Multimodal Artificial Intelligence for Cause-of-Death Assignment From Verbal Autopsy Records: Evaluation Across Two Independent Datasets
2026
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Publications
My work develops and applies demographic, statistical, computational, and AI methods to population-health measurement, with an emphasis on incomplete data, surveillance, data quality, and operational research systems.
23 peer-reviewed articles. Publications are listed in reverse chronological order, with Yue Chu shown in bold and joint-first authorship identified where applicable.
Working Papers / Manuscripts
Sufficiency of Information in Population Surveys: Evidence from Verbal Autopsy
2026
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Peer-Reviewed Publications
Yue Chu, M. Marston, A. Dube, C. Festo, E. Geubbels, S. Gregson, K. Herbst, et al. Lancet Global Health. 2024;12(8):e1278–e1287.
Provider-mother interactions are associated with birth outcome misclassifications in household surveys: A case-control study in Guinea-Bissau
2023
S. M. Damerow, D. Yeung, J. S. Martins, I. Pathak, Yue Chu, L. Liu, A. B. Fisker. Journal of Global Health. 2023;13:04086.
National and sub-national levels and causes of mortality among 5-19-year-olds in China in 2004-2019: A systematic analysis of evidence from the Disease Surveillance Points System
2022
Y. Liu, Yue Chu, D. Yeung, W. Wang, L. Wang, P. Yin, J. Liu, M. Zhou, L. Liu. Journal of Global Health. 2022;12:11008. Joint first author.
J. Perin, Yue Chu, F. Villavicencio, A. Schumacher, T. McCormick, M. Guillot, L. Liu. Population Health Metrics. 2022;20(1):3.
Prevalence of current and past COVID-19 in Ohio adults
2022
A. N. Turner, D. Kline, A. Norris, W. G. Phillips, E. Root, J. Wakefield, Z. Li, S. Lemeshow, M. Spahnie, A. Luff, Yue Chu, et al. Annals of Epidemiology. 2022;67:50–60.
A flexible Bayesian framework to estimate age- and cause-specific child mortality over time from sample registration data
2022
A. E. Schumacher, T. H. McCormick, J. Wakefield, Yue Chu, J. Perin, F. Villavicencio, N. Simon, L. Liu. The Annals of Applied Statistics. 2022;16(1):124–143.
D. Kline, Z. Li, Yue Chu, J. Wakefield, W. C. Miller, A. N. Turner, S. J. Clark. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2021;118(26):e2023947118.
Estimating causes of death where there is no medical certification: Evolution and state of the art of verbal autopsy
2021
D. Chandramohan, E. Fottrell, J. Leitao, E. Nichols, S. J. Clark, C. Alsokhn, D. Cobos Muñoz, C. AbouZahr, A. Di Pasquale, R. Mswia, E. Choi, Yue Chu, et al. Global Health Action. 2021;14(sup1):1982486.
Biases in survey estimates of neonatal mortality: Results from a validation study in urban areas of Guinea-Bissau
2020
S. Helleringer, L. Liu, Yue Chu, A. Rodrigues, A. B. Fisker. Demography. 2020;57(5):1705–1726.
National, regional, and state-level pneumonia and severe pneumonia morbidity in children in India: modelled estimates for 2000 and 2015
2020
B. Wahl, M. Deloria Knoll, A. Shet, M. Gupta, R. Kumar, L. Liu, Yue Chu, et al. Lancet Child and Adolescent Health. 2020;4(9):678–687.
Global, regional, and national estimates of pneumonia morbidity and mortality in children younger than 5 years between 2000 and 2015: a systematic analysis
2019
D. A. McAllister, L. Liu, T. Shi, Yue Chu, C. Reed, J. Burrows, D. Adeloye, et al. Lancet Global Health. 2019;7(1):e47–e57.
National, regional and state all-cause and cause-specific under-five mortality in India in 2000-2015
2019
L. Liu, Yue Chu, S. Oza, D. Hogan, J. Perin, D. G. Bassani, U. Ram, et al. Lancet Global Health. 2019;7(6):e721–e734. Joint first author.
National, regional, and state-level burden of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae type b disease in children in India: modelled estimates for 2000-15
2019
B. Wahl, A. Sharan, M. Deloria Knoll, R. Kumar, L. Liu, Yue Chu, D. A. McAllister, et al. Lancet Global Health. 2019;7(6):e735–e747.
Factors associated with the decline in under-five diarrhea mortality in India: a LiST analysis
2019
T. S. Choudhary, B. Sinha, A. Khera, N. Bhandari, Yue Chu, B. Jackson, N. Walker, et al. Journal of Global Health. 2019;9(2):020804.
Drivers of the reduction in childhood diarrhea mortality 1980-2015 and interventions to eliminate preventable diarrhea deaths by 2030
2019
R. Black, O. Fontaine, L. Lamberti, M. Bhan, L. Huicho, S. El Arifeen, H. Masanja, Yue Chu, et al. Journal of Global Health. 2019;9(2):020801.
Countdown to 2030: Tracking progress towards universal coverage for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health
2018
Countdown to 2030 Collaboration. Lancet. 2018;391(10129):1538–1548.
Burden of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae type b disease in children in the era of conjugate vaccines: global, regional, and national estimates for 2000-15
2018
B. Wahl, K. L. O'Brien, A. Greenbaum, A. Majumder, L. Liu, Yue Chu, I. Luksic, et al. Lancet Global Health. 2018;6(7):e744–e757.
C. He, L. Liu, Yue Chu, J. Perin, L. Dai, X. Li, L. Miao, et al. Lancet Global Health. 2017;5(2):e186–e197.
Benefits and harms of osteoporosis medications in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
2017
L. M. Wilson, C. M. Rebholz, E. Jirru, M. C. Liu, A. Zhang, J. Gayleard, Yue Chu, K. A. Robinson. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2017;166(9):649–658.
Global, regional, and national causes of under-5 mortality in 2000-15: an updated systematic analysis with implications for the Sustainable Development Goals
2016
L. Liu, S. Oza, D. Hogan, Yue Chu, J. Perin, J. Zhu, J. E. Lawn, et al. Lancet. 2016;388(10063):3027–3035.
L. Liu, H. D. Kalter, Yue Chu, N. Kazmi, A. K. Koffi, A. Amouzou, O. Joos, M. Munos, R. E. Black. PLOS ONE. 2016;11(12):e0168743.
Causes of death in children younger than five years in China in 2015: an updated analysis
2016
P. Song, E. Theodoratou, X. Li, L. Liu, Yue Chu, R. E. Black, H. Campbell, I. Rudan, K. Y. Chan. Journal of Global Health. 2016;6(2):020802.
Diabetes medications as monotherapy or metformin-based combination therapy for type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
2016
N. M. Maruthur, E. Tseng, S. Hutfless, L. M. Wilson, C. Suarez-Cuervo, Z. Berger, Yue Chu, E. Iyoha, J. B. Segal, S. Bolen. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2016;164(11):740–751.
Dissertations & Theses
Yue Chu PhD dissertation, The Ohio State University; dissertation preprint available on arXiv.
SVD-Bayes: A singular value decomposition-based approach under Bayesian framework for indirect estimation of age-specific fertility and mortality
2020
Yue Chu Master's thesis, The Ohio State University.
Technical Reports & Book Chapters
Afghanistan Health Survey 2018
2018
Ministry of Public Health (Afghanistan); Royal Tropical Institute. Afghanistan Health Survey 2018.
Levels and Causes of Mortality under Age Five Years
2016
L. Liu, K. Hill, S. Oza, D. Hogan, Yue Chu, S. Cousens, C. Mathers, C. Stanton, J. Lawn, R. E. Black. In Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health: Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 2). World Bank; 2016. Chapter 4.
Medications for adults with type 2 diabetes: An update focused on monotherapy and add-on therapy to metformin
2015
S. Bolen, E. Tseng, S. Hutfless, J. B. Segal, C. Suarez-Cuervo, Z. Berger, L. M. Wilson, Yue Chu, et al. AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Review Report No. 16-EHC013-EF. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2015.