United Kingdom
Prior to the creation of the General Register Office (GRO) in 1837, … See more

While the number of births and deaths can be obtained by enumeration at certain points in time (e.g. censuses and surveys), civil registration collects this information on a continuou… See more

Countries which are signatories to the Convention on the Rights of the Child are therefore expected to set up systems to register the births of all children. Non-registratio… See more

Many civil registration systems also collect information on causes of death. Statistics based on these death records are of particular importance in public health for identifying t… See more

Toronto scientist, professor Prabhat Jha argues that inexpensive recording of vital statistics in developing countries is the most effective means to improve global healthand … See more