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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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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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Identification as a National Priority: The Unique Case of Peru - Working Paper 454.
[Center for Global Development]This working paper presents Peru's efforts to make trusted and trustworthy identification from birth a national priority. The paper discusses the integration of civil registration, civil -
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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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Are inequities decreasing? Birth registration for children under five in low-income and middle-income countries, 1999–2016
[BMJ Journals]Although global birth registration coverage has improved from 58% to 71% among children under five globally, inequities in birth registration coverage by wealth, urban/rural location, maternal -
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Who and where are the uncounted children? Inequalities in birth certificate coverage among children under five years in 94 countries using nationally representative household surveys
[International Journal for Equity in Health]This paper examines wealth, urban/rural and gender inequalities in birth certificate coverage through analysis of nationally representative household surveys from 94 countries between 2000 and 2014 -
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An integrated national mortality surveillance system for death registration and mortality surveillance, China
[Bulletin of the 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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Does birth under-registration reduce childhood immunization? Evidence from the Dominican Republic
[Health Economics Review]This paper to sheds light on the effect of birth under-registration on health access. Childhood immunizations, a key component of health care services, are intended to be administered to all children -
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What if you didn’t have a birth certificate?
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]CRVS systems give people proof of their legal identity, age, and social relationships and enable access to essential public services including healthcare, education and social protection. -
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Legal identity for all: Why it’s essential and how to achieve it
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This video explores how countries can develop an inclusive ID system by linking it to civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) data. -
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CRVS systems protect human rights and empower the vulnerable
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This video explains how strong CRVS systems protect human rights and support inclusive development for all. -
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Proceedings from the 2020 conference on gender and CRVS
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]Proceedings from the February 2020 conference: Connecting Vital Events Registration and Gender Equality (ConVERGE). The goal was to review and further advance the progress made since the first global -
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Expert Talks: Understanding civil registration and vital statistics systems
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This video series features interviews with civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems experts from around the world. What are CRVS systems and why do they matter? How can we enhance and -
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Improving birth registration in Tanzania: The initiative that registered 220,000 children in four weeks
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]Tanzania’s Registration, Insolvency and Trusteeship Agency (RITA) launched an initiative in partnership with UNICEF and the telecommunications company Tigo to lower some of the barriers to birth -
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Creating digitized, interoperable ID systems
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]Inclusive ID systems are essential for protecting human rights, providing opportunities, and achieving sustainable development. A critical step towards inclusivity is to link a country’s national ID -
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Legal identity for all: Why we need to link CRVS and ID management systems
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]Proof of legal identity is one of the most important things you can own. It unlocks access to basic services and empowers you to exercise your rights. It helps you open a bank account, claim benefits -
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Four ways CRVS systems can support the UN Sustainable Development Goals
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]A civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) system records important life events, such as birth, death, marriage, and divorce. It connects this data with health information to produce vital -
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Improving birth registration for an inclusive Africa
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]“Most people in Africa and Asia are born and die without leaving a trace in any legal record or official statistic,” stated an article in a 2007 edition of The Lancet. The author referred to this fact -
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Why CRVS systems are essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]CRVS systems are essential for monitoring progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which seek to eliminate poverty and improve lives everywhere. The data generated by a well -
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How civil registration can protect and empower women and girls
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]Civil registration is the recording of important events in an individual’s life—including birth, death, marriage, and divorce. Everyone benefits from an effective civil registration system. It helps -
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Refugees are more vulnerable without civil registration and ID. How can we help?
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]Civil registration and identity documentation (ID) can lower the barriers and risks that refugees face. Birth registration provides proof of a child’s name, place of birth and identity of parents -
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Counting on Each Other: How can we fight the spread of COVID-19 when half of deaths worldwide go unrecorded?
[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development]The article is part of a series in which OECD experts and thought leaders address the COVID-19 crisis, discussing and developing solutions now and for the future. It aims to foster the fruitful -
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Webinar: The Nexus Between Civil Registration and Social Protection Systems
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This video is a recording of a webinar that took place on September 10, 2020. Organized by the Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Systems and the Global -
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Webinar: How links between civil registration and social protection systems can help respond to COVID-19
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This video is a recording of a webinar that took place on September 22, 2020. Organized by the Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Systems and the Global -
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Webinar: Visualizing the Invisible: Registering deaths and tracking mortality in the era of COVID-19
[Vital Strategies]In this World Data Forum 2020 session, learn from country experiences in counting deaths and tracking mortality during a health emergency such as COVID-19. Organized by Vital Strategies, the World
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.