InterVA-5 and InSilicoVA Algorithm Comparison Against Physician Reviews

A comparison study evaluates the performance of two automated verbal autopsy algorithms, InterVA-5 and InSilicoVA, against physician reviews for determining cause of death. The dataset is a 9.5 KB XLS file authored by Dorean Nabukalu and last updated in April 2026. It originates from the Rakai region.

Use Cases

• Compare algorithm-assigned cause_of_death codes from InterVA-5 and InSilicoVA against physician_reviewed_cause for accuracy assessment.
• Analyze agreement_metrics or confusion_matrix data to identify disease-specific performance differences between the two algorithms.
• Use case_id or decedent_id fields to link algorithm outputs with corresponding physician review data for paired statistical analysis.

Strengths

• Dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.
• Provides a direct comparison of two established verbal autopsy algorithms against a physician-based gold standard.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 9.5 KB, indicating a limited sample size for robust statistical analysis.
• Specific row count, column names, and detailed performance metrics are unknown from the provided information.

Provenance

Source

Dorean Nabukalu via figshare.

Collection Method

Comparison study of algorithmic outputs against physician reviews.

Freshness

Last updated in April 2026.

Geography

Rakai region.