The Medical Death Certificate is a legal document signed by a medical professional when a death occurs. This document is necessary to initiate burial procedures with funeral companies, departmental cemeteries, and for registering the event in the Civil Registry. The electronic issuance of the Electronic Death Certificate (CDe) allows the online transmission of data to public and private institutions involved in the process, avoiding delays during a very sensitive time for the deceased's family.
It also allows for the separation of personal identification data from medical data, thereby ensuring the confidentiality of the latter. The system has national coverage and is led by the Ministry of Public Health of Uruguay.