3.6. Indoor Mortality:

Inpatient morbidity and mortality data are collected by individual hospitals through quarterly returns which are sent to the medical statistical unit, Colombo for further analysis. The timeliness of sending these data and quality of the available data are still not up to the expected standards. Curative care institutions of the Central Province have started e-IMMR parallel to the national programme, to overcome these issues.

Ischemic heart disease has ranked in the top list of the hospital mortality in the Province, which may be compatible with the national figures. Neoplasms ranked as number 2 in hospital mortality.

Table 3.6.1. Leading causes of hospital deaths in Central Province