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Workshop on the Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System, Revision 3for Arabic-speaking countries

Muscat, Oman, 14 - 17 November 2016

Civil Registration Process: Place, Time, Cost, Late Registration

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SESSION 10. UNSD COLLECTION OF VITAL

STATISTICS

UNITED NATIONS STATISTICS DIVISIONWorkshop on the Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics

System, Revision 3 for Arabic‐speaking countries

Muscat, Oman, 14 ‐ 17 November 2016



UN international demographic data collection

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• 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

http://data.un.org/• UN Data website



UN international demographic data collection

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• This mandate comes from the earliest times of the Organization

• Based on sending a set of questionnaires to national statistics authorities



Demographic Yearbook (DYB)

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• Vital statistics• Population estimates• International migration• Population and housing

censuses– General characteristics– Economic characteristics– Housing– Household characteristics

Data collected

• Quality• Methods

Metadata collected



Vital statistics questionnaire

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Collection of tables distributed in 10 sections:

2. Live births

4. Life Tables

7. Foetal deaths and Late foetal deaths

9. Marriages

10. Divorces

1. VS summary by urban/rural residence

3. Fertility rates

5. Deaths

6. Infant deaths (deaths under 1 year of age)

8. Legally induced abortions



Vital statistics questionnaire

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1. VS summary by urban/rural residence



Demographic Yearbook (DYB)

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International comparability depends on:

• Completeness and accuracy of data

• Differences in statistical definitions

• Diverse tabulation procedures

• Figures coming from different types of sources


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How complete are the data sent from countries?



Percentage of countries that sentdata to UNSD

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Source: DYB database, consulted mid-October 2016

Total deaths by period and region

0

20

40

60

80

100

1995‐1999 2000‐2004 2005‐2009 2010‐2015

World

Africa

America, North

America, South

Asia

Europe

Oceania

Total births by period and region

0

20

40

60

80

100

1995‐1999 2000‐2004 2005‐2009 2010‐2015

World

Africa

America, North

America, South

Asia

Europe

Oceania



VS tables provided in the lastfive years

10

30

27

25

21

13

13

12

6

6

4

3

2

2

2

0

0

0 20 40

Bahrain

Oman

Qatar

Kuwait

Tunisia

State of Palestine

Jordan

Lebanon

Saudi Arabia

United Arab Emirates

Sudan

Iraq

Morocco

Yemen

Syrian Arab Republic

Libya

Number0 50 100

Bahrain

Oman

Qatar

Kuwait

Tunisia

State of Palestine

Jordan

Lebanon

Saudi Arabia

United Arab Emirates

Sudan

Iraq

Morocco

Yemen

Syrian Arab Republic

Libya

Percentage

Source: DYB database, consulted 6 November 2016



A look at specific tables, last 5 years

Table E01 – Live births by sex and urban/rural residence2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon LibyaMoroccoOman Qatar Saudi Arabia State of Palestine SudanSyrian Arab RepublicTunisia United Arab Emirates

Yemen



Table H01 – Infant deaths by sex and urban/rural residence2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Bahrain IraqJordanKuwait LebanonLibyaMoroccoOman Qatar Saudi Arabia

State of Palestine SudanSyrian Arab RepublicTunisia United Arab Emirates

Yemen





Table G02 – Deaths by age and sex (and urban/rural residence)2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Bahrain IraqJordanKuwait LebanonLibyaMoroccoOman Qatar Saudi ArabiaState of Palestine SudanSyrian Arab RepublicTunisiaUnited Arab EmiratesYemen



What is the quality of data sent from countries?



Availability and quality of VS

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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

AFRICA

AMERICA, SOUTH

ASIA

AMERICA, NORTH

OCEANIA

EUROPE

AFRICA

AMERICA, SOUTH

ASIA

OCEANIA

AMERICA, NORTH

EUROPE

Dea

ths

Live

birt

hs

Data available, based on complete coverage of civil registrationData available, based on incomplete coverage of civil registrationData available, based on censuses and sample surveysData not available

Information as of August 2016

Percentage of countries




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Level of completeness

(%)Births Deaths

90 +

Armenia, Bahrain, China, Hong Kong SAR, China, Macao SAR, Cyprus, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Maldives, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkey, Egypt, Mauritius, Réunion, Saint Helena, Seychelles, South Africa

Bahrain, China, Hong Kong SAR, China, Macao SAR, Cyprus, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Maldives, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Egypt, Mauritius, Réunion, Saint Helena, Seychelles

75‐89 Brunei Darussalam, Thailand, Botswana, NamibiaBrunei Darussalam, Tajikistan, Botswana, South Africa

50‐74 Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco Morocco, Namibia



Importance of providing data and metadata for dissemination

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Enabling social and public

health studiesInformed decisions

Representation in the

international setting

International comparability



Gracias Merci ًشكرا

Thank You Спасибо谢谢

[email protected]@un.org




Asia. Number of countries/areas reporting total deaths

25 24 26 25

11 13 11 12

14 13 13 13

0

10

20

30

40

50

1995‐1999 2000‐2004 2005‐2009 2010‐2015

Complete Incomplete No data

6 7 7 77 10

15 12

46 4237 40

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

1995‐1999 2000‐2004 2005‐2009 2010‐2015


Africa. Number of countries/areas reporting total deaths




Asia. Number of countries/areas reporting total births

Africa. Number of countries/areas reporting total births

11 11 10 10

6 9 11 13

42 39 38 36

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

1995‐1999 2000‐2004 2005‐2009 2010‐2015


27 26 27 26

10 12 10 11

13 12 13 13

0

10

20

30

40

50

1995‐1999 2000‐2004 2005‐2009 2010‐2015


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