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[Avoidable mortality: a consensus list of causes to update the indicator in Spain]
Rosa Gispert1, María de Arán Barés, Anna Puigdefàbregas
1Servei d'informació i estudis, Departament de Salut, Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcelona, España. rosa.gispert@gencat.net
Gaceta Sanitaria
|June 8, 2006
Summary
Experts reached a consensus on 34 causes of avoidable mortality in Spain. This list of preventable deaths will improve health data comparisons and benchmarking across regions.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Health Services Research
- Mortality Statistics
Context:
- Defining appropriate mortality indicators for evaluating health interventions is challenging.
- There is no established consensus on which mortality indicators best reflect health service effectiveness.
- Spain requires a standardized reference list for avoidable mortality causes.
Purpose:
- To establish a consensus list of avoidable mortality causes for use in Spain.
- To identify specific interventions (medical and policy) that can prevent these deaths.
- To facilitate agreement among medical practitioners, health indicator producers, and users.
Summary:
- A consensus process involving medical experts, indicator producers, and users resulted in a list of 34 avoidable mortality causes.
- High consensus was achieved for the list of causes and sublists (medical care, health policy).
- Agreement was stronger on identifying avoidable causes of death than on the specific interventions to prevent them.
Impact:
- The consensus list provides a standardized reference for avoidable mortality in Spain.
- It will enhance comparability and benchmarking of regional health system performance.
- Facilitates better evaluation of health interventions and policy effectiveness.