2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in the UNESCWA Region Cairo, Egypt, December 2007 Topics and themes to be investigated in a vital statistics system

2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in the UNESCWA Region Cairo, Egypt, December 2007 Recommended items to be collected from civil registration system

2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in the UNESCWA Region Cairo, Egypt, December 2007 Recommended items in the statistical report for live births  Characteristics of the event: Date of occurrence and registration  Difference between the two -> delays Place of occurrence  Tabulate for urban/rural or small admin. subdivisions Place of registration  Follow back for clarification  Assess local registration work load  Obtain optimal geographic distribution of registration points Birth record and/or birth statistical report

2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in the UNESCWA Region Cairo, Egypt, December 2007 Recommended items in the statistical report for live births (cont.) Birth record and/or birth statistical report  Characteristics of the event (cont.): Type of births (single, twin, …):  Record for both live-born infant and dead-born foetus Attendant at birth  Physician, nurse, nurse-midwife, midwife, other paramedical personnel, lay person, or not stated.

2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in the UNESCWA Region Cairo, Egypt, December 2007 Recommended items in the statistical report for live births (cont.)  Characteristics of the child Sex Birth weight (immediately after birth)  Study infant mortality and health during infancy and childhood  Characteristics of the parents Date of birth of parents Place of usual residence of parents Marital status of the mother

2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in the UNESCWA Region Cairo, Egypt, December 2007 Recommended items in the statistical report for live births (cont.)  Characteristics of the parents (cont.) Children born alive to mother during her entire lifetime Children born alive to mother during her entire lifetime and still living Foetal deaths to mother during her entire lifetime Date of last previous live birth

2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in the UNESCWA Region Cairo, Egypt, December 2007 Recommended items in the statistical report for deaths Death record and/or death statistical report  Characteristics of the event Date and place of occurrence, Date and place of registration, Underlying cause of death, Certifier  Characteristics of the deceased Date of birth, Usual place of residence (of mother if infant death), Sex, Marital status

2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in the UNESCWA Region Cairo, Egypt, December 2007 Recommended items in the statistical report for foetal deaths  Characteristics of the event Place and date of occurrence Place and date of registration  Characteristics of the foetus and of the parents Sex of the foetus Date of birth of the parents Date of marriage of the mother Place of usual residence of the parents Children born alive to mother during her entire lifetime Children born alive to mother during her entire lifetime and still living Foetal deaths to mother during her entire lifetime Date of last previous live birth

2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in the UNESCWA Region Cairo, Egypt, December 2007 Recommended items in the statistical report for marriages  Characteristics of the event Place and date of occurrence Place and date of registration  Characteristics of bride and groom Date of birth Place of usual residence

2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in the UNESCWA Region Cairo, Egypt, December 2007 Recommended items in the statistical report for divorces  Characteristics of the event Place and date of occurrence Place and date of registration  Characteristics of bride and groom Date of birth Date of marriage/duration of marriage being dissolved Place of usual residence

2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in the UNESCWA Region Cairo, Egypt, December 2007 Recommended items to be collected from censuses and single-round retrospective sample surveys

2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in the UNESCWA Region Cairo, Egypt, December 2007 For all members of the household  Relationship among the members of the family – own child, reconstructed birth history  Identify of the mother, if living in the household (her number on the questionnaire) – own child, reconstructed birth history  Data of birth  Orphanhood from mother/father (or survival of parents) – adult mortality

2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in the UNESCWA Region Cairo, Egypt, December 2007 For selected members of the household (women 15 years of age and over)  Total number of children ever born alive, by sex (fertility)  Total number of children ever born and still living, by sex (mortality)  Date of birth and sex of the last child born alive  Survival of the last child born alive at the time of the survey  Date of death of the last child born alive  Age of first marriage  Age of first child  Duration of marriage (or date of first marriage)

2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in the UNESCWA Region Cairo, Egypt, December 2007 Information for all households  Number of deaths in the household during the previous 12 months  For each deceased: Name Sex Date of birth Date of death

2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in the UNESCWA Region Cairo, Egypt, December 2007 THANK YOU!