Session 11. UNSD collection of vital statistics
UN international demographic data collection Based on sending a set of questionnaires to national statistics authorities The major vehicle for dissemination of population and vital statistics is the UN Demographic Yearbook (DYB) both in print and electronic http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm 2
Demographic Yearbook (DYB) Data collected Vital statistics Population estimates International migration Population and housing censuses General characteristics Economic characteristics Housing Household characteristics Metadata collected Quality Methods 3
Vital statistics questionnaire Collection of tables distributed in 10 sections: 1. VS summary by urban/rural residence 2. Live births 5. Deaths 6. Infant deaths (deaths under 1 year of age) 8. Legally induced abortions 9. Marriages 3. Fertility rates 4. Life Tables 7. Foetal deaths and Late foetal deaths 10. Divorces 4
1. VS summary by urban/rural residence Vital statistics questionnaire 5
Demographic Yearbook (DYB) International comparability depends on: Completeness and accuracy of data Differences in statistical definitions Diverse tabulation procedures Figures coming different types of sources 6
How complete are the data sent from countries? 7
100 Percentage of countries that sent data to UNSD in the last five years 80 60 40 20 0 Africa America, North America, South Asia Europe Oceania Live births by sex and urban/rural residence Live births by age of mother and sex of child 100 80 60 40 20 0 Africa America, America, Asia Europe Oceania Workshop on the Principles and Recommendations for a Vital North Statistics South System, Revision 3 for Infant deaths by sex and urban/rural residence 8 Infant deaths by age and sex
VS tables provided in the last five years Number 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 21 12 29 34 27 35 8 27 23 22 Percentage 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 9
A look at specific tables, last 5 years Table E01 Live births by sex and urban/rural residence 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Argentina Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 10
A look at specific tables, last 5 years Table E04 Live births by age of mother and sex of child 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Argentina Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 11
A look at specific tables, last 5 years Table H02 Infant deaths by age and sex Argentina 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12
What is the quality of data sent from countries? 13
Availability and quality of VS Percentage of countries Deaths Live births EUROPE AMERICA, NORTH OCEANIA ASIA AMERICA, SOUTH AFRICA EUROPE AMERICA, NORTH ASIA AMERICA, SOUTH OCEANIA AFRICA 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Data available, based on complete coverage of civil registration Data available, based on incomplete coverage of civil registration Data available, based on censuses and sample surveys Data not available As of December 2014
Availability and quality of VS 14 12 2 1 1 2 10 8 5 6 6 6 6 4 2 0 7 7 7 12 1995 1999 2000 2004 2005 2009 2010 2014 Complete Incomplete No data South America, number of countries/areas reporting total births 6 14 10 8 6 South America, number of countries/areas reporting total deaths 1 5 0 0 6 6 2 5 4 2 8 8 8 7 0 South American 1995-1999 countries 2000-2004 2005-2009 2010-2014 Complete Incomplete No data
Civil registration coverage worldwide Coverage of birth registration As of December 2014 16
Civil registration coverage worldwide Coverage of death registration As of December 2014 17
Importance of providing data and metadata for dissemination Enabling social and public health studies Representation in the international setting International comparability Informed decisions at the national and international level 18
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