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Indicator name:
Rabies deaths in humans, reported, number
Topic:
Mortality and burden of disease
Rationale:
This indicator belongs to a set of indicators whose purpose is to assess the global burden of rabies and risk factors associated with rabies. 
Definition:
The total number of human deaths from rabies per year. Depending on the country's reporting system, this may include laboratory confirmed cases only or laboratory confirmed and clinically diagnosed cases.
Method of estimation:
Data as reported by national authorities (ministries of health), or collected from other channels (e.g. regional networks, conferences) and validated by ministries of health.
Other possible data sources:
Administrative reporting systems
Preferred data sources:
Civil registration with complete coverage and medical certification of cause of death
Unit of Measure:
Deaths
Expected frequency of data dissemination:
Annual
Contact person email:
botek@who.int
Name:
Dr Katrin Bote
IMRID:
4677
Links:
Rabies
World Health Assembly Resolution WHA66.12 (2013) on Neglected Tropical Diseases
Accelerating work to overcome the global impact of neglected tropical diseases: A roadmap for implementation. (WHO, 2012)
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