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The Tajikistan’s Ministry of Justice is responsible for civil registration through civil registration offices (ZAGS). There are 66 district city ZAGS, but most of the times registration takes place at the more local jamoat (municipality) level. The Agency on statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan is responsible for the production and publication of vital statistics. The legal time limit for birth registration is 3 months after the event. There is a small fee for birth and death registration.
Based on results of the Demographic and Health Survey conducted in 2017, 8.6% of children under 5 years old had no birth certificate. The number of unregistered girls was higher by 2% in comparison with boys. With 23% of deliveries happening at home, there is a lot of birth under-reporting. Another important problem is declining indicators on registration of marriages. Thus, in 2015 in comparison to 2014 the number of registered marriages fell by 20 percent (from 95 478 to 77 020). The trend to decline is continuing
The main organizational problem is the lack of a single electronic database and electronic registration of acts of civil status. Because of this situation, there is no opportunity to effectively check the civil status of applicants, and the burden of submitting of evidences falls primarily on the applicant. This is why a 2014-2019 Programme aiming at the implementation of a Single Electronic System has been elaborated, with help UNDP, UNFPA and UN Women.
Mr. Davlatzoda Qiyomiddin, Deputy Director, Agency on statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan
Goal 1. Universal civil registration of births, deaths and other vital events |
Goal 1 Targets:
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:
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:
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:
BASELINE
2014100%
MIDTERM
2018100%
TARGET
202497%
MIDTERM
201795.8%
TARGET
202498%
Note: This country has not submitted estimates for the number of deaths for all years. The level of completeness of death registration was therefore assessed with international estimates for every year, to allow comparison. These measurements are therefore to be interpreted with caution.
baseline
201475%
MIDTERM
201874%
TARGET
202498%
baseline
2014100%
MIDTERM
2018100%
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:
baseline
2013100%
MIDTERM
2018100%
TARGET
202498%
baseline
2013100%
MIDTERM
2018100%
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:
TARGET
Target achieved
TARGET
Target achieved
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.
TARGET
202498%
baseline
20130.3%
MIDTERM
20180%
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
No
TARGET
Target achieved
TARGET
Target achieved
TARGET
Target achieved

National Coordination Mechanism
Status in Tajikistan: Complete

Comprehensive Assessment
Status in Tajikistan: Complete

National Targets for 2024
Status in Tajikistan: Complete

Monitoring & Reporting Plan
Status in Tajikistan: Complete

Inequality Assessment
Status in Tajikistan: Not started

National Strategy
Status in Tajikistan: Not started

National Focal Point
Status in Tajikistan: Complete

Reporting to ESCAP - Baseline
Status in Tajikistan: Complete

Reporting to ESCAP - Midterm
Status in Tajikistan: Complete
The Tajikistan’s Ministry of Justice is responsible for civil registration through civil registration offices (ZAGS). There are 66 district city ZAGS, but most of the times registration takes place at the more local jamoat (municipality) level. The Agency on statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan is responsible for the production and publication of vital statistics. The legal time limit for birth registration is 3 months after the event. There is a small fee for birth and death registration.
Based on results of the Demographic and Health Survey conducted in 2017, 8.6% of children under 5 years old had no birth certificate. The number of unregistered girls was higher by 2% in comparison with boys. With 23% of deliveries happening at home, there is a lot of birth under-reporting. Another important problem is declining indicators on registration of marriages. Thus, in 2015 in comparison to 2014 the number of registered marriages fell by 20 percent (from 95 478 to 77 020). The trend to decline is continuing
The main organizational problem is the lack of a single electronic database and electronic registration of acts of civil status. Because of this situation, there is no opportunity to effectively check the civil status of applicants, and the burden of submitting of evidences falls primarily on the applicant. This is why a 2014-2019 Programme aiming at the implementation of a Single Electronic System has been elaborated, with help UNDP, UNFPA and UN Women.
Mr. Davlatzoda Qiyomiddin, Deputy Director, Agency on statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan