Civil Registration and Vital Statistics

Why It Matters

• 45% of deaths are unregistered. Many that are registered are listed without a clear cause.
• 25% of the births of children under 5 globally have not been registered.
• 100+ low- and middle-income countries do not have fully functioning CRVS systems.
• 400% In Bangladesh, the percentage the government has increased registration in rural areas by using a new model for CRVS.