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The main authorities for CRVS in Indonesia are the Ministry of National Development Planning and Social Protection and the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Civil registration is integral to the Indonesian government’s current poverty-reduction strategy, both for its ability to confer legal identity to citizens and as the principal source of the country’s vital statistics.

In the last four years, there have been many developments in Indonesia aimed at removing the barriers that have contributed to many children not having a birth certificate. These initiatives have been led by the President, Parliament, Ministries and the Supreme and Constitutional Courts of Indonesia. In 2016, the Minister for Home Affairs issued a Ministerial Regulation covering the Child ID Card, that aims to protect and fulfill the constitutional rights of citizens. In order to obtain a child ID card, the parents must produce the child’s birth certificate and the family and ID cards of the parents or guardians. Also, the Minister for Home Affairs issued a Circular to all Provincial Governors and City Mayors and requested them to accelerate services for the recording and the publication of electronic ID cards and birth certificates.

The adoption of advanced technologies such as SIAK (Population Administration Information System) has been central to the current improvement of civil registration service provision. However, the success of these initiatives has been moderated by the lack of necessary facilities and equipment, internet connectivity, and human resources capability at the district and sub-district levels (Back to What Counts: Birth and Death in Indonesia, Center on Child Protection Universitas Indonesia (PUSKAPA), 2016).

CRVS Focal Point:

Mr. Muhammad Cholifihani, Director of Population and Social Security, Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS)

RSG Member:

Mr. Muhammad Cholifihani, Director of Population and Social Security, Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS)

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Goal 1. Universal civil registration of births, deaths and other vital events

Goal 1 Targets:

1.A

By 2024, at least 90 per cent of births in the territory and jurisdiction in the given year are registered

1.B

By 2024, at least 95 per cent of children under 5 years old in the territory and jurisdiction have had their birth registered

1.C

By 2024, at least … per cent of all individuals in the territory and jurisdiction have had their birth registered.

1.D

By 2024, at least … 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 … 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 2017, 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 … (year), 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 … 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 … 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 2020, 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 … (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 90 per cent of births in the territory and jurisdiction in the given year are registered

TARGET

2024

90%

1.B

By 2024, at least 95 per cent of children under 5 years old in the territory and jurisdiction have had their birth registered

MIDTERM

2018

71.9%

TARGET

2024

95%

1.C

By 2024, at least … per cent of all individuals in the territory and jurisdiction have had their birth registered.

1.D

By 2024, at least … per cent of all deaths that take place in the territory and jurisdiction in the given year are registered.

1.E

baseline

2017

45%

MIDTERM

2018

50%

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

baseline

2014

100%

TARGET

2024

100%

2.B

baseline

2014

100%

TARGET

2024

100%

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

TARGET

2017

3.B

3.C

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.

3.D

By 2024, the proportion of deaths coded to ill-defined codes will have been reduced to … per cent.

baseline

2017

40%

MIDTERM

2018

35%

3.E

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

3.F

TARGET

2020

3.G

TARGET

2024

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.

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