This document provides notes on mortality and disease burden estimates for WHO member states in 2002. It summarizes the data sources and methods used to estimate total deaths, cause-specific deaths, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for each member state. Member state estimates are categorized into four levels of evidence based on the types of data available. Color coding is used to denote the levels of evidence for total deaths, cause-specific deaths, and DALYs in subsequent tables for quick reference.