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Marriage & Divorce Registration
[United Nations Economic Commission for Africa]This resource explains the value of registration of marriage and divorce for the issuance of legal documents used to establish and protect civil rights, and to assess social and demographic progress.
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A snapshot of Civil Registration in Sub-Saharan Africa
[United Nations Children's Fund]A brief overview of the situation of civil registration in Sub-Saharan Africa, outlining the challenges to reach universal birth registration. -
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National Vital Statistics System (USA)
[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ]This web page provides an overview of vital statistics and new initiatives in the U.S. It provides information on how to obtain certificates or copies of all vital events in all 50 states.
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CDC/National Center for Health Statistics: Publications and Information Products
[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]This web page provides a comprehensive overview of all CDC National Center for Health Statistics published material.
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CDC/National Center for Health Statistics: Vital and Health Statistics Series
[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics]This web page provides a comprehensive overview of the CDC National Center for Health Statistics publications on vital and health statistics.
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CDC/National Center for Health Statistics: National Vital Statistics Reports
[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]This web page gives access to all U.S. national vital statistics reports, both regular (on birth, death, marriage, and divorce) and special reports that cover final data on births from the previous
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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
[European Union]The official website that explains the elements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that is meant to give people more control over their personal data, and level the field for how -
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International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision (ICD-11)
[World Health Organization]ICD-11 is the latest web based version of the global standard for diagnostic health information, and a key tool for, among other things, produce accurate vital statistics. The website includes the -
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Counting the Dead and What They Died From: An Assessment of the Global Status of Cause of Death Data
[World Health Organization ]This article assesses the current status of global data on death registration and examines several indicators of data completeness and quality.
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Demographic Surveillance Sites and Emerging Challenges in International Health
[World Health Organization]This WHO bulletin draws attention to the challenges and need for improvement in data quality for demographic surveillance systems.
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How can we accelerate progress on civil registration and vital statistics?
[World Health Organization]Announcing that Bulletin of the World Health Organization will publish a series of papers drawing attention to the contribution the health sector can make to strengthening civil registration and vital -
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Civil registration and vital statistics in health systems
[World Health Organization]The bulletin highlights the need for multi sector coordination and interoperability between civil registration and vital statistics. -
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Civil registration and vital statistics in health systems
[World Health Organization]The bulletin highlights the need for multi sector coordination and interoperability between civil registration and vital statistics. -
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An integrated national mortality surveillance system for death registration and mortality surveillance, China
[World Health Organization]China has yet to establish a complete vital registration system for its 1.3 billion population. To date, the essential data on the causes of death in China used for decision-making and performance -
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Asia-Pacific Population Journal, Volume 29, No. 1
[United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific]This journal contains four articles relating to the need to improve civil registration and vital statistics in the Asia-Pacific region. -
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Social Identities, Journal for the Study of Race, Nation and Culture
[Taylor & Francis Online]This journal seeks to provide an interdisciplinary and international platform for theorizing issues at the interface of social identities.
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Journal of Cybersecurity
[Oxford Academic]This journal publishes accessible articles describing original research in the inherently interdisciplinary world of computer, systems, and information security.
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Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) systems in low- and middle-income countries
[Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition]This supplement covers various aspects of how to strengthen civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems in low- and middle-income countries. Eight peer-reviewed manuscripts included in this -
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CRVS eLearning
[World Bank Group]This eLearning course is a comprehensive self-learning tool.
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Use of Community Health Data for Shared Accountability
[United States Agency for International Development and Measure Evaluation]A guidance document, brief, and PowerPoint presentation for use by country ministries of health (MOHs), local government, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), civil society, and community leaders to -
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Production of a Vital Statistics Guide, Rev. 1
[United Nations Economic Commision for Asia and the Pacific]The purpose of this Guide and the files it accompanies, hereinafter referred to as the resource kit, is to enable the production of vital statistics reports, primarily using civil registration data
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.