Statistics are objective, and will remain objective

The Ministry of health presented this week methodical recommendations on the choice of the ground state in the statistics of morbidity and primary cause in the mortality statistics related to the coronavirus. This was done in accordance with the new principles established by the International classification of diseases world health organization (who) based on international methodological recommendations for identification and coding COVID-19 as the cause of death. Experts agree that the General statistics of mortality in Russia as a result of application of the who criteria has not changed, but establishing the exact cause of death can be used for the benefit of patients and the development of science.