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This vignette presents all of the tables needed in a CRVS report. The variables required for each table are shown alongside a template for each table. The table templates derive from the Vital Strategies’ Production of a Vital Statistics Report: Template.

Quality, timeliness and completeness

Table 3.1

Number of vital events by registration timeliness, year

Variables required:

  • birth1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • birth1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • death1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • death1b (Date of registration, Event)



Table 3.2

Proportion (%) of births by year of registration and year of occurrence

Variables required:

  • birth1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • birth1b (Date of registration, Event)



Table 3.3

Proportion (%) of deaths by year of registration and year of occurrence

Variables required:

  • death1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • death1b (Date of registration, Event)



Table 3.4

Birth registration completeness by year of occurrence and sex of newborn

Variables required:

  • birth1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • birth1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • birth2a (Sex, Newborn)



Table 3.5

Birth registration completeness by place of usual residence of mother and sex of newborn, year

Variables required:

  • birth1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • birth1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • birth2a (Sex, Newborn)
  • birth3l (Place of usual residence, Mother)



Table 3.6

Death registration completeness by year of occurrence and sex of decedent

Variables required:

  • death1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • death1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • death2c (Sex, Decedent)



Table 3.7

Death registration completeness by place of usual residence and sex of decedent, year

Variables required:

  • death1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • death1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • death2c (Sex, Decedent)
  • death2o (Place of usual residence, Decedent)
  • death2p (Place of usual residence of the mother (for deaths under 1 year of age), Decedent)



Table 3.8

Adjustment of births by place of usual residence of mother and sex of newborn, year

Variables required:

  • birth1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • birth1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • birth2a (Sex, Newborn)
  • birth3l (Place of usual residence, Mother)



Table 3.9

Adjustment of deaths by place of usual residence and sex of decedent, year

Variables required:

  • death1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • death1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • death2c (Sex, Decedent)
  • death2o (Place of usual residence, Decedent)
  • death2p (Place of usual residence of the mother (for deaths under 1 year of age), Decedent)



Table 3.10

Adjustment of deaths by age group and sex of decedent, year

Variables required:

  • death1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • death1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • death2c (Sex, Decedent)
  • death2b (Age, Decedent)



Table 3.11

Redistribution of births with incomplete data on ‘age of mother’, year

Variables required:

  • birth1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • birth1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • birth3b (Age, Mother)



Table 3.12

Redistribution of deaths with incomplete data on ‘age of decedent’, year

Variables required:

  • death1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • death1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • death2c (Sex, Decedent)
  • death2b (Age, Decedent)



Births

Table 4.1

Summary statistics on fertility by year of occurrence

Variables required:

  • birth1a (Date of occurrence, Event)



Table 4.2

Live births by place of occurrence and sex of newborn, year

Variables required:

  • birth1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • birth1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • birth1c (Place of occurrence, Event)
  • birth2a (Sex, Newborn)
  • birth3l (Place of usual residence, Mother)
  • birth3b (Age, Mother)



Table 4.3

Live births by place of occurrence and place of usual residence of mother, year

Variables required:

  • birth1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • birth1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • birth1c (Place of occurrence, Event)
  • birth3l (Place of usual residence, Mother)
  • birth3n (Urban/rural residence, Mother)



Table 4.4

Live births by age of mother and type of birth, year

Variables required:

  • birth1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • birth1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • birth1g (Type of birth (i.e., single, twin, triplet, quadruplet or higher multiple delivery), Event)
  • birth3b (Age, Mother)



Table 4.5

Live births by age and marital status of mother, urban areas, year

Variables required:

  • birth1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • birth1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • birth3b (Age, Mother)
  • birth3c (Marital status, Mother)
  • birth3n (Urban/rural residence, Mother)



Table 4.6

Live births by age and marital status of mother, rural areas, year

Variables required:

  • birth1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • birth1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • birth3b (Age, Mother)
  • birth3c (Marital status, Mother)
  • birth3n (Urban/rural residence, Mother)



Table 4.7

Live births by place of occurrence, site of delivery and attendant at birth, year

Variables required:

  • birth1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • birth1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • birth1c (Place of occurrence, Event)
  • birth1h (Attendant at birth, Event)
  • birth1i (Type of place of occurrence (hospital, home, etc.), Event)



Table 4.8

Crude birth rate (CBR) by place of usual residence of mother, year

Variables required:

  • birth1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • birth1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • birth3l (Place of usual residence, Mother)



Table 4.9

Age-specific fertility rates by usual residence of mother, urban areas, year

Variables required:

  • birth1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • birth1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • birth3b (Age, Mother)
  • birth3n (Urban/rural residence, Mother)



Table 4.10

Age-specific fertility rates by usual residence of mother, rural areas, year

Variables required:

  • birth1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • birth1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • birth3b (Age, Mother)
  • birth3n (Urban/rural residence, Mother)



Table 4.11

Total fertility rate (TFR) by usual residence of mother, year

Variables required:

  • birth1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • birth1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • birth3b (Age, Mother)
  • birth3n (Urban/rural residence, Mother)



Deaths

Table 5.1

Summary statistics on mortality by year of occurrence

Variables required:

  • death1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • death1b (Date of registration, Event)



Table 5.2

Deaths by place of usual residence and sex of decedent, year

Variables required:

  • death1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • death1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • death2c (Sex, Decedent)
  • death2b (Age, Decedent)
  • death2o (Place of usual residence, Decedent)
  • death2p (Place of usual residence of the mother (for deaths under 1 year of age), Decedent)
  • death2r (Urban/rural residence, Decedent)



Table 5.3

Deaths by place of occurrence and place of usual residence of decedent, males, year

Variables required:

  • death1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • death1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • death2c (Sex, Decedent)
  • death1c (Place of occurrence, Event)
  • death2o (Place of usual residence, Decedent)
  • death2p (Place of usual residence of the mother (for deaths under 1 year of age), Decedent)



Table 5.4

Deaths by place of occurrence and place of usual residence of decedent, females, year

Variables required:

  • death1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • death1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • death2c (Sex, Decedent)
  • death1c (Place of occurrence, Event)
  • death2b (Age, Decedent)
  • death2o (Place of usual residence, Decedent)
  • death2p (Place of usual residence of the mother (for deaths under 1 year of age), Decedent)



Table 5.5

Deaths by place of occurrence and site of occurrence, year

Variables required:

  • death1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • death1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • death2c (Sex, Decedent)
  • death1c (Place of occurrence, Event)
  • death1n (Type of place of occurrence (hospital, home, etc.), Event)
  • death2b (Age, Decedent)



Table 5.6

Deaths by age and sex of decedent, urban areas, year

Variables required:

  • death1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • death1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • death2c (Sex, Decedent)
  • death2b (Age, Decedent)
  • death2r (Urban/rural residence, Decedent)



Table 5.7

Deaths by age and sex of decedent, rural areas, year

Variables required:

  • death1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • death1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • death2c (Sex, Decedent)
  • death2b (Age, Decedent)
  • death2r (Urban/rural residence, Decedent)



Table 5.8

Crude death rate (CDR) by place of usual residence of decedent, year

Variables required:

  • death1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • death1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • death2o (Place of usual residence, Decedent)
  • death2p (Place of usual residence of the mother (for deaths under 1 year of age), Decedent)



Table 5.9

Infant and child mortality (deaths per 1,000 live births) by year of occurrence

Variables required:

  • death1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • death1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • death2b (Age, Decedent)



Table 5.10

Maternal mortality by year of occurrence

Variables required:

  • death1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • death1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • death1j (Death occurring during pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium (for females between 15 and 49 years of age), Event)



Table 5.11

Foetal deaths by year of occurrence and sex of foetus

Variables required:

  • death1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • death1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • death2c (Sex, Decedent)
  • death2b (Age, Decedent)



Table 5.12

Foetal deaths by gestational age and birth weight of foetus, year

Variables required:

  • death1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • death1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • death2c (Sex, Decedent)
  • death2b (Age, Decedent)



Cause of death

Table 6.1

Leading causes of death by broad age group and sex, year

Variables required:

  • death1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • death1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • death2c (Sex, Decedent)
  • death2b (Age, Decedent)
  • death1g (Cause of death, Event)



Table 6.2

Top 10 causes of death (all ages, both sexes), year

Variables required:

  • death1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • death1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • death2c (Sex, Decedent)
  • death2b (Age, Decedent)
  • death1g (Cause of death, Event)



Table 6.3

Ten leading causes of death, males, year

Variables required:

  • death1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • death1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • death2c (Sex, Decedent)
  • death2b (Age, Decedent)
  • death1g (Cause of death, Event)



Table 6.4

Ten leading causes of death, females, year

Variables required:

  • death1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • death1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • death2c (Sex, Decedent)
  • death1g (Cause of death, Event)



Table 6.5

Ten leading causes of death, infants and children (0–4 years, both sexes combined), year

Variables required:

  • death1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • death1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • death2c (Sex, Decedent)
  • death2b (Age, Decedent)
  • death1g (Cause of death, Event)



Table 6.6

Ten leading causes of death, children (5–14 years, both sexes combined), year

Variables required:

  • death1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • death1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • death2c (Sex, Decedent)
  • death2b (Age, Decedent)
  • death1g (Cause of death, Event)



Table 6.7

Ten leading causes of death, adolescents and adults (15–69 years, males), year

Variables required:

  • death1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • death1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • death2c (Sex, Decedent)
  • death2b (Age, Decedent)
  • death1g (Cause of death, Event)



Table 6.8

Ten leading causes of death, adolescents and adults (15–69 years, females), year

Variables required:

  • death1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • death1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • death2c (Sex, Decedent)
  • death2b (Age, Decedent)
  • death1g (Cause of death, Event)



Table 6.9

Ten leading causes of death, older adults (70+ years, males), year

Variables required:

  • death1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • death1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • death2c (Sex, Decedent)
  • death2b (Age, Decedent)
  • death1g (Cause of death, Event)



Table 6.10

Ten leading causes of death, older adults (70+ years, females), year

Variables required:

  • death1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • death1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • death2c (Sex, Decedent)
  • death2b (Age, Decedent)
  • death1g (Cause of death, Event)



Marriage

Table 7.1

Summary statistics on marriages and divorces by year of occurrence

Variables required:

  • marriage1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • marriage1b (Date of registration, Event)



Table 7.2

Marriages by place of usual residence of groom and age of bride and groom, urban areas, year

Variables required:

  • marriage1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • marriage1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • marriage2b (Age, Bride)
  • marriage3b (Age, Groom)
  • marriage3m (Place of usual residence, Groom)



Table 7.3

Marriages by place of usual residence of groom and age of bride and groom, rural areas, year

Variables required:

  • marriage1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • marriage1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • marriage2b (Age, Bride)
  • marriage3b (Age, Groom)
  • marriage3m (Place of usual residence, Groom)
  • divorce1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • divorce1b (Date of registration, Event)



Table 7.4

Marriages by age of groom and previous marital status, year

Variables required:

  • marriage1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • marriage1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • marriage3b (Age, Groom)
  • marriage3c (Marital status (previous), Groom)
  • divorce2b (Age, Wife)
  • divorce3b (Age, Husband)
  • divorce1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • divorce1b (Date of registration, Event)



Table 7.5

Marriages by age of bride and previous marital status, year

Variables required:

  • marriage1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • marriage1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • marriage2b (Age, Bride)
  • marriage2c (Marital status (previous), Bride)
  • divorce2b (Age, Wife)
  • divorce3b (Age, Husband)
  • divorce1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • divorce1b (Date of registration, Event)



Divorce

Table 7.6

Divorces by age of husband and age of wife, year

Variables required:

  • divorce2b (Age, Wife)
  • divorce3b (Age, Husband)
  • divorce1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • divorce1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • divorce2g (Duration of marriage, Wife)
  • divorce3g (Duration of marriage, Husband)



Table 7.7

Divorces by duration of marriage and age of husband, year

Variables required:

  • divorce3b (Age, Husband)
  • divorce1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • divorce1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • divorce3g (Duration of marriage, Husband)



Table 7.8

Divorces by duration of marriage and age of wife, year

Variables required:

  • divorce2b (Age, Wife)
  • divorce1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • divorce1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • divorce2g (Duration of marriage, Wife)



Table 7.9

Divorces by duration of marriage and number of dependent children, year

Variables required:

  • divorce1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • divorce1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • divorce2g (Duration of marriage, Wife)
  • divorce3g (Duration of marriage, Husband)
  • divorce2d (Number of dependent children of divorced persons, Wife)



Summary tables

Table 8.1

Live births, deaths, and infant and child deaths by year of occurrence

Variables required:

  • birth1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • birth2a (Sex, Newborn)
  • death1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • death1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • death2c (Sex, Decedent)
  • death2b (Age, Decedent)



Table 8.2

Live births, deaths, and infant and child deaths by place of usual residence of mother (births) or decedent (deaths), year

Variables required:

  • birth1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • birth2a (Sex, Newborn)
  • birth3l (Place of usual residence, Mother)
  • death1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • death1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • death2c (Sex, Decedent)
  • death2b (Age, Decedent)
  • death2o (Place of usual residence, Decedent)
  • death2p (Place of usual residence of the mother (for deaths under 1 year of age), Decedent)



Table 8.3

Fertility and mortality indicators by year of occurrence

Variables required:

  • birth1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • birth3b (Age, Mother)
  • death1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • death1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • death2b (Age, Decedent)
  • death1j (Death occurring during pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium (for females between 15 and 49 years of age), Event)



Table 8.4

Fertility and mortality indicators by place of usual residence of mother (births and infant deaths) or decedent (other deaths), year

Variables required:

  • birth1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • birth3l (Place of usual residence, Mother)
  • birth3b (Age, Mother)
  • death1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • death1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • death2b (Age, Decedent)
  • death2o (Place of usual residence, Decedent)
  • death2p (Place of usual residence of the mother (for deaths under 1 year of age), Decedent)
  • death1j (Death occurring during pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium (for females between 15 and 49 years of age), Event)



Table 8.5

Marriage and divorce indicators by year of occurrence

Variables required:

  • marriage1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • marriage1b (Date of registration, Event)
  • marriage2b (Age, Bride)
  • marriage3b (Age, Groom)
  • divorce2b (Age, Wife)
  • divorce3b (Age, Husband)
  • divorce1a (Date of occurrence, Event)
  • divorce1b (Date of registration, Event)