In the International death ceificate one of the following is not true -

Ans. is 'a' i.e., Pa I of the ceificate deals with the immediate cause only International death ceificate o The basis of moality data is death ceificate. o For ensuring national and international comparability, it is necessary to have a uniform and standardized system of recording and classifying deaths. o For this purpose WHO has recommended international death ceificate. o Consist offour lines: o Line Ia: Disease or condition directly leading to death Line Ib: Antecedent/ underlying cause o Line lc: Main antecedent/underlying cause o Line II: Other significant conditions contributing to death but not related to disease/ condition causing it o Example of a death ceificate: o Line Ia: Renal failure Line Ib: Diabetic nephropathy a Line Ic: Diabetes mellitus o Line II: Hypeension o Concept of underlying cause, Line Ic is the most impoant line in death ceificate, thus also known as `Essence of Death Ceificate'.