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Pakistan
Pakistan
Civil Registration takes place in Local Union Councils throughout the country. The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) is responsible for a centralized database, which is used for issuing national IDs. Vital statistics are produced and published by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The main CRVS stakeholders have been gathering since 2014 in a CRVS committee, which members include: Planning Commission (chair), Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform (Lead Steering and Coordination Agency), NADRA under the Ministry of Interior, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights, Provincial & Area Governments‘ Departments of Health/ Local Government/ Planning & Development and international partners.
The legally defined period for birth registration is 1 month, and 60 days for death registration. Both registrations are free of charge in most cases. At the beginning of the CRVS decade only 30% births were being recorded, with almost no death registration mechanisms. Cause of death information is lacking and ICD- 10 for coding cases of deaths in hospitals was not used. Resultantly, very little vital statistics were generated from the civil registration systems and country was therefore forced to resort to expensive community-based surveys. In 2018, an estimated 20 million children under 5 had not been registered in the country. Those numbers are partly explained by a difficult political and social situation in some parts of Pakistan. But the government is improving the situation, establishing 4,476 new registration sites in 2016–2017, and creating the Technical Support Unit for CRVS in October 2017 to oversee and facilitate the CRVS development process. It has also started to implement a Digital Birth Registration program in some provinces, with support from UNICEF, to use technology to access hard-to-reach communities. Some remaining challenges include the update of an outdated legislative framework, and the protection of children and women by giving them proper identity.
A National Strategy for CRVS is being developed and is expected to be finalised in 2020.
CRVS Focal Point:
Dr. Muhammad Asif, Chief Health, Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives
RSG Member:
Mr. Awais Manzur Sumra, Secretary, Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives
Pakistan
Goal 1. Universal civil registration of births, deaths and other vital events |
Goal 1 Targets:
1.A
By 2024, at least 100 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 80 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 80 per cent of all deaths recorded by the health sector in the territory and jurisdiction in the given year have a medically certi ed 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 of cial birth certi cate 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 of cial death certi cate 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 2024, 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 2024, annual nationally representative statistics on deaths – disaggregated by age, sex, cause of death de ned 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 80 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 certi cate according to the standards de ned by ICD (latest version as appropriate).
3.D
By 2024, the proportion of deaths coded to ill-defined codes will have been reduced by 80 per cent compared with the baseline year.
3.E
By 2024, at least 80 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 2024, 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 2024, 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 2024, 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 100 per cent of births in the territory and jurisdiction in the given year are registered.
Note: This country has not submitted estimates for the number of births for all years. The level of completeness of birth registration was therefore assessed with international estimates for every year, to allow comparison. These measurements are therefore to be interpreted with caution.
MIDTERM
201825%
TARGET
2024100%
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
201842.2%
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 80 per cent of all deaths that take place in the territory and jurisdiction in the given year are registered.
Note: This country has not submitted estimates for the number of deaths for all years. The level of completeness of death registration was therefore assessed with international estimates for every year, to allow comparison. These measurements are therefore to be interpreted with caution.
baseline
201446%
MIDTERM
201852%
TARGET
202480%
1.E
By 2024, at least 80 per cent of all deaths recorded by the health sector in the territory and jurisdiction in the given year have a medically certi ed cause of death recorded using the international form of the death certificate.
TARGET
202480%
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 of cial birth certi cate that includes, as a minimum, the individual’s name, sex, date and place of birth, and name of parent(s) where known.
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 of cial death certi cate which includes, as a minimum, the deceased’s name, date of death, sex, and age.
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 2024, 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
2024
3.B
By 2024, annual nationally representative statistics on deaths – disaggregated by age, sex, cause of death de ned by ICD (latest version as appropriate), geographic area and administrative subdivision – are produced from registration records or other valid administrative data sources.
TARGET
2024
3.C
By 2024, at least 80 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 certi cate according to the standards de ned 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.
TARGET
202480%
3.D
By 2024, the proportion of deaths coded to ill-defined codes will have been reduced by 80 per cent compared with the baseline year.
3.E
By 2024, at least 80 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.
MIDTERM
Yes
TARGET
2024Yes
3.F
By 2024, 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
2024
3.G
By 2024, 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
2024
3.H
By 2024, 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
2024
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Meeting Documents, Presentations, 2019
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Advocacy Materials, 2014
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Meeting Documents, 2015
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Meeting Documents, 2014
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Meeting Documents, UN Official Documents, 2016
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International Standards and Recommendations, UN Official Documents, 2014
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Journals, Articles and Working Papers, 2014
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Country Assessments and Strategies, 2016
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Country Statements, 2014
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Meeting Documents, 2014
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