Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births are registered

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Indicator name: 
 Civil registration coverage of births (%) 
Short name: 
 Civil registration coverage of births (%) 
Data type: 
 Percent 
Indicator Id: 
 83 

                            Topic:
                        

                                Demographic and socio-economic statistics
                            

Rationale:

Complete coverage, accuracy and timeliness of civil registration are essential for quality vital statistics.

Definition:

Estimated level of coverage of birth registration

M&E Framework:

Input

Method of estimation:

Estimates of coverage are taken from two sources: 1. United Nations demographic yearbook Only those with the code "C" (Civil registration, estimated over 90% complete) are reported in the World Health Statistics. 2. UNICEF's State of the World's Children Estimates refer to the percentage of children less than five years old who were registered at the moment of the survey. The numerator of this indicator includes children whose birth certificate was seen by the interviewer or whose mother or caretaker says the birth has been registered. MICS data refer to children alive at the time of the survey.

Unit of Measure:

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Links:

The State of the World Children (UNICEF)

Demographic Yearbook (UN)

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