Description
This panel aims to consolidate the work carried out by the IUSSP Panel on declining mortality and multimorbidity at death (2023-2026). Its goal is to draw attention to the role played by multi-morbidity in current epidemiological profiles and mortality trends and foster the inclusion of multiple causes of death and multimorbidity in research. A growing number of studies examine mortality profiles and trends, as well as the contribution of multi-morbidity to death processes, using the entire set of causes listed on death certificates. New methods have been developed to analyze this rich material, and several national statistical offices already monitor multiple cause-of-death statistics. The multiple cause-of-death approach is a highly valuable tool for demographers, which deserves to be more widely known and used.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS about Multiple Cause-of-Death (MCOD) Analysis.
To contact the Multicause Network: multicauseworkshop@listes.ined.fr
Programme of activities
Call for Papers:
Genus is soliciting papers for a new Open Access Topical Collection entitled “Analysing Multiple Cause of Death Data to Understand Mortality Profiles, Trends and Disparities”. Members of the IUSSP Panel on Declining Mortality and Multimorbidity at Death will serve as guest editors.
- Read the call for papers
- The submission deadline is 31 December 2026 but manuscripts can be sent any time before that.
Activities carried out by the previous Panel on declining mortality and multimorbidity at death (2023-2026):
6th International Workshop on Multiple Cause-of-Death Analysis
Barcelona, Spain, 16-17 October 2025
2nd Webinar: Social inequalities in multi-morbidity at death, 28 September 2023 (11:00-12:30 UTC)
Kick-off webinar: Declining mortality and multi-morbidity at death, 30 March 2023 (11:00-12:30 UTC)