Key Points

Mortality data from the electronic death certificate (CertDc)

• Nearly one in four deaths is currently certified electronically in the Hauts-de-France region

• Steady increase in the digitization of death certification, rising from 4% in early 2020 to 23% of all deaths in August 2021

• Uneven regional coverage: 1 in 10 deaths in the Oise department, compared to 1 in 3 in the Nord and Somme departments

• Deployment of electronic certification: 27% in public healthcare facilities, 40% in private healthcare facilities, barely 10% in nursing homes, and less than 2% for deaths occurring at home or in public places