Since 2008 the civil registration completeness of Vanuatu has increased, but the civ

These annexes present the answers from countries to the questionnaire that was sent to them.

To provide some context to the data presented, ESCAP has prepared a document where you will find a detailed account of the process through which this data was collected, the detailed definition of the variables and the methodology of some of the analyses presented in the report.

This chapter takes stock of all the analyses presented throughout the previous chapters, and highlights how the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, launched after the declaration of the Decade, acknowledges civil registration as a basis for legal identity and requires good quality vital statistics to monitor progress towards the SDGs.

The Regional Action Framework, agreed on in 2014 and which guides activities during the Asian and Pacific Decade, includes a list of implementation steps to support countries on the path to universal registration.

Leveraging their progresses in civil registration completeness, many countries have started analyzing data from civil registration records to produce reliable and timely population and vital statistics. These statistics underpin at least 67 of the SDG indicators, as well as necessary for the disaggregation of all the population-based indicators.  

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the critical need to monitor mortality and its causes, making sure everyone is included. As well as being essential for accurate , complete and timely vital statistics, death registration is also an important legal and administrative function, required for protecting inheritance rights and securing pension and survivorship claims.