United Nations Expert Group Meeting on International Standards for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems
27 - 30 June 2011, New York
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Statistics Division, DESAList of documents
DOCUMENTATION FOR THE EXPERT GROUP MEETING
ESA/STAT/AC.233/L.1 Organization of work 26 KBESA/STAT/AC.233/L.2 List of participants 40 KBESA/STAT/AC.233/L.3 List of documents 18 KBESA/STAT/AC.233/L.4 Opening Statement 18 KBESA/STAT/AC.233/L.5 Conclusions and Recommendations 26 KBESA/STAT/AC.233/L.6 Final Report 234 KBPAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS 1-1. Reviewing international standards on civil registration and vital statistics – overall discussion on the needs for revision and on the proposed table of contents ESA/STAT/AC.233/1 Revising Current International Standards on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics: Proposed Outline, United Nations Statistics Division 96 KB
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Proposed outline for the Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System, Rev. 3 56 KBDiscussion - Ghana and India (see Final report) 1-2. Definition and use of vital statistics ESA/STAT/AC.233/2 Proposals for Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System, Rev. 3 - Chapter I: Definition and Uses of Vital Statistics, United Nations Statistics Division 47 KB
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ESA/STAT/AC.233/23 The uses of vital statistics in the work of the United Nations Population Division, United Nations Population Division
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Discussion - Jamaica and PAHO (see Final report) 1-3. The vital statistics system ESA/STAT/AC.233/3 Proposals for Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System, Rev. 3 - Chapter II: the Vital Statistics System, United Nations Statistics Division 80 KB
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Discussion - Thailand 541 KBDiscussion - United Kingdom (see Final report) 1-4. Sources of vital statistics ESA/STAT/AC.233/4 Sources of Vital Statistics in Ethiopia, Ethiopia 32 KB
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ESA/STAT/AC.233/5 Sources of Vital Statistics, Mexico 52 KB
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Discussion - WHO 362 KB1-5. Civil registration system
ESA/STAT/AC.233/6 The Civil Registration System in Ghana, Ghana 83 KBESA/STAT/AC.233/7 Civil Registration System, African Development Bank and ECA 56 KB
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Discussion - Australia (see Final report) 1-6. Population register as source of vital statistics
ESA/STAT/AC.233/9 The Population Register as a source of Vital Statistics, United Kingdom 27 KB
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Discussion - Germany (see Final report) Discussion - AfDB and ECA 571 KB1-7. Use of health services records for vital statistics
ESA/STAT/AC.233/10 Using health care service administrative data to improve national vital statistics: Thailand experiences, Thailand 231 KB
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ESA/STAT/AC.233/11 The Contribution of the Health Sector to Civil Registration and Vital statistics Systems: Uses of Records from Health Services, WHO 540 KB
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Discussion - United States (see Final report) 1-8. Other administrative records for vital statistics
ESA/STAT/AC.233/12 Other Administrative Records for Vital Statistics - the Indian Experience, India 53 KB
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ESA/STAT/AC.233/13 Other Administrative Records for Vital Statistics - The Jamaican Experience, Jamaica 24 KB
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Discussion - Oman and ESCAP (see Final report) 1-9. Population censuses and sample surveys
ESA/STAT/AC.233/14 Population Censuses and Surveys, Hungary 48 KB
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ESA/STAT/AC.233/8 Because Everyone Counts, everyone should be counted—Elusive Population, Gender-based Violence, and Maternal Death, “Counting those who should be counted”, Oman 46 KBESA/STAT/AC.233/15 Use of population censuses and household sample surveys for vital statistics in South Africa, South Africa 74 KB
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Discussion - China 456 KB1-10. Strategies for improving civil registration and vital statistics systems ESA/STAT/AC.233/16 Strategies for Improving Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems: The Canadian Experience, Canada
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ESA/STAT/AC.233/17 Strategies for Improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa 91 KB
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Discussion - Australia 152 KBDiscussion - Ethiopia (see Final report) 1-11. Computerization
ESA/STAT/AC.233/18 How Can Vital Statistics Remain Vital for Measuring Health Status in the U.S.?, United States 64 KB
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Discussion - Canada, Ethiopia and ECA (see Final report) 1-12. Evaluating the quality of civil registration information and register-based vital statistics ESA/STAT/AC.233/19 Evaluating the quality of vital statistics: paper for discussion, Australia 309 KB
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ESA/STAT/AC.233/20 The Vital Statistics System in China, China 25 KB
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Discussion - United Nations Statistics Division 228 KB2. Round table discussion – international and regional initiatives
ESCAP 664 KBDiscussions by ECA, Eurostat, PAHO, WHO, AfDB (see Final report) 3. Improving the collection and dissemination of vital statistics at international level
ESA/STAT/AC.233/21 Collection, compilation and dissemination of official vital statistics at the international level, United Nations Statistics Division 79 KBCompleteness of civil registration data Excel 39 KBDiscussion - Hungary (see Final report) Discussion - Pan American Health Organization 2.8 MB4. Conclusions and recommendations; adoption of the outline for the Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System, Rev. 3
26 KBBACKGROUND DOCUMENTS: Principles and and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System, Rev.2 1.4 MBConcept Note to the Revision of the Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System, Rev.2 23 KBA summary of the responses from national statistical offices and international and regional organizations to the UNSD’s proposal to revise the Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics, Rev. 2 70 KBUnited Nations Questionnaire on Vital Statistics Excel 545 KBTowards a Regional Programme for the Improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific 83 KB