TABLE 1—

Regional Distribution of Countries With Information on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Systems During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Region	Countries With Information on CRVS Services, No. (%)	Population of Countries With Information on CRVS Services, 1000s (% of Regional Population)
Africa	31 (56.4)	766 667 (57.2)
North and Central America	6 (15.0)	493 746 (78.8)
South America	5 (38.5)	345 397 (81.8)
Asia	15 (31.3)	2 157 508 (46.3)
Oceania	8 (57.1)	42 903 (75.7)
Total	65 (33.5)	3 727 847 (47.4)

Note. The sample size was 65 countries (excluding England and Wales).