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Civil Registration: Maintaining International Standards in Emergencies
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]The most crucial undertaking in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic has been facilitating universal registration of all vital events occurring in a country. This paper finds that for civil registration -
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Where There Is No CRVS: Counting and Registering Deaths in Conflict, Emergencies, and Fragile Settings
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper examines the crucial role of CRVS systems during crises associated with conflict, migration, disasters, and health emergencies. It focuses in particular on counting and registering deaths -
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Applying a “Systems Lens”: CRVS and Fragility in the Digital Age
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper draws on PARIS21’s 20-year history working in low- and middle-income countries to analyze barriers to CRVS development in fragile and conflict affected states, and strategies to overcome -
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Alternative Information Sources on Deaths in Brazil in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper finds that even with significant improvements in the collection and accuracy of death information in Brazil over the last 40 years, it is still necessary to develop research that presents -
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The Burial of Unidentified People in Rio de Janeiro: The Disappearance of People in the State Bureaucracy
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper explores the deaths of unidentified people in Brazil as a public policy problem, presents measures taken so far to address the issue, and provides recommendations to mitigate the problem in -
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Strategies for Dealing with the Challenges of COVID-19 to Ecuador’s Civil Registration System
[Centre d'Excellence sur les systèmes ESEC]This paper presents the emerging response of Ecuador’s CRVS system to the pandemic. It highlights the main strategies that were put in place to guarantee that operations would function so people could -
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COVID-19 and CRVS in New Zealand: The Show Must Go On
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper outlines the Government of New Zealand’s response to the COVID-19 crisis from a civil registration perspective. It examines the initiatives the government took to reduce the effects of the -
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The Role of CRVS in Estimating COVID-19-related Excess Deaths in South Korea
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]To inform the response to the pandemic, this paper analyses COVID-19 excess deaths in South Korea. It suggests that calculating excess deaths can be useful for estimating the mortality level by -
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Documenting Life and Death: Women’s Experiences During Conflict in Syria and Iraq
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper focuses on the experiences of women in two countries ravaged by protracted conflict in recent times: Iraq and Syria. It examines the pressures they face as they try to register life events -
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Mitigating the Impact of Natural Disasters on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems: The Case of Vanuatu
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper draws on Vanuatu’s experiences with natural disasters to discuss the importance of CRVS systems and the challenges faced when these systems are implemented during disasters and emergencies -
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The COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Civil Registration of Births and Deaths and on Availability and Utility of Vital Events Data
[American Journal of Public Health]The complex and evolving picture of COVID-19–related mortality highlights the need for data to guide the response. Yet many countries are struggling to maintain their data systems, including the civil -
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CRVS Systems in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic A literature review
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This literature review describes the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on civil registration systems around the world. The paper identifies challenges and opportunities for CRVS systems as well as the -
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Closing the Evidence Gap in the Economic and Social Benefits of CRVS Systems: A Systematic Review
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper compiles empirical evidence on the benefits of a functioning CRVS system for individuals, communities and societies. -
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CRVS Communication in Emergency, Conflict Affected, and Fragile Settings
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]In situations of emergency, conflict, or fragility, barriers to timely civil registration of vital events are exacerbated. This paper describes how rapid, correct, and trusted communication about -
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The role of systems in capturing vital events data for civil registration and health surveillance amid the COVID-19 pandemic: iCivil – Burkina Faso’s civil registration system
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]Burkina Faso introduced a new system for birth registration in 2018, which became fully operational in 2020. This article documents the role of systems in capturing data for civil registration and -
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Recording every birth and death during COVID-19 : digital solutions for civil registration service delivery and health surveillance in Africa
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This synthesis brief looks at the value and advantages of relatively new digital platforms for notifying vital events in Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. It documents -
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Role of systems in capturing vital data for civil registration, identification, and health surveillance amid the COVID-19 pandemic : a good practice example from Rwanda
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This technical brief documents innovative trends and innovative technologies used in Rwanda to capture data for civil registration, identity and health surveillance during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
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Constructing the foundations for legal identity in post-conflict settings
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper analyses the role of the civil register and the legal underpinnings for identity in four countries: Afghanistan, Georgia, Rwanda, and South Africa. A synthesis paper is also available. -
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Improving Public Health Information: A Data Quality Intervention in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
[World Health Organization]This article assesses the results of the effort to improve health information in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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Data Quality Management Model (Updated)
[Journal of AHIMA 83, no.7 (July 2012): 62-67.]This article discusses the elements and importance of health information systems for improved vital statistics.
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Assessing the Reliability of Hospital-based Cause-of-death Statistics: Evidence-based Guidelines for Country Application
[University of Queensland, School of Population Health]This report provides findings from a large number of studies that have used medical record reviews to validate the cause of death reported.
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What Can We Conclude from Death Registration? Improved Methods for Evaluating Completeness
[PLOS Medicine]This article discusses the evaluation of 234 variants of death distribution methods in three different validation environments, and demonstrates the application of optimal variants.
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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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Use of Community Health Data for Shared Accountability: Guidance
[Measure Evaluation]This is a guidance for practice document on how to use health data to be more responsible and accountable to communities for their health status. This document is designed for community leaders -
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Framework and strategy for integrated monitoring and evaluation of child health programmes for responsive programming, accountability, and impact
[The BMJ]The article discusses the challenges created by the fragmentation of the current monitoring and evaluation systems and suggest solutions. The authors used data mainly from the Integrated Management of
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.