Table 1.
Civil registration as a source for data on live births and deaths submitted to the United Nations between 1996 and 2010 by various sub-Sahara African Nations
| Country |
Data on live births |
Data on deaths |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source of data VRS? | Level of completeness* | Year of reference | Source of data VRS? | Level of completeness* | Year of reference | |
| Botswana |
Yes |
<90% |
2006 |
Yes |
<90% |
2007 |
| Cape Verde |
Yes |
>90% |
2010 |
Yes |
>90% |
2010 |
| Congo |
Yes |
<90% |
2004 |
No |
- |
- |
| Djibouti |
Yes |
<90% |
1996 |
No |
- |
- |
| Ghana |
Yes |
<90% |
2008 |
No |
- |
- |
| Kenya |
Yes |
<90% |
2009 |
Yes |
<90% |
2009 |
| Lesotho |
Yes |
<90% |
1996 |
No |
- |
- |
| Mali |
Yes |
<90% |
2001 |
No |
- |
- |
| Mauritius |
Yes |
>90% |
2010 |
Yes |
>90% |
2010 |
| Reunion |
Yes |
>90% |
2007 |
Yes |
>90% |
2007 |
| Rwanda |
Yes |
<90% |
2009 |
Yes |
<90% |
2009 |
| Seychelles |
Yes |
>90% |
2010 |
Yes |
>90% |
2010 |
| South Africa |
Yes |
<90% |
2009 |
Yes |
<90% |
2009 |
| Zambia | Yes | <90% | 2006 | Yes | <90% | 2006 |
* > 90% = More than 90% of the events covered; <90% = Less than 90% of the events covered.
Note:
· The UN used the latest data available from each country (data was from 1996 – 2010) to generate indicators on live births and deaths.
· These statistics are based on country self-reported information.
Source: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/vitstats/Sets/Series_A_2012.pdf.