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International Collection of Vital Statistics: Civil Registration Process

This session discusses the place, time, cost, and late registration of civil registration processes. It is part of the Workshop on Operation of Civil Registration, Vital Statistics, and Identity Management Systems for East Asian Countries in Hanoi, Vietnam, from 13-17 November 2017.

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International Collection of Vital Statistics: Civil Registration Process

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  1. SESSION 12. INTERNATIONAL COLLECTION OF VITAL STATISTICS Civil Registration Process: Place, Time, Cost, Late Registration UNITED NATIONS STATISTICS DIVISION Workshop on Operation of Civil Registration, Vital Statistics and Identity Management Systems for East Asian Countries Hanoi, Vietnam, 13 - 17 November 2017

  2. UN international demographic data collection • This mandate comes from the earliest times of the Organization • Data collection based on sending a set of questionnaires to national statistics authorities • Data processing and quality control • Dissemination

  3. UN international demographic data collection • Major vehicles for dissemination of population and vital statistics: • UN Demographic Yearbook (DYB) both in print and electronic • http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm • Population and Vital Statistics Report • UN Data website • http://data.un.org/

  4. Demographic Yearbook (DYB) Data collected Metadata collected • Vital statistics • Population estimates • International migration • Population and housing censuses • General characteristics • Economic characteristics • Housing • Household characteristics • Quality • Methods The template of the questionnaire is available online at: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dybquest.htm

  5. Demographic Yearbook (DYB)-- Vital statistics questionnaire Collection of 43 tables classified in 10 sections: Data 8. Legally induced abortions 2. Live births 3.Fertility rates

  6. Demographic Yearbook (DYB)-- Vital statistics questionnaire 1. VS summary by urban/rural residence Data

  7. Demographic Yearbook (DYB)-- Vital statistics questionnaire Meta Data Quality of Vital Statistics Obtained from • Civil Registration • Other sources, including census, survey, dual record etc. Meta data for selected data tables Eg. Definitions of Urban / Rural for table 1

  8. Demographic Yearbook (DYB) • Completeness and accuracy of data • Differences in statistical definitions • Diverse tabulation procedures • Figures coming from different types of sources International comparability depends on:

  9. How complete are the data sent from countries?

  10. Percentage of countries that sentdata to UNSD Total deaths by period and region Total births by period and region Source: DYB database, consulted mid-October 2016

  11. VS tables provided in the last five years Source: DYB database as of 2 November 2017

  12. A look at specific tables, last 5 years Source: DYB database as of 2 November 2017

  13. A look at specific tables, last 5 years Source: DYB database as of 2 November 2017

  14. A look at specific tables, last 5 years Source: DYB database as of 2 November 2017

  15. What is the quality of data sent from countries?

  16. Availability and quality of VS Asia. Number of countries/areas reporting total births Asia. Number of countries/areas reporting total deaths

  17. Availability and quality of VS Information as of October 2017

  18. Importance of providing data and metadata for dissemination

  19. Thank You Спасибо 谢谢 Gracias Merci ﺷﻜﺮﺍﹰ demostat@un.org dybquest@un.org

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