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Cause of Death
Indonesia
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Indonesia
Cause of Death
Transmission of Cause of Death Data
Transmission of Cause of Death Data
Transmission of Cause of Death Data
For cause of death determined from verbal autopsy, does the law specify how and to whom is the cause of death information is transmitted?
Yes for transmission of information to statistics agency
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
Verbal autopsy is conducted by physicians, nurses, or midwifes from hospitals. Therefore, the hospitals are responsible for transmitting verbal autopsy data. Health facilities must report cause of death data (whether from verbal autopsy or medical certificate of cause of death) on a monthly basis to the District/City Health Office. The District /City Health Office reports cause of death data quarterly to the Provincial Health Office and Ministry of Health.
For a death referred to the MLDI system, does the law specify how cause of death information is transmitted to the civil registrar and/or statistics agency?
Yes for transmission of information to statistics agency
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Forensics units of hospitals and local police departments must report cause of death data for unnatural deaths to the District/City Health Office on a monthly basis. The District /City Health Office reports cause of death data quarterly to the Provincial Health Office and Ministry of Health.
For natural deaths that occurred under medical supervision but outside a health facility, does the law specify how cause of death information is transmitted to the civil registrar and/or statistics agency?
Yes for transmission of information to statistics agency
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
Regardless of where the death occurred, health facilities must report cause of death data (but not necessarily the MCCD itself) on a monthly basis to the District/City Health Office. The Health Office reports cause of death data quarterly to the Provincial Health Office and Ministry of Health.
For a death that occurred in a health facility (and not referred to MLDI), does the law specify how the information on cause of death is transmitted to the civil registrar and/or the statistics agency?
Yes for transmission of information to statistics agency
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
Regardless of where the death occurred, health facilities must report cause of death data (but not necessarily the MCCD itself) on a monthly basis to the District/City Health Office. The Health Office reports cause of death data quarterly to the Provincial Health Office and Ministry of Health.
