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Table 1 Civil registration as a source for data on live births and deaths submitted to the United Nations between 1996 and 2010 by various sub-Sahara African Nations

From: Health and demographic surveillance systems: a step towards full civil registration and vital statistics system in sub-Sahara Africa?

Country

Data on live births

Data on deaths

Source of data VRS?

Level of completeness*

Year of reference

Source of data VRS?

Level of completeness*

Year of reference

Botswana

Yes

<90%

2006

Yes

<90%

2007

Cape Verde

Yes

>90%

2010

Yes

>90%

2010

Congo

Yes

<90%

2004

No

-

-

Djibouti

Yes

<90%

1996

No

-

-

Ghana

Yes

<90%

2008

No

-

-

Kenya

Yes

<90%

2009

Yes

<90%

2009

Lesotho

Yes

<90%

1996

No

-

-

Mali

Yes

<90%

2001

No

-

-

Mauritius

Yes

>90%

2010

Yes

>90%

2010

Reunion

Yes

>90%

2007

Yes

>90%

2007

Rwanda

Yes

<90%

2009

Yes

<90%

2009

Seychelles

Yes

>90%

2010

Yes

>90%

2010

South Africa

Yes

<90%

2009

Yes

<90%

2009

Zambia

Yes

<90%

2006

Yes

<90%

2006

  1. * > 90% = More than 90% of the events covered; <90% = Less than 90% of the events covered.
  2. Note:
  3. · The UN used the latest data available from each country (data was from 1996 – 2010) to generate indicators on live births and deaths.
  4. · These statistics are based on country self-reported information.
  5. Source: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/vitstats/Sets/Series_A_2012.pdf.