortality

Methods to Assess Mortality

Slide 39

Timeline, Uganda

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Methods to Assess Mortality