This article examines wealth, urban/rural, and gender inequalities in birth certificate coverage in 94 countries.

This article argues the importance of legal identity for good governance.

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.

This paper discusses the characteristics, numbers, and location of the economically, culturally, and socially vulnerable groups that are excluded from access to legal identity.

This article examines actionable determinants of birth registration of children in Bauchi and Cross River states of Nigeria.

This article analyzes data from the 2011 Vietnamese Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), linking birth registration with childhood care and education.

This practical tool documents the special needs of child brides, and outlines the nature of the economic and social factors that reinforce the practice.

This article describes the testing of health and demographic surveillance systems (HDSS) in a community in Kenya.

This article provides compelling justification for the importance of accurate reporting of causes of death.

This article assesses the results of the effort to improve health information in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

This article discusses the evaluation of 234 variants of death distribution methods in three different validation environments, and demonstrates the application of optimal variants.

This statistical note describes several sets of age-adjustment weights based on the year 2000 projected U.S. population.

The article discusses obstacles to greater use of administrative records, as well as concern regarding information protection and record linkage.

This article discusses improvements in measuring vital statistics. It also points to the urgent need to meet challenges for accurate vital statistics.

This article discusses the need to improve vital statistics in low-income and lower-income countries. It also provides recommendations for improving civil registration with the aim of enhancing vital

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This article proposes a simple method for evaluating death registration completeness during intercensal periods. Applications are made to data from South Korea and Argentina.

This article presents the modelling of daily neonatal mortality risk. It estimated the proportion of deaths on the day of birth and in week 1 for 186 countries in 2013.

This is a discussion paper on the need for a new world standard population in light of changing mortality rates.

This article discusses the risks for individuals and statistical weaknesses when birth registration is not universal.

This article proposes a comprehensive and practical framework for assessing the quality of vital statistics.

This article discusses the application of a composite index to assess the performance of CRVS systems in 148 countries and territories during 1980-2012.

This document presents an overview of CRVS experiences from Norway, Albania, Kazakhstan, and Mozambique.

This article sheds light on the causal impact of the lack of birth registration on education, and on economic consequences.

A scientific discussion on the complexities of gender assignment.