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Cause of Death
Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka
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?
No
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Sri Lanka
Legal Analysis
Formal verbal autopsies are not conducted in Sri Lanka.
Law Source
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 civil registrar
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Under Section 39 of Births and Deaths Registration Act, the Inquirer is required to submit the Inquirer's Certificate of Death (Form B18) to the registrar of division who registers the death. The submission of this notice certificate by inquirer should be within 5 days of completion of inquiry. However, note that Form B18 is not an MCCD. If a Judicial Medical Officer completes an MCCD/B33 in an MLDI case, the cause of death information from the MCCD will be given to the Inquirer into Sudden Deaths (ISD). The ISD uses this cause of death information complete Form B18. The registrar enters cause of death information from Form B18 into the death register. Copies of the death register are submitted monthly to the Registrar General (RG). The law does not specify how Form B33 reaches the RG/Statistical agency.
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 civil registrar
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Sri Lanka
Legal Analysis
Section 31 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act requires the medical practitioner who attended to the deceased, complete a certificate of cause of death and give this certificate to the person responsible for reporting the death (or informant). That person, which is a usually a family member of the deceased, is required to give the certificate to the registrar, who notes the cause of death in the death register. The Form used is Form J of the BDRA. Under Section 11 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act, each registrar of a division is required to send registration records to the Registrar General regularly. The law does not expressly require that the Registar General transmit cause of death information to the statistics agency.
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 civil registrar
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Sri Lanka
Legal Analysis
Section 31 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act requires the medical practitioner who attended to the deceased, complete a certificate of cause of death and give this certificate to the person responsible for reporting the death (or informant). That person, which is a usually a family member of the deceased, is required to give the certificate to the registrar, who notes the cause of death in the death register. Under the MOH Circular, the form used for the certificate of Cause of Death is Form B33. Under Section 11 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act, each registrar of a division is required to send registration records to the Registrar General regularly. The law does not expressly require that the Registar General transmit cause of death information to the statistics agency.
