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Background documents

Regional strategy for the improvement of civil registration and vital statistics systems 2014-2019 | Arabic | French

Regional committee document
Regional strategy for the improvement of civil registration and vital statistics systems
English - Arabic - French 

Regional committee resolution
Regional strategy for the improvement of civil registration and vital statistics systems 2014–2019
English - Arabic - French 

Publications

WHO application of ICD-10 for initial low resources cause of death collection: the simple mortality list (ICD-10 SMoL) 

University Of Queensland Handbook for Physicians on Certification of Death

Glossary of terms

Civil Registration and Identification Glossary

Improving mortality statistics through civil registration and vital statistics systems - strategies for country and partners support

WHO application of ICD-10 for initial low resources cause of death collection

Handbook on civil registration and vital statistics systems - preparation of a legal framework

Principles and recommendations for a vital statistics system - revision 3

Fundamental principles of official statistics

Rapid assessment of national civil registration and vital statistics systems [pdf 962.31kb]
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CRVS comprehensive assessment [pdf 1.71Mb]
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CRVS resource kit

Strategic planning to strengthen civil registration and vital statistics systems: Guidance for using findings from a comprehensive assessment [pdf] Arabic [pdf 389kb]

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