Miscellaneous PublicationsSterblichkeit in Deutschland muss schneller und besser erfasst werden – Lehren aus der Covid-19-Pandemie
Schneider, Norbert F.; Mueller, Ulrich; Klüsener, Sebastian (2020)
BiB Working Paper 1/2020. Wiesbaden: Bundesinstitut für Bevölkerungsforschung
The COVID-19-Pandemic has uncovered major deficiencies in the registration and documentation of mortality events. This includes delays in the registration, the lack of a centralised mortality register, and limited access to detailed data for researchers and the public. This Working Paper discusses these deficiencies and possible solutions.