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Chapter 1. Civil Registration Systems and its uses

  1. Civil Registration is defined as continuous, permanent, compulsory recording of the occurrence and characteristics of vital events (birth, death, marriage etc.) as defined in and as provided through decree or regulation in accordance with the legal requirements of a country. It provides a safeguard to social status and individual benefits. Among other benefits the system provides the individual with a unique identity (her/his name), records parental relationships and provides a statement of place of birth of the child and usually of one or both parents. which are basic grounds on which nationality may be established, depending on laws of each country. The birth registration records is generally required for establishing proof of age for school entry, employment, obtaining a driving license, entering into legal contracts, marriage etc. The death registration record is generally required for settlement of inheritance, insurance claims, claiming family allowances and other social security benefits.
  2. For administrative purposes, the birth records are the basis for public health programmes for post-natal care of mother and child and for programmes of vaccination, immunisation etc. The death records are useful indicators of existence of infectious and epidemic diseases and the need for immediate control measures. The registration records can also be extensively used in medical research and in epidemiological and genetic studies. The can provide the frame for follow-back or follow up sample surveys.
  3. Compilation of detailed vital statistic has now become a major function of the civil registration system. The vital events and the related characteristics of the events provided at the time of registration readily lend themselves for compilation of continuous series of vital statistics. These statistics can be used for measuring population change on an annual basis, which otherwise cannot be obtained from Censuses it is only a periodic activity. In addition, the civil registration system can provide the vital statistics for very small geographical areas, a characteristic that no other data collection system can provide. Among other demographic uses of vital statistics are study of fertility and mortality and construction of life tables and preparation of projections. Vital statistics are invaluable for planning, monitoring and evaluating various programmes such as those dealing with primary health care, social security, family planning, maternal and child health, nutrition, education, education, public housing and so forth.