VIETNAM ‘S PRESENTATION

Is vital statistics produced from civil registration? No. Vital statistics is mainly produced from surveys, census. Does the vital statistics system ensures? –Universal coverage? If no, elaborate Yes –Is continuous? If no, elaborate Yes –Confidentiality? Elaborate on how Yes. + Civil registration data can not be illegally shared with private sector + Family registration conducted by Ministry of Public Security is not disseminated + Statistics data public regular

Does the vital statistics system ensures? –Regular dissemination? Provide examples. No. Only Statistics data disseminated:  Monthly report  Quarterly report  Annually report

What is the role of health institutions in the system?  Provides number of birth, foetal deaths and deaths.  Provides cause of death for study and as requested Is there a body coordinating between statistics, civil registration, health and other institutions? No. Do the definitions of vital events in the vital statistics system comply with international standards? –If no, specify which ones and elaborate Not all. Example: “recognition” is the legal acknowledgement not either voluntarily or compulsorily (just voluntarily), of the paternity of a child born out of wedlock. Not regulate “separation”.

Does the list of topics in the vital statistics system comply with internationally recommended core topics? Not includes: Birth weight Date Of Last Menstrual Period Of Mother/Gestational Age Month in which pregnancy prenatal care began Interval since last previous live birth/date of last previous live birth Number of Children Born Alive to the marriage being dissolved Number of dependent children of divorced persons Mode of dissolution of previous marriage Type of birth Attendance at birth Certifier Type of certification

What is the coverage of civil registration? No system to assess Civil Registration Are any of the quality assessment methods applied in the vital statistics system? –If yes, which ones and how often –If not, what are the obstacles Have no Vital Statistics System, there are no method to assess quality for VSS With Statistics data: - Monitoring on collecting information - automatic revise system available - International consultants are supported to assess surveys and census quality.

Action plan  Establish legal framework  Set up a committee to coordinate between statistics, civil registration, health and other institutions  Use international definition in collecting VS information  Use software for CR

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