World - Completeness of birth registration

Completeness of birth registration (%)

Definition: Completeness of birth registration is the percentage of children under age 5 whose births were registered at the time of the survey. The numerator of completeness of birth registration includes children whose birth certificate was seen by the interviewer or whose mother or caretaker says the birth has been registered.

Source: UNICEF's State of the World's Children based mostly on household surveys and ministry of health data.

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Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population