Table 1 Pooled birth registration coverage ratios for FHH households compared to MHH in 93 countries. Results stratified by national terciles of birth registration coverage

Terciles of birth registration coverage

Crude

I ²

Adjusted

I ²

Crude

I ²

Adjusted

I ²

Number of countries

Lowest tercile

1.02 (0.95; 1.10)

55.6%

0.96 (0.90; 1.01)

28.2%

0.96 (0.89; 1.04)

64.8%

0.98 (0.92; 1.05)

49.8%

Middle tercile

1.01 (0.99; 1.03)

30.9%

0.99(0.97; 1.01)

25.3%

0.96 (0.91; 1.00)

85.1%

0.97 (0.93; 1.00)

69.3%

Upper tercile

1.01 (1.00; 1.02)

50.9%

1.00 (1.00; 1.01)

28.6%

1.01 (1.01; 1.01)

68.2%

1.01 (1.01; 1.01)

63.1%

All countries

1.01 (1.00; 1.01)

48.2%

1.00 (1.00; 1.01)

27.5%

1.01 (1.00; 1.01)

76.5%

1.01 (1.00; 1.01)

62.0%