Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System : Revision 2

Civil registration is a major foundation for establishing the legal rights of individuals in a country. This update to 'Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System, Revision 1' provides guidelines for the creation, management and operation of a comprehensive system for recording civil registration statistics. It focuses on the collection, compilation and dissemination of vital statistics, which relate to live births, deaths, foetal deaths, adoptions, marriages and divorces.United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs: Statistics Division is the author of 'Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System : Revision 2', published 2005 under ISBN 9789211614398 and ISBN 9211614392.