Articoli scientifici - 10/07/2026
Redistribution of garbage codes to underlying causes of death: a systematic analysis on Italian data based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
Ridistribuzione dei garbage codes a cause primarie di morte: un’analisi sistematica su dati italiani basata sul Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
[…] a are often affected by misreporting in death certification, and a substantial proportion of deaths remains poorly defined.2,3 This issue commonly manifests in the occurrence of the so-called garbage codes (GCs), defined as causes of death reported on death certificates that do not represent a valid underlying cause.4,5 Based on the definition provided by the World Health Organization (WHO), the u […]