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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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A Global Assessment of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems: Monitoring Data Quality and Progress
[The Lancet]This article discusses the application of a composite index to assess the performance of CRVS systems in 148 countries and territories during 1980-2012.
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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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Gender and Genetics
[World Health Organization, Genomic Resource Center]A scientific discussion on the complexities of gender assignment.
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Documenting Research with Transgender and Gender Diverse People: Protocol for an Evidence Map and Thematic Analysis
[National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health]Mapping and description of transgender research in the fields of social sciences, sciences, humanities, health, education, and business.
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Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, NISTIR 7298 Revision 2
This document explains the importance of protecting the confidentiality of personally identifiable information (PII) in the context of information security.
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Protecting Archives and Manuscripts Against Disasters
[National Archives, U.K.]A short article that provides recommendations for a disaster recovery plan for archives.
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Beyond Cultural Identity: Reflections on Multiculturalism
[Mediate.com]This article reflects on the concept of cultural identity. Originally published in Culture Learning, East-West Center Press, Richard Brislin, Editor, 1977, pp. 24-41, then republished Intercultural -
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Maternal Autonomy and Birth Registration in India: Who Gets Counted?
[PLOS One]This paper examines the effect of maternal socio-economic status in the household, such as their autonomy, ability, freedom and bargaining power, on child birth registration in India using the -
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Barriers to Birth Registration in Indonesia
[The Lancet]Empirical research on birth registration is lacking in many countries, including Indonesia. This study examines the correlates of birth registration in three of Indonesia's most impoverished and under -
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Incentives for Improving Birth Registration Coverage
[World Bank Group]A literature review of supply and demand factors that could affect birth registration coverage rates, particularly in the context of social programs. -
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Socioeconomic determinants of birth registration in Ghana
[BMC International Health and Human Rights 2015]This paper examines the chances of a child born in Ghana between 2001 and 2006 obtaining legal status of identity. -
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Colombia: A strategy to improve the registration and certification of vital events in rural and ethnic communities
[Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative]The report provides an overview of experiences from Colombia on working with communities to improve birth and eath registration. -
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History of the birth certificate: from inception to the future of electronic data
[Journal of Perinatology 32 (407-411)]A look at the evolution of birth certificates in the USA. As birth registration has moved from paper to electronic, the birth certificate's potential utility has broadened, yet issues with updating -
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Technological and Social Innovation in Mechanisms for timely Declaration of Births and Deaths of Populations in Nawa Region (Cote d’Ivore)
[European Scientific Journal]This paper focuses on new mechanisms for the timely registration of births and deaths in Côte d'Ivoire. Through the practical case of the Nawa people's region in the southwest of the country, this -
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Birth registration and access to health care: an assessment of Ghana’s campaign success
[Bulletin of the World Health Organization]Incorporation of birth registration into community health care, health campaigns and mobile registration activities can reduce the indirect costs of birth registration, especially in poorer -
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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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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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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 -
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eLearning course for improving civil registration and vital statistics systems
[Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition]An evalution of the eLearning course for CRVS that was launched in May 2017 discussing how the course has been developed, disseminated, and evaluated thus far. It also presents the challenges faced -
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Online Glossary of Statistical Terms
[International Statistical Institute]An online glossary of statistical terms and concepts.
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.