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Algeria | |
Angola | |
Benin | |
Botswana | |
Burkina Faso | |
Burundi | |
Cameroon | |
Cape Verde | |
Central African Republic | |
Chad | |
Comoros | |
Congo | |
Côte d’Ivoire | |
Djibouti | |
DRC | |
Egypt | |
Equatorial Guinea | |
Eritrea | |
Eswatini | |
Ethiopia | |
Gabon | |
Gambia | |
Ghana | |
Guinea | |
Guinea-Bissau | |
Kenya | |
Lesotho | |
Liberia | |
Libya | |
Madagascar | |
Malawi | |
Mali | |
Mauritania | |
Mauritius | |
Morocco | |
Mozambique | |
Namibia | |
Niger | |
Nigeria | |
Rwanda | |
SADR | |
São Tomé and Príncipe | |
Senegal | |
Seychelles | |
Sierra Leone | |
Somalia | |
South Africa | |
South Sudan | |
Sudan | |
Tanzania | |
Togo | |
Tunisia | |
Uganda | |
Zambia | |
Zimbabwe |
Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health | |
Life expectancy at birth | |
Maternal mortality ratio | |
Stillbirth rate | |
Neonatal mortality rate | |
Infant mortality rate | |
Under 5 mortality rate | |
Antenatal care coverage: 4+ visits | |
Antenatal care coverage: 8+ visits | |
Births attended by skilled health personnel | |
Postpartum care coverage for mothers | |
Postnatal care coverage for newborns | |
Exclusive breastfeeding for infants under 6 months | |
Coverage of first dose of measles vaccination | |
Stunting - short height for age under age 5 | |
Wasting – low weight for height under age 5 | |
Overweight - heavy for height under 5 | |
Sexual and Reproductive Health | |
Child marriage before age 15 | |
Child marriage before age 18 | |
Female genital mutilation | |
Sexual violence by age 18 - female | |
Sexual violence by age 18 - male | |
Very early child bearing under age 16 | |
Adolescent birth rate ages 15 to 19 | |
Contraceptive prevalance rate, modern methods, all women | |
Demand satisfied for modern contraception | |
Communicable Diseases | |
New HIV infections | |
Antiretroviral treatment coverage | |
Preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV | |
Condom use | |
New TB infections | |
New malaria infections | |
Non-Communicable Diseases | |
Mortality from non-communicable diseases | |
Suicide mortality rate | |
Current tobacco use among females aged 15 and over | |
Current tobacco use among males aged 15 and over | |
Harmful alcohol use aged 15 and over | |
Health Financing | |
External health expenditure as % current health expenditure | |
Government health expenditure as % current health expenditure | |
Government health expenditure as % GDP | |
Government health expenditure as % general govt expenditure | |
Government health expenditure per capita | |
Out-of-pocket health expenditure as % of current health expenditure | |
Percentage of national health budget allocated for reproductive health | |
Health systems and policies | |
Density of health workers - physicians | |
Density of health workers - nurses and midwives | |
Density of health workers - pharmaceutical staff | |
Qualified obstetricians | |
Birth registration | |
At least basic drinking water | |
At least basic sanitation services | |
Open defecation | |
Implementation of AMRH Initiative |
Full Name: | Proportion of children under five years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority |
Full Unit: | Percentage, % |
Year-range of Data: | 2006 - 2018 |
Source: | Global SDG Indicators Database |
Link to Source: | https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/indicators/database/ |
Date Source Published: | 29th March 2019 |
Date Source Accessed: | 15th May 2019 |
Target Source: | UN SDG Database |
Link to Target: | https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/indicators/database/ |
The following countries had no data: |
The target is taken from the target source as shown in the table on the left. This is the internationally agreed target for this indicator and country. Most targets are the same for all countries, but some may have different values for each country. Some indicators have no internationally agreed targets. The threshold is taken from the same source where available. The threshold is an easier value than the target but shows good progress in achieving the target. For more details, go to ‘Find out more about indicator and sources’ via the Indicators page. |
This is the proportion of children under five years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority.
Children have a right to a name and nationality. The registration of a child at birth is their first step to be recognised by law and protecting their rights from violation. Children without official documentation may be excluded from health care and education. Lack of documentation later in life can make a child vulnerable to marriage, labour and entry into armed services before the legal age. For adults, having a birth certificate is essential to receive social assistance, enter a job in the formal sector, inherit property, vote and obtain a passport. Birth registration of all babies born (100%) is a target under SDG Goal 17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, Indicator 17.19.2.
Data are collected from national vital registration systems, population censuses and household surveys. Where administrative data is unreliable, surveys have been used to monitor levels and trends in birth registration. In most low- and middle-income countries, surveys are the only source of data. For surveys, respondents are asked about birth registration status. The number of children who have acquired legal identity includes children whose birth certificate was shown to the interviewer or whose mother or care-taker said the birth has been registered.
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More about indicator and sources
The proportion of children under five years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority is an indicator for monitoring Sustainable Development Goal 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels, Target 16.9: By 2030, provide legal identity for all, including birth registration.
Birth registration of all babies born (100%) is also a target under SDG Goal 17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, Indicator 17.19.2: Proportion of countries that (a) have conducted at least one population and housing census in the last 10 years; and (b) have achieved 100 per cent birth registration and 80 per cent death registration. See the SDG indicator database for more inforamtion on this indicator: https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/?Text=death&Goal=&Target=
The two main household surveys that collect these data to estimate how many children have had their birth registered are the UNICEF-supported Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and the US Agency for International Development–supported Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS). During MICS interviews, mothers (or primary caregivers) of children under age 5 are asked about the possession of a birth certificate or registration with civil authorities and knowledge of how to register a child. During DHS interviews, the standard question is whether all children younger than 5 years are registered.
For more information, see “Notes on the Data”: https://data.unicef.org/topic/child-protection/birth-registration/
More information on calculations
Estimates of the coverage of birth registration as reported in the household surveys are taken from two sources. One is UNICEF's State of the World's Children where estimates refer to the percentage of children less than five years old who were registered at the moment of the survey.The second is the United Nations demographic yearbook, where only countries with the code "C" (Civil registration, estimated over 90% complete) are reported in the World Health Statistics. In this African Health Stats platform, these are reported as 90%. This includes the following countries: Algeria (2013); Egypt (2013); Mauritias (2011, 2013); Seychelles (2011, 2013); Tunisia (2008).
The numerator of this indicator includes children whose birth certificate was seen by the interviewer or whose mother or caretaker says the birth has been registered. MICS data refer to children alive at the time of the survey.