Handbook On The Collection Of Fertility And Mortality Data

Socio-economic policy planning and monitoring requires accurate data on births, deaths and population, in order to plan effectively for provision of health, education, employment and social security services. This publication contains detailed information on the compilation of demographic data using a range of complementary methods which can be combined to suit national conditions. Topics covered include: planning collection of fertility and mortality data; fieldwork, data processing and archiving; evaluation, estimation and dissemination; civil registration records, censuses and surveys as data sources.United Nations.Department Of Economic And Social Affairs.Statistics Division Staff is the author of 'Handbook On The Collection Of Fertility And Mortality Data', published 2004 under ISBN 9789211614626 and ISBN 9211614627.