Results of the Rapid Assessment of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Iraq, 2012

Despite a long history, the Civil Registration System (CRS) in Iraq had never been the subject of a formal evaluation prior to 2012 when, in compliance with a request by the World Health Organization, this study was conducted. Stakeholders from different national agencies met on December 16–17, 2012...

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Published inCanadian studies in population Vol. 47; no. 3; pp. 183 - 193
Main Authors Asaad, Asaad Mahdi, Lami, Faris, Khaleel, Hanan Abdulghafoor, Assi, Wejdan Saeed, Ahmed, Wafaa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham Springer International Publishing 01.09.2020
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Assessments
Death
Death rituals
Demography
Evaluation
Humanities
Law
Mortality rates
Population Economics
Registration
Research Note
Social Sciences
Statistics for Social Sciences
Vital statistics
Vital statistic
Iraq
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Summary:Despite a long history, the Civil Registration System (CRS) in Iraq had never been the subject of a formal evaluation prior to 2012 when, in compliance with a request by the World Health Organization, this study was conducted. Stakeholders from different national agencies met on December 16–17, 2012, and used the WHO’s Rapid Assessment (RA) tool to identify areas that require improvement and prioritize actions. The results of this assessment show that Iraq’s CRS is not functioning adequately. Notably, completeness of birth and death registration and the practices affecting the quality of cause of death data were rated as “Weak,” and most other aspects of the CRS were rated as functional, but inadequate. For this reason, a comprehensive assessment of Iraq’s CRS is needed.
ISSN:0380-1489
1927-629X
DOI:10.1007/s42650-020-00029-5