Maternal mortality measurement: 6-box training material

Overview

This training material describes a method that can be used to quantify incomplete and misclassified data. It is based on comparing two different data sources to identify deaths that appear in one source but not the other, and then recording and presenting this information, in addition to presenting the final revised version of the data.

All data-collection systems are vulnerable to incomplete and misclassified data. While the aim is always to reduce these issues so that the data are as complete and valid as possible, identifying and quantifying incomplete and misclassified data in a clear and systematic way allows for appropriate

Related document

More details about maternal mortality measurement can be found in the document: Maternal mortality measurement: guidance to improve national reporting (2022).