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Vital Statistics
Bolivia
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Bolivia
Vital Statistics
Information collected
Information collected
High Priority Vital Statistics Information
Are the UN recommended high priority statistical topics collected at birth registration?
Partially
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
The UN recommends that the following (high priority) statistical topics be collected at birth include:
Date and place of occurrence of birth
Date and place of registration
Attendant at birth
Type of birth (single, twin, triplet, etc)
Sex
Weight of the newborn
Date of birth of mother/father
Marital status of mother
Educational attainment of mother/father
Place of usual residence of mother/father Duration of residence in usual place of mother
Place/country of birth of mother
Children born alive to mother during her entire lifetime
Foetal deaths to mother during lifetime
Date of last previous live birth
Date of Marriage
Partially. Date and place of birth, date and place of registration, and sex are collected. However, data on attendant at birth, type of birth, birth weight, and parental characteristics (such as date of birth, marital status, education, residence, and fertility history) are not collected.
Are the UN recommended high priority statistical topics collected at death registration?
Partially
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
The UN recommends that following (high priority) statistical topics be collected at death registration:
Date and Place of Registration
Date and Place of Occurrence
Cause of Death
Certifier
Date of birth
Sex
Marital Status
Place of Usual Residence
Place of usual residence of mother (for deaths under 1 year)
Partially. Death registration includes information on date and place of occurrence, date and place of registration, cause of death, and certifier. However, the death certificate does not collect all UN-recommended variables. Missing items include the deceased’s date of birth (only age is recorded), sex, marital status, place of usual residence, and, for deaths under one year, the mother’s place of usual residence.
Are the UN recommended high priority statistical topics collected for stillbirths (either through civil registration or the Ministry of Health)?
No
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
The UN recommends that the following (high priority) statistical topics be collected for stillbirths:
Date and place of registration (if applicable)
Date and place of occurrence
Sex of fetus
Characteristics of the mother (DOB, children born alive to mother/foetal deaths to mother during lifetime, date of last live birth, place of usual residence, date of marriage)
Characteristics of father (DOB and usual residence)
Marital status
WHO recommends that weeks of gestation and cause of death also be collected.
