Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
To protect privacy and confidentiality of the deceased, some countries provide for a long-form death certificate which contains cause of death information and a short-form death certificate which does not contain cause of death information. The long-form death certificate is only accessible to family and those with a legitimate interest in learning cause of death, such as government officials. Short-form certificates are accessible by anyone and used as a record of death for administrative purposes.
Bolivia
Legal Analysis
Yes. According to Supreme Decree No. 24247 of March 7, 1999, the death certificate in Bolivia includes cause of death information. Article 52 of the decree establishes that each death record must contain, among other data, the causes of death.