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An Overview of the Sample Registration System in India

admin — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:29:58 GMT

Abstract: There are four major sources of vital statistics in India, namely; (a) the Sample Registration System (SRS), (b) the Civil Registration System (CRS), (c) Indirect estimates from the decennial census and (d) Indirect estimates from the National Family Health Surveys (NFHS). The SRS is the most regular source of demographic statistics in India. It is based on a system of dual recording of births and deaths in fairly representative sample units spread all over the country. The SRS provides annual estimates of (a) population composition, (b) fertility, (c) mortality, and (d) medical attention at the time of birth or death which give some idea about access to medical care. The population composition from SRS coupled with the decennial census counts, enables fairly reliable estimate of population in the intercensal periods. Average time to publication of SRS annual reports is about two years. SRS estimates are generally valid and reliable for the country as a whole and for bigger states with more than 10 million population. Recently the sample size of SRS has been increased to allow for estimates by natural divisions within the bigger states. Evaluations during 1970s and 1980s showed that completeness of recording of births and deaths by the SRS, was generally good, and errors in recording of events minimal. However, systematic evaluation of the SRS has not been taken up for quite some time. Indirect estimates for 1990s and after suggests that registration completeness has worsened and interstate variations widened. A pluralistic evaluation framework is recommended.

The paper was presented at the Prince Mahidol Award Conference & Global Health Information Forum 2010.

Author: Prasanta Mahapatra, Institute of Health Systems, Hyderabad, AP500004, INDIA; Email:pmahapat@ihs.org.in

Historical development of cause of death statistics

admin — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:06:00 GMT

Cause of death statistics are the by-products of a legal process, the registration of deaths. This paper traces the historical development of these statistics, with special attention to international efforts to develop and maintain a common classification system and coding rules. The development of procedures for designating the

underlying cause of death was an especially difficult task which has had many critics, but few suggestions for alternatives. Despite the limitations of official mortality statistics on causes of death, they have served well in delineating the major public health problems over the years, and also played an important role in the conduct of epidemiological studies. Yet much can be done to make cause of death statistics more useful, particularly multiple cause of death data.

The technical paper was published in 1993 (#55) by IIVRS.

Death registration and mortality statistics in Colombia

admin — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:57:26 GMT

This paper is being published in English with the kind pennission of the Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) of Colanbia. It was originally published in Spanish in their Boletin Mensual de Estadistica,

No. 447. The paper presents a brief history, an evaluation, and recommendations for improvement of death registration in Colombia.

The technical paper was published in 1993 (#54) by IIVRS.

Brunei Darussalam - National Statistics System

admin — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:59:18 GMT

The article describes the national statistics system in Brunei Darussalam, including the history, legal aspects, organizational structure of the system, data collection and dissemination and challenges faced. Note that civil registration is not one of the data sources.

The article is a country report for the Eight Management Seminar for Heads of National Statistical Offices in Asia and the Pacific, 3-5 November 2009, New Delhi, India. The Seminar was organized by UNDP and UNSIAP.

Status of Mortality Statistics of Bangladesh

admin — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:22:20 GMT

The article made an attempt to highlight the recording and reporting mechanisms of mortality data as regards in-hospital deaths as well as deaths occurring in the community, completeness of the death registration, use of ICD guidelines, utilization of the mortality data, death registration Acts and Enforcement.

The article was published in 2007 by WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia.

Completeness and reliability of birth and death notification in Kuwait

admin — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:08:19 GMT

The research reported in this paper was completed prior to the August 1990 and reflects the situation existing at that time. The authors remind us that a careful and systematic review of the quality of reporting of vital events is essential for the most effective use of vital records and vital statistics for medical and public health research, planning, and program evalution. The authors identify some reasons for the incomplete and inaccurate reporting of some items on the birth and death notification forms, and offer some recommendations for improvement.

Although many countries still face serious problems in attaining complete reporting of vital events, they must nevertheless pay attention to improving he quality of reporting. In this way the civil registration and ital statistics systems will be able to provide data users with reliable information which can be effectively used in a variety of programs, even before complete coverage of vital events is accomplished.

The article is technical report No. 49 of the International Institute for Vital Registration and Statistics (IIVRS), published in 1992.

Organization and status of civil registration and vital statistics in the Arab countries

admin — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 09:15:44 GMT

This report brings together information on the organization of the civil registration and vital statistics systems in the Arab countries. These are the countries with a common language, religion, and culture located in the subregions of Asia and Africa. Rather than approach these countries on a regional basis, it seems more convenient and logical to view the problems of civil registration and vital registration of the Arab countries as a group. It is hoped that the information in this report will provide useful background data for planning strategy for the improvement of civil registration and vital statistics in the Arab countries.

The article provides information on organizational structure of the civil registration and vital statistics systems as well as the status of civil registration and vital statistics in the Arab countries.

The article is technical report No. 33 of the International Institute for Vital Registration and Statistics (IIVRS), published in 1988.

Recommendations from Regional Conferences and Seminars on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics

admin — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 09:47:33 GMT

Over the years, a number of meetings and conferences on civil registration and vital statistics have been held in different regions of the world under various sponsorships. Almost all of these conferences have resulted in recommendations for the improvement of different civil registration procedures and methods. This is a compilation of those recommendations classified under various subject headings, and indicate the range of subject matter coverage in those conferences.

Although there are some regional differences in the problems, the basic problems in the developing countries are incomplete registration coverage and poor quality of collected information. The deterrents to improvement are inadequate funding and the lack of understanding and appreciation by the public of the importance of civil registration.

The articles summarizes recommendations from those meetings and conferences. The article is technical report No. 18 of the International Institute for Vital Registration and Statistics (IIVRS), published in 1982.

Major Obstacles to Achieving Satisfactory Registration of Vital Events and the Compilation of Reliable Vital Statistics

admin — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 09:44:00 GMT

This Technical Paper is a condensed version of the Conference Room document prepared by Nora P. Powell, IIVRS Consultant, 21st Session of the United Nations Statistical Commission held 12-21 January 1981 in New York. It is based on the problems perceived and reported in response to a survey conducted by the IIVRS.

The article is technical report No. 15 of the International Institute for Vital Registration and Statistics (IIVRS), published in 1981.

Vital statistics system of Japan

admin — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 10:28:18 GMT

The strength of the Japanese vital statistics system is derived from its relationship to the KOSEKI or family registration system The declarations of births, deaths and marriages serve to update the family composition in conformance with the family registration law Because the value of the KOSEKI system is universally recognized in Japan, and used widely for the authentication of the relationship between the various members of the registered family, the registration of vital events is virtually complete

Although the family register was established for social and legal purposes, it has been found to be an invaluable source of information for scientific studies In particular, the family register provides a unique opportunity for positive identification of deaths occurring in cohorts selected for epidemiologic studies.

The article covers the following aspects: development of vital statistics in Japan; the family registration system (KOSEKI); method of collecting data on vital events; evaluation; processing and dissemination of vital statistics.

The article is technical report No. 2 of the International Institute for Vital Registration and Statistics, published in 1979.

Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System in Occupied Palestinian Territory

admin — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:51:58 GMT

The document describes the current status of civil registration and vital statistics system in Palestine. It is part of the Technical Report on the Status of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in ESCWA Region, United Nations, ESA/STAT/2009/9.

US vital statistics system, major activities and developments, 1950-1995

admin — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:40:28 GMT

The early history of the vital statistics system was presented in detail in Vital Statistics of the United States, Volume I, 1950. This earlier document is reprinted in this publication in appendix II. That report begins with the early collection and preservation of registration records as legal evidence of the occurrence of the event, primarily for use in protecting individual rights. It then describes the era in which death records by cause became recognized as essential for control of epidemics and for other public health interests. The report goes on to cover how welfare legislation of the 1930’s and emergency World War II legislation of the 1940’s brought about an unprecedented demand by individuals for their birth certificates.

Included in the earlier report is a description of the long, hard-fought, and often discouraging campaign of individuals, associations, and State and Federal agencies to bring about uniform registration laws and reporting forms that could not only serve the increasing needs of individuals for their records but also provide data for statistical analysis at all levels of government. The establishment, development, and completion of the registration areas designed to provide national birth and death statistics and the early efforts that ultimately led to establishment of similar registration areas for providing marriage and divorce data are described. The report traces the Federal function in vital statistics from its origin in the Bureau of the Census to its placement in the National Office of Vital Statistics in the Public Health Service in 1946.

The purpose of this report is to pick up where the 1950 report ended and describe further developments and major activities and accomplishments that occurred from 1950 through 1995. Most of the information included was obtained from or based upon material contained in government reports.

The report was prepared by National Center for Health Statistics of the United States, in 1997.

National report on current status of civil registration and vital statistics in Venezuela

admin — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:02:39 GMT

The report describes the status of the civil registration and vital statistics system in Venezuela, prepared in 2000.

The report is based on the national report prepared for the Latin American Program Training Systems
Civil Registration and Vital Statistics, Santiago, Chile, 6-10 November 2000.

The civil registration and vital statistics system in Venezuela

admin — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:00:47 GMT

The article covers the information on the civil registration and vital statistics systems in Venezuela. Recommendations for the improvement of civil registration and vital statistics systems are also provided.

The article was prepared based on the report provided by the the Department of Domestic Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Central Statistical Office in Venezuela.

The article was prepared for the 1991 United Nations Latin American Workshop on Strategies for Accelerating the Improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems, held in Buenos Aires, 2-6 December 1991.

The civil registration and vital statistics system in Uruguay

admin — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 12:47:59 GMT

The article covers the information on the civil registration and vital statistics systems in Uruguay. Recommendations for the improvement of civil registration and vital statistics systems are also provided.

The article was prepared based on the report provided by the Department of Statistics and Censuses, Ministry of
Public Health and the Director General of Civil Registry in Uruguay.

The article was prepared for the 1991 United Nations Latin American Workshop on Strategies for Accelerating the Improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems, held in Buenos Aires, 2-6 December 1991.

The Current Status of Vital Statistics and Civil Registration Systems in Swaziland

admin — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:41:21 GMT

This paper describes the civil registration and vital statistics system in Swaziland.

The paper was submitted as a country document to the African Workshop on Stategies for Accelerating the Improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems in 1994.

Computer Edits for Mortality Data, Including Separate Section for Fetal Deaths - Instruction Manual Part 11

admin — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:48:11 GMT

This manual presents a comprehensive description of the mainframe computer edits used by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) in processing mortality data. Relative to the last revision published^,this manual includes edits that are effective for data year 2010. The edits include both medical edits for the Tenth Revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Corrected and Updated by NCHS (ICD-10) and demographic edits. Edits for three different applications are discussed in this manual:

(1) the final mortality file which consists of death certificates filed for all deaths occurring in the United States in a calendar year. For this file, the data are tabulated and published annually.

(2) the preliminary mortality file which is based on a continuous receipt of a large sample of death certificates that are processed and tabulated on a semi-annual basis for U.S. deaths occurring in the 12month period January-December. The purpose of the preliminary mortality file is to produce data on an expedited basis compared with the final file.

(3) the fetal death file which is based on reports of fetal death received by NCHS from State registration offices. All 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam participate in the fetal-death reporting system. The U.S. Standard Report of Fetal Death issued by the Public Health Service (last revision 2003) served as a model to attain uniformity in the contents of documents used to collect fetal mortality information. The fetal death file is separate from the mortality files discussed above.

The manual was published in 2010, by the CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION/ National Center for Health Statistics

The civil registration and vital statistics system in Panama

admin — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 10:50:04 GMT

The article covers the information on the civil registration and vital statistics systems in Panama. Recommendations for the improvement of civil registration and vital statistics systems are also provided.

The article was prepared based on the report provided by the Vital Statistics Section of the Directorate of Statistics and Census in Panama.

The article was prepared for the 1991 United Nations Latin American Workshop on Strategies for Accelerating the Improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems, held in Buenos Aires, 2-6 December 1991.

The civil registration and vital statistics system in Mexico

admin — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:49:01 GMT

The article covers the information on the civil registration and vital statistics systems in Mexico. Recommendations for the improvement of civil registration and vital statistics systems are also provided.

The article was prepared based on the report provided by the Bureau of Vital Statistics and Social Statistics Department, Institute of National Statistics, Geography and Informatics, and the Civil Registry Record, National Population and Personal Identification in Mexico.

The article was prepared for the 1991 United Nations Latin American Workshop on Strategies for Accelerating the Improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems, held in Buenos Aires, 2-6 December 1991.

Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System in Malaysia

admin — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:46:04 GMT

This paper provides a description of the civil registration and vital statistics system of Malaysia.

The paper was submitted as a country document to the East and South Asian Workshop on Strategies for Accelerating the Improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems in 1993.

The civil registration and vital statistics system in Guatemala

admin — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:17:41 GMT

The article covers the information on the civil registration and vital statistics systems in Guatemala. Recommendations for the improvement of civil registration and vital statistics systems are also provided.

The article was prepared based on the report provided by the National Institute of Statistics and the Inspector General of the Supreme Court Election in Guatemala.

The article was prepared for the 1991 United Nations Latin American Workshop on Strategies for Accelerating the Improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems, held in Buenos Aires, 2-6 December 1991.

Status of civil registration and vital statistics systems in Dominican Republic

admin — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:24:02 GMT

The report describes the status of the civil registration and vital statistics system in Dominican Republic, prepared in 2000.

The report is based on the national report prepared for the Latin American Program Training Systems
Civil Registration and Vital Statistics, Santiago, Chile, 6-10 November 2000.

The civil registration and vital statistics system in Ecuador

admin — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:31:49 GMT

The article covers the information on the civil registration and vital statistics systems in Ecuador. Recommendations for the improvement of civil registration and vital statistics systems are also provided.

The article was prepared based on the report provided by the Directorate General of Civil Registry, Identification and Certification, and the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC) in Ecuador.

The article was prepared for the 1991 Latin American Workshop on Strategies for Accelerating the Improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems, held in Buenos Aires, 2-6 December 1991.

National report on current status of civil registration and vital statistics in Costa Rica

admin — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:20:36 GMT

The report describes the status of the civil registration and vital statistics system in Costa Rica, prepared in 2000.

The report is based on the national report prepared for the Latin American Program Training Systems
Civil Registration and Vital Statistics, Santiago, Chile, 6-10 November 2000.

The civil registration and vital statistics system in Costa RicaThe article covers the information on the civil registration and vital statistics systems in Chile. Recommendations for the improvement of civil registration and vital statistics systems are also provided.

admin — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:18:01 GMT

The article covers the information on the civil registration and vital statistics systems in Costa Rica. Recommendations for the improvement of civil registration and vital statistics systems are also provided.

The article was prepared based on the report provided by the Department of Statistics and Censuses, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and the Directorate General of Civil Register, Supreme Electoral Tribunal in Costa Rica.

The article was prepared for the 1991 Latin American Workshop on Strategies for Accelerating the Improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems, held in Buenos Aires, 2-6 December 1991.