The workshop for National CRVS Focal Points is aimed at strengthening capacities for setting national targets and collecting, compiling and…
Iran (Islamic Rep. of)
Iran (Islamic Rep. of)
The principal authority for civil registration is the National Organization for Civil Registration (NOCR), which has 640 Departments or offices across the country. The office responsible for producing and publishing vital statistics is the Statistical Centre of Iran (SCI). Another major stakeholder of the Iranian CRVS system is the Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MOHME), which provides data on vital events. A coordination committee was established in 2014, along with the development of a national strategic plan. It includes other relevant stakeholders such as the Ministry of Interior, Municipals, Legal Medicine Organization, I.R. Iran Medical Council, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Universities, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of culture, etc. The National Population Database is a central address database which allows for better policy management and vital events tracking. It comes along with the National Intelligent Cards, electronic ID database that facilitates e-government and allows for the production of vital statistics.
The legal limit is of 15 days for birth registration and 10 days for death registration. At the beginning of the CRVS Decade, it was estimated that 98% of the births and 97% of the births were registered in time.
Challenges faced by the I.R. of Iran include the quality of cause of death coding, and the protection of electronic data privacy.
CRVS Focal Point:
Dr. Alireza Sajedi, Director General of Statistics, National Organization for Civil Registration (NOCR)
RSG Member:
The member list is under reconstitution; new members will be announced in April 2026.
Iran (Islamic Rep. of)
Goal 1. Universal civil registration of births, deaths and other vital events |
Goal 1 Targets:
1.A
By 2024, at least 99 per cent of births in the territory and jurisdiction in the given year are registered.
1.B
By 2024, at least 100 per cent of children under 5 years old in the territory and jurisdiction have had their birth registered.
1.C
By 2024, at least 100 per cent of all individuals in the territory and jurisdiction have had their birth registered.
1.D
By 2024, at least 95 per cent of all deaths that take place in the territory and jurisdiction in the given year are registered.
1.E
By 2024, at least 85 per cent of all deaths recorded by the health sector in the territory and jurisdiction in the given year have a medically certified cause of death recorded using the international form of the death certificate.
Goal 2. All individuals are provided with legal documentation of civil registration of births, deaths and other vital events, as necessary, to claim identity, civil status and ensuing rights |
Goal 2 Targets:
2.A
By 2024, at least 100 per cent of all births registered in the territory and jurisdiction are accompanied with the issuance of an official birth certificate that includes, as a minimum, the individual’s name, sex, date and place of birth, and name of parent(s) where known.
2.B
By 2024, at least 100 per cent of all deaths registered in the territory and jurisdiction in the given year are accompanied with the issuance of an official death certificate which includes, as a minimum, the deceased’s name, date of death, sex, and age.
Goal 3. Accurate, complete and timely vital statistics (including on causes of death) are produced based on registration records and are disseminated |
Goal 3 Targets:
3.A
By 2015, annual nationally representative statistics on births – disaggregated by age of mother, sex of child, geographic area and administrative subdivision –are produced from registration records or other valid administrative data sources.
3.B
By 2020, annual nationally representative statistics on deaths – disaggregated by age, sex, cause of death defined by ICD (latest version as appropriate), geographic area and administrative subdivision – are produced from registration records or other valid administrative data sources.
3.C
By 2024, at least 85 per cent of deaths occurring in health facilities or with the attention of a medical practitioner have an underlying cause of death code derived from the medical certificate according to the standards defined by ICD (latest version as appropriate)
3.D
By 2024, the proportion of deaths coded to ill-defined codes will have been reduced to less than 15 per cent.
3.E
By 2024, at least 50 per cent of deaths taking place outside of a health facility and without the attention of a medical practitioner have their underlying cause of death code determined through verbal autopsy in line with international standards.
3.F
By ...(year), key summary tabulations of vital statistics on births and deaths using registration records as the primary source, are made available in the public domain in electronic format annually, and within one calendar year.
3.G
By 2020, key summary tabulations of vital statistics on causes of death using registration records as the primary source, are made available in the public domain in electronic format annually, and within two calendar years.
3.H
By ...(year), an accurate, complete and timely vital statistics report for the previous two years, using registration records as the primary source, is made available in the public domain.
Goal 1. Universal civil registration of births, deaths and other vital events |
Goal 1 is an expression of the internationally accepted principle of the universal coverage of civil registration. The CRVS system should register all vital events occurring in the territory and jurisdiction of the country or area, including among hard-to-reach and marginalized populations.
National Targets:
1.A
By 2024, at least 99 per cent of births in the territory and jurisdiction in the given year are registered.
BASELINE
201499%
MIDTERM
201999%
TARGET
202499%
1.B
By 2024, at least 100 per cent of children under 5 years old in the territory and jurisdiction have had their birth registered.
MIDTERM
201098.6%
TARGET
2024100%
1.C
By 2024, at least 100 per cent of all individuals in the territory and jurisdiction have had their birth registered.
TARGET
2024100%
1.D
By 2024, at least 95 per cent of all deaths that take place in the territory and jurisdiction in the given year are registered.
baseline
201591%
MIDTERM
201996%
TARGET
202495%
1.E
By 2024, at least 85 per cent of all deaths recorded by the health sector in the territory and jurisdiction in the given year have a medically certified cause of death recorded using the international form of the death certificate.
baseline
201881.1%
MIDTERM
201981.5%
TARGET
202485%
Goal 2. All individuals are provided with legal documentation of civil registration of births, deaths and other vital events, as necessary, to claim identity, civil status and ensuing rights |
Goal 2 reflects that CRVS systems provide legal documentation of civil registration to individuals and families for legal and administrative purposes. Legal documentation is strongly linked with a broad range of rights and activities, in particular legal identity. This goal addresses the distinction between the civil registration of a vital event and the possession of formal proof that it took place, in the form of legal documentation.
National Targets:
2.A
By 2024, at least 100 per cent of all births registered in the territory and jurisdiction are accompanied with the issuance of an official birth certificate that includes, as a minimum, the individual’s name, sex, date and place of birth, and name of parent(s) where known.
baseline
2013100%
MIDTERM
2019100%
TARGET
2024100%
2.B
By 2024, at least 100 per cent of all deaths registered in the territory and jurisdiction in the given year are accompanied with the issuance of an official death certificate which includes, as a minimum, the deceased’s name, date of death, sex, and age.
baseline
2013100%
MIDTERM
2019100%
TARGET
2024100%
Goal 3. Accurate, complete and timely vital statistics (including on causes of death) are produced based on registration records and are disseminated |
Goal 3 highlights the critical importance of civil registration being linked to the production and quality assurance of vital statistics on the occurrence and characteristics of vital events.
National Targets:
3.A
By 2015, annual nationally representative statistics on births – disaggregated by age of mother, sex of child, geographic area and administrative subdivision –are produced from registration records or other valid administrative data sources.
TARGET
2015
3.B
By 2020, annual nationally representative statistics on deaths – disaggregated by age, sex, cause of death defined by ICD (latest version as appropriate), geographic area and administrative subdivision – are produced from registration records or other valid administrative data sources.
TARGET
Target achieved
3.C
By 2024, at least 85 per cent of deaths occurring in health facilities or with the attention of a medical practitioner have an underlying cause of death code derived from the medical certificate according to the standards defined by ICD (latest version as appropriate)
Note: This target was not monitored as part of the Midterm Questionnaire on the Implementation of the Regional Action Framework for CRVS in Asia and the Pacific.
baseline
2014-201575%
TARGET
202485%
3.D
By 2024, the proportion of deaths coded to ill-defined codes will have been reduced to less than 15 per cent.
baseline
201323.4%
MIDTERM
201916.3%
TARGET
202415%
3.E
By 2024, at least 50 per cent of deaths taking place outside of a health facility and without the attention of a medical practitioner have their underlying cause of death code determined through verbal autopsy in line with international standards.
Note: In light of recent countries’ experiences, Verbal autopsy is not encouraged to be applied to a large population scale, but rather on a representative sample. To reflect this, Target 3E is not anymore monitored by the coverage percentage of Verbal autopsy, but by the use or not of Verbal autopsy and its different applications.
baseline
2014-2015Yes
MIDTERM
No
TARGET
2024Yes
3.F
By ...(year), key summary tabulations of vital statistics on births and deaths using registration records as the primary source, are made available in the public domain in electronic format annually, and within one calendar year.
TARGET
Target achieved
3.G
By 2020, key summary tabulations of vital statistics on causes of death using registration records as the primary source, are made available in the public domain in electronic format annually, and within two calendar years.
TARGET
Target achieved
3.H
By ...(year), an accurate, complete and timely vital statistics report for the previous two years, using registration records as the primary source, is made available in the public domain.
TARGET
Target achieved
Iran (Islamic Rep. of)
National Coordination Mechanism
Status in Iran (Islamic Rep. of): Complete
Comprehensive Assessment
Status in Iran (Islamic Rep. of): Complete
National Targets for 2024
Status in Iran (Islamic Rep. of): Complete
Monitoring & Reporting Plan
Status in Iran (Islamic Rep. of): Not started
Inequality Assessment
Status in Iran (Islamic Rep. of): Not started
National Strategy
Status in Iran (Islamic Rep. of): Complete
National Focal Point
Status in Iran (Islamic Rep. of): Complete
Reporting to ESCAP - Baseline
Status in Iran (Islamic Rep. of): Complete
Reporting to ESCAP - Midterm
Status in Iran (Islamic Rep. of): Complete
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