17.19.2c Country has achieved 80 percent death registration

17.19.2c Country has achieved 80 percent death registration

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

17.19 By 2030, build on existing initiatives to develop measurements of progress on sustainable development that complement gross domestic product, and support statistical capacity-building in developing countries

Goal 17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development

According to the Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System, Revision 3 (https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/standmeth/principles/M19Rev3en.pdf), a complete civil registration is defined as: “The registration in the civil registration system of every vital event that has occurred to the members of the population of a particular country (or area), within a specified period as a result of which every such event has a vital registration record and the system has attained 100 per cent coverage.” At the present time, the thresholds used for compiling the data for the indicators 17.19.02b and 17.19.2c are 90 per cent for birth registration and 75 per cent for death registration, due to the classification that has been used in the Demographic Yearbook metadata questionnaire on vital statistics.

This classification is modified to enable reporting according to the exact formulation of the indicator. Score: (1 = YES; 0 = NO)

The introduction of indicator 17.19.2b as part of the global SDG framework reflects the recognition of the fundamental role of civil registration systems in the functioning of societies, as well as the legal and protective benefits they offer to individuals.  

The primary purpose of the civil registration system is to provide legal documents of direct interest to individuals. In addition to the direct and comprehensive significance of citizen registration for public authorities, in that the information collected using registration methods provides essential data for national and regional preparation and planning for medical and health programs, the role played by civil registration in proving, establishing, enforcing, and realizing many human rights contained in international declarations and conventions reflects one of its most important contributions to the normal functioning of societies.  

The national level of completeness of death registration is ensured by the National Statistical Offices (NSOs) of all countries and regions to the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) as part of the annual data collection for the United Nations Demographic Yearbook. This information is typically reported as part of the metadata for vital statistics questionnaire worksheets.

The fact of death is reported to the competent registrar and recorded in the Death Register in the Republic of Serbia.  

The following information is recorded in the Death Register:

 
- Information about the death, including: the deceased's first and last name; their last name before marriage; the deceased's gender; the day, month, year, and hour of death; the place and municipality of death, and if the person died abroad, the name of the country; the day, month, year, and hour of birth; the place and municipality of birth, and if born abroad, the name of the country; marital status; unique identification number of the citizen; citizenship; residence and address of the deceased;  
- Name and last name of the deceased's spouse and their last name before marriage, if the deceased was married; name and last name of the deceased's parents; name and last name and residence of the person reporting the death; name and address of the institution or organization that reported the death;  
- Declaration of a missing person as deceased and death determined in judicial proceedings.  

The estimated coverage of deceased individuals registered in the Death Register is 100%.

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Republic of Serbia

United Nations

Annual

C171902

https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-17-19-02a.pdf