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Civil registration systems and vital statistics: successes and missed opportunities

The Lancet, 2007
Vital statistics generated through civil registration systems are the major source of continuous monitoring of births and deaths over time. The usefulness of vital statistics depends on their quality. In the second paper in this Series we propose a comprehensive and practical framework for assessment of the quality of vital statistics.
Mahapatra, P.   +6 more
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Towards universal civil registration and vital statistics systems: the time is now

The Lancet, 2015
The health and development challenges of the coming decades cannot be tackled effectively without reliable data for births, deaths, and causes of death, which only a comprehensive civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) system can deliver.
AbouZahr, Carla   +5 more
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Civil Registration and Vital Statistics, Emergencies, and International Law: Understanding the Intersection

Medical Law Review, 2017
Civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems are typically run by governments to record every birth, adoption, death, marriage, and divorce that occurs among a country's population. Registration of vital events provides individuals with a formal relationship with the State and each other, and is the foundation of a person's identity ...
Brolan, Claire E., Gouda, Hebe
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Correlates of birth registrations in East and Southern Africa and implications for civil registration and vital statistics systems

Public Health, 2021
To analyze the role of both demand- and supply-side factors affecting birth registrations in East and Southern Africa by combining information on children, mothers, and their household on the one hand and information on the areas where they live on the other hand.The study used deidentified data from recent Demographic and Health Surveys implemented in
A, Onagoruwa, Q, Wodon
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Advocacy for strengthening civil registration and vital statistics.

Pacific health dialog, 2013
This article has presented the key elements of the advocacy process and the steps to consider in developing an advocacy campaign. There are compelling reasons for engaging in advocacy, particularly as civil registration systems in many countries have progressed very little over the past 50 years.
Upham, Susan, Mikkelsen, Lene
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The Nigerian Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System: Contexts, Institutions, Operation

Social Indicators Research, 2016
Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Systems are playing increasing roles in national and global data infrastructure, facilitating the achievement of key developmental goals. The performance of CRVS systems in many developing countries including Nigeria is sub optimal and information on their structure and operations scanty.
Nnamdi Ifeanyi Maduekwe   +2 more
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Civil Registration and Vital Statistics: A Unique Source of Data for Policy

2019
AbouZahr, Mathenge, Sejersen and Macfarlane introduce the civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) system, the routine administrative system that officially registers, certifies, aggregates and reports key events in the lives of individuals—notably births, deaths, marriages, divorces and adoptions.
Carla AbouZahr   +3 more
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