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A Scandal of Invisibility: Making Everyone Count by Counting Everyone
[The Lancet]This article discusses the risks for individuals and statistical weaknesses when birth registration is not universal.
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CRVS Systems: Successes and Missed Opportunities
[The Lancet]This article proposes a comprehensive and practical framework for assessing the quality of vital statistics.
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Current State of CRVS: An overview
[Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems]The brief provides an overview of some of the academic and grey literature over the period from 2012-2017 with a focus on impreovement and innovations in the area of CRVS. -
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Civil registration and vital statistics in health systems
[World Health Organization]This is an article that was first published in 2018 that was updated in June 2019. It argues for the need for interoperability between civil registration, health information systems and vital -
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Getting the numbers that Matter for Public Policy
[Stanford Social Innovation Review]Six insights that guide the advocacy for stronger CRVS systems. -
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Making the Invisible Visible: How Strong CRVS Systems Can Empower Women and Girls
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper is one of twelve in a knowledge brief series on gender and CRVS that aims to uncover gender bias and barriers, share case studies and emerging findings, and recommend priority areas and -
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Leaving No One Behind: CRVS, Gender, and the SDGs
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper is one of twelve in a knowledge brief series on gender and CRVS that aims to uncover gender bias and barriers, share case studies and emerging findings, and recommend priority areas and -
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Harnessing CRVS Systems for the Gender Related SDGs: Opportunities and Challenges
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper is one of twelve in a knowledge brief series on gender and CRVS that aims to uncover gender bias and barriers, share case studies and emerging findings, and recommend priority areas and -
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The Life-Course Approach to Civil Registration and Vital Statistics: a Crucial Tool to Advance Gender Equality
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper is one of twelve in a knowledge brief series on gender and CRVS that aims to uncover gender bias and barriers, share case studies and emerging findings, and recommend priority areas and -
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Empowering Women and Girls Through Civil Registration Systems
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper is one of twelve in a knowledge brief series on gender and CRVS that aims to uncover gender bias and barriers, share case studies and emerging findings, and recommend priority areas and -
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Learnings from the Knowledge Brief Series on Gender and CRVS
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper is one of twelve in a knowledge brief series on gender and CRVS that aims to uncover gender bias and barriers, share case studies and emerging findings, and recommend priority areas and -
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Q&A: Why CRVS systems are critical for gender equality
[Devex]Gender equality cannot be achieved unless women are accurately represented in country data, said Irina Dincu, senior program specialist at the Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital -
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Status Analysis on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS)
[Statistics Norway]This document presents an overview of CRVS experiences from Norway, Albania, Kazakhstan, and Mozambique.
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Birth Registration and the Impact on Educational Attainment
[Inter-American Development Bank]This article sheds light on the causal impact of the lack of birth registration on education, and on economic consequences. -
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The Costs and Benefits of CRVS as a Tool for Women’s Empowerment
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper is one of twelve in a knowledge brief series on gender and CRVS that aims to uncover gender bias and barriers, share case studies and emerging findings, and recommend priority areas and -
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The case for data: How CRVS systems can help improve gender equity
[Devex]Investing in civil registration and vital statistics systems can yield big returns for governments, especially those with the most stretched budgets. Live, well-managed, and intelligently used
Our Resource Library provides access to curated resources related to CRVS systems, including research, tools, publications, CRVS eLearning course, our Expert Talks video series, and a glossary of terms and definitions.
A CRVS system is one that connects relevant data from the civil registry and the health information system for the purpose of producing vital statistics. In order to function well, CRVS systems depend on common elements. These are featured under a unique section of our library. Examples include resources that focus on training, assessments and evaluations, identity management, data security and privacy, information and communications technology, and more.