CIVIL REGISTRATION AND VITAL STATISTICS
IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Armenia
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Armenia
Pursuant to the Acts of Civil Status (No. ZR-5), the Armenian Ministry of Justice is responsible for registering births and deaths in the Republic of Armenia, as well as managing the coordination of statewide registration offices. The territories throughout Armenia are broken into 52 Civil Status Acts Registration (CSAR) territorial bodies and coordination is accomplished electronically. As stated by No. ZR-5, “state registration is performed in a single system of electronic control by the civil registration operating in the Ministry of Justice by means of performing assembly record of civil status and issue to the citizen on its basis of the certificate on state registration”.
Registration for all major vital events (birth, death, marriage, adoption, etc.) is compulsory, but only birth and death registration and certificates are free.All medical facilities use the standard international form of medical certificate when certifying cause of death. And although the medical facilities are ICD compliant, there are no special trainings in the ICD or death certification included in the medical curriculum; however, all medical students learn about the ICD and death certification during their internships. There are no official trainings for mortality coders, but the National Institute of Health periodically organizes trainings for specialist encoder causes of death.
Finally, medical facilities are required by law to report all vital events to the Statistical Committee for the Republic of Armenia for the annual production of vital statistics reports which are generated for births, deaths, and causes of death by sex and age at the national and sub-national levels.
CRVS Focal Point:
Ms. Diana Andreaysan, Director of Health Information Analytical Center, Armenian National Institute of Health
RSG Member:
Ms. Ani Mkhitaryan, Head, Civil Acts Registration Agency, Ministry of Justice
Armenia
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 100 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 100 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 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 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 99 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 2 per cent.
3.E
By 2024, at least … 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 ...(year), 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 100 per cent of births in the territory and jurisdiction in the given year are registered.
BASELINE
201499%
MIDTERM
201898.70%
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.
baseline
96%
TARGET
2024100%
1.C
By 2024, at least 100 per cent of all individuals in the territory and jurisdiction have had their birth registered.
baseline
99%
TARGET
2024100%
1.D
By 2024, at least 100 per cent of all deaths that take place in the territory and jurisdiction in the given year are registered.
baseline
98.3%
MIDTERM
201899.20%
TARGET
2024100%
1.E
By 2024, at least 100 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
100%
MIDTERM
2018100%
TARGET
2024100%
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
201499%
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
100%
MIDTERM
201898.90%
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 defined 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 99 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)
baseline
201498.6%
TARGET
202499%
3.D
By 2024, the proportion of deaths coded to ill-defined codes will have been reduced to 2 per cent.
baseline
20144%
MIDTERM
20181.60%
TARGET
20242%
3.E
By 2024, at least … 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.
TARGET
Target achieved
3.G
By ...(year), 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
Armenia
National Coordination Mechanism
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Comprehensive Assessment
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National Targets for 2024
Status in Armenia: Complete
Monitoring & Reporting Plan
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Inequality Assessment
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National Strategy
Status in Armenia: Plans
National Focal Point
Status in Armenia: Complete
Reporting to ESCAP
Status in Armenia: Complete
Armenia Events
18 October 2017 - 20 October 2017
The Regional Steering Group provides guidance for the implementation of the Regional Action Framework on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in…
09 December 2015 - 10 December 2015
The workshop for National CRVS Focal Points is aimed at strengthening capacities for setting national targets and collecting, compiling and…
Armenia News
16 May 2017
To make state services more accessible for citizens, 39 unified public service providing offices have been established in Armenia starting since…
03 April 2017
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19 April 2016
On 18-19 April, ESCAP convened a regional workshop for countries who received small grants to support national CRVS improvement activities. The…
29 April 2016
Here you can find recent news, events and blogs relevant for CRVS in Asia and the Pacific.
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Presentations, 2017
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Advocacy Materials, 2017
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Advocacy Materials, 2014
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Newsletters, 2017
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Advocacy Materials, Country Assessments and Strategies, 2017
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Country Assessments and Strategies, Presentations, 2015
Armenia's country presentation made at the 1st Regional Steering Group for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Meeting, Bangkok, 28-30…
Meeting Documents, UN Official Documents, 2016
The seventy-first session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific adopted resolution 71/14 on the Asian and Pacific Civil…
International Standards and Recommendations, UN Official Documents, 2014
Through Commission resolution 69/15, countries in Asia and the Pacific requested that further regional action be taken to support the improvement of…
Advocacy Materials, 2015
Well-functioning civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems are essential to evidenced-based policy planning for inclusive and…
Country Assessments and Strategies, 2015
As part of the reporting structure of the Regional Action Framework on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) in Asia and the Pacific, by the…
Country Statements, 2014
Armenia issued this statement in the Ministerial Conference agenda item 6 regarding the State of civil registration and vital statistics in Asia and…
Country Statements, 2014
Country statement delivered during the Ministerial Conference under agenda item 4 - Implementation of the Regional Action Framework on CRVS in Asia…
Meeting Documents, 2014
Advocacy Materials, Meeting Documents, 2014
The Ministerial Declaration to "Get every one in the picture' in Asia and the Pacific was made at the Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration…
Meeting Documents, Report, UN Official Documents, 2014
The Report of the Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific gives an overview of the main outcomes of…
Armenia
Pursuant to the Acts of Civil Status (No. ZR-5), the Armenian Ministry of Justice is responsible for registering births and deaths in the Republic of Armenia, as well as managing the coordination of statewide registration offices. The territories throughout Armenia are broken into 52 Civil Status Acts Registration (CSAR) territorial bodies and coordination is accomplished electronically. As stated by No. ZR-5, “state registration is performed in a single system of electronic control by the civil registration operating in the Ministry of Justice by means of performing assembly record of civil status and issue to the citizen on its basis of the certificate on state registration”.
Registration for all major vital events (birth, death, marriage, adoption, etc.) is compulsory, but only birth and death registration and certificates are free.All medical facilities use the standard international form of medical certificate when certifying cause of death. And although the medical facilities are ICD compliant, there are no special trainings in the ICD or death certification included in the medical curriculum; however, all medical students learn about the ICD and death certification during their internships. There are no official trainings for mortality coders, but the National Institute of Health periodically organizes trainings for specialist encoder causes of death.
Finally, medical facilities are required by law to report all vital events to the Statistical Committee for the Republic of Armenia for the annual production of vital statistics reports which are generated for births, deaths, and causes of death by sex and age at the national and sub-national levels.
CRVS Focal Point:
Ms. Diana Andreaysan, Director of Health Information Analytical Center, Armenian National Institute of Health
RSG Member:
Ms. Ani Mkhitaryan, Head, Civil Acts Registration Agency, Ministry of Justice
Events
Dec 09-10 2015
News
May 16 2017
Resources
Country Assessments and Strategies, 2020
Training and Tools, 2019
Advocacy Materials, 2019