Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System : Revision 3 / UN.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

UN.

Series:

Statistical Papers (Ser. M), 2412-110X.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic and Social Development.

Local Subjects:

Economic and Social Development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (239 pages).

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : United Nations, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The publication is an international standard on the design and operation of an efficient and accurate vital statistics system at national level. It provides guidelines on collection, compiling and disseminating vital statistics. More specifically it contains (a) basic principles for a vital statistics system; (b) uses of vital statistics and civil registration records; (c) topics to be covered in a vital statistics system; (d) sources of vital statistics and how they function; (e) quality assurance in the vital statistics system and (f) strategies in improving civil registration and vital statistics systems in countries. It also informs policy makers and the general public on the importance of vital statistics and hence further improving the vital statistics system.

Contents:

Preface

Acknowledgements

Definition, concepts and uses of vital statistics

The vital statistics system: guiding principles

Topics and themes to be covered in a vital statistics system

Compiling and processing vital statistics

Presentation of results and data dissemination

Introduction

Civil registration as a source of vital statistics

Use of population registers for vital statistics purposes

The role of health institutions

Population censuses and surveys as asource of vital statistics

Quality assurance and assessment of civil registration and register-based vital statistics

Recommended strategies for improving civil registration and vital statistics systems

Information required for judicial and administrative purposes

Annual tabulation programme of vital statistics compiled from civil registration data

Glossary

References.

ISBN:

9789210561402

Access Restriction:

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