Table 1

Summary results of male and female completeness (%), aggregate analysis (ie, weighted by number of deaths in each country)

Completeness (both sexes)Completeness by sex (%)
FemaleMaleAbsolute difference† (p.p.)
All countries* (n=112)84.5 (82.2–86.6)87.7 (85.5–89.4)−3.2 (−6.1 to −0.2)
Less than 95% (n=42)72.9 (68.7–76.6)80.1 (76.5–83.0)−7.1 (−12.2 to −2.0)
Less than 80% (n=17)70.4 (65.6–74.6)78.6 (74.5–81.8)−8.1 (−14.0 to −2.2)
  • Results in parentheses are 95% uncertainty intervals. Over 90% of deaths in countries with completeness of less than 80% occur in China and India.

  • *Countries with sex-specific data.

  • †Female–male.

  • n, number of countries; p.p., percentage points.