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Compendium of Good Practices in Linking Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) and Identity Management Systems
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]The compendium explores how countries can adopt a holistic approach to CRVS and identity management, as well as the benefits of doing so. The six countries that are presented in the compendium are -
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Civil Registry and Identification
[Inter-American Development Bank]This web page contains information on an IADB-financed project in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as links to publications, CRVS information by country, articles, and publications.
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Birth Registration Tracking
[United Nations Children's Fund]This web page provides the current status and progress of birth registration globally.
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Input to OHCHR Report on Birth Registration and the Right of Everyone to Recognition Everywhere as a Person Before the Law, Contributions Received
[Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ]This web page contains inputs from 35 countries to a OHCHR report on birth registration.
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Gender Discrimination, Racial Discrimination and Women's Human Rights
[Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ]This web page calls attention to the negative impacts of discrimination against women and girls in the context of racism and racial discrimination.
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Indicator Metadata Registry: WHO Mortality Database
[World Health Organization]This web page provide access to the WHO mortality database.
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Coverage of Birth and Death Registration
[United Nations Statistics Division]This web page provides the results of the UNSD's global monitoring of civil registration and vital statistics.
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Analysing Mortality Levels and Causes-of-death (ANACoD)
[World Health Organization]This web page has a downloadable tool for users to follow a step-by-step approach to quickly conduct a comprehensive analysis of data on mortality levels and causes of death.
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Improving Mortality Statistics in Africa: Technical Strategy 2015–2020
[United Nations Economic Commission for Africa]This web page gives access to information on the technical strategy for improving mortality statistics in Africa.
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Verbal Autopsy Standards: Ascertaining and Attributing Causes of Death
[World Health Organization]This web page provides access to the full verbal autopsy instrument and manual.
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The Web's Free 2017/18 ICD-10-CM/PCS Medical Coding Reference
[World Health Organization]ICD10Data.com is a free reference website designed for the fast lookup of all current American ICD-10-CM (diagnosis) and ICD-10-PCS (procedure) medical billing codes. -
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ICD-10 Interactive Self-Learning Tool
[World Health Organization]This web page offers access to the WHO Electronic ICD-10-training tool, which is designed for self-learning and classroom use.
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Handbook for Registration: Procedures and Standards for Registration, Population Data Management and Documentation
[United Nations Refugee Agency]This handbook describes how to set up registration activities for refugees and asylum-seekers, what data to collect, and how to manage and protect the information gathered.
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Handbook on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems: Policies and Protocols for the Release and Archiving of Individual Records
[United Nations Statistics Division]This manual offers guidelines for designing policies to protect the confidentiality of individual information contained in vital records and suggests alternative methods for storage and protection.
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Handbook on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems: Preparation of a Legal Framework
[United Nations Statistics Division]This handbook provides the legal underpinnings of a civil registration and vital statistics system.
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Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System, Series M No. 19/Rev.3
[United Nations Statistics Division]This manual provides an extensive examination of the role of population registers in the context of vital statistics and civil registration. -
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Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System, Series M No. 19/Rev.3
[United Nations Statistics Division]This manual provides a set of principles and recommendations on establishing a functioning system for collecting, processing, and disseminating vital statistics. -
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Handbook on Data Quality Assessment Methods and Tools
[European Commission, Statistical Office of the European Union]This book aims to facilitate a systematic implementation of data quality and assessments in the European Statistical System, and presents the most important assessment method for doing so.
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ESS Handbook for Quality Report, 2014 Edition
[European Commission, Statistical Office of the European Union]This book is the annual update of the European Statistical System's guidelines for the preparation of comprehensive quality reports commonly performed by Eurostat or national statistical offices.
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Handbook for Doctors on Cause-of-death Certification: Resources and Tools 1
[University of Melbourne]This handbook is designed for doctors to consult rapidly to easily to fill out death certificates.
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Handbook on Training in Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems, Studies in Methods. Series F, No. 84
[United Nations Statistics Division]This handbook is an important tool to develop, operate, and maintain a coordinated and interoperable environment between civil registration and vital statistics.
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Handbook of Vital Statistics Systems and Methods, Volume 1: Legal, Organisational and Technical Aspects, United Nations Studies in Methods, Glossary, Series F, No. 35
[United Nations Statistics Division]This handbook was developed to give special attention to the registration of vital events.
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Travelling the Distance: A GPS-based Study of the Access to Birth Registration Services in Latin America and the Caribbean
[Inter-American Development Bank]Using Global Positioning System (GPS) data, this paper quantifies the impact of distance on birth registration in Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, and Peru.
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Mortality Statistics: A Tool to Improve Understanding and Quality
[University of Queensland, School of Population and Health]This working paper aims to build analytical capacity to assess the quality of mortality statistics currently being collected to improve their value in informing health policies and programs.
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.