2022 WHO Verbal Autopsy instrument

Overview

Verbal autopsy is a structured interview with the caregivers or next of kin of the deceased that can be used to determine the most likely cause of death where no physician can ascertain the dead.

The 2022 WHO Verbal Autopsy instrument comprises a short list of causes of death of public health importance that can be ascertained from a limited number of questions suitable for use in VA interviews and amenable to automated assignment of cause of death using analytical software.

An updated version is available with no changes to the 2022 WHO verbal autopsy questionnaire but with extended hints and few minor updates on the open narrative section.