Death Registration

Cambodia

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Cambodia Death Registration Universal Coverage and Definition

Universal Coverage and Definition

Universal Coverage and Definition

Is death registration available and compulsory for all events occurring in the country's jurisdiction?

Yes

Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines

To increase death registration rates, the law should provide that registration is available and compulsory to all deaths occurring in every geographical area and for every population group in the country, without discrimination. Examples of possible discriminations are: sex; race ethnicity, religion or population group; marital status; nationality, citizenship, residency or regugee/asylum status; or any other characteristic such as prisoners or persons with disabilities
Law Source
UN Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System para 34
UNGOLF para 219

Cambodia Legal Analysis

The law requires every death that occurs in Cambodia to be reported and registered.
Law Source
Law on Civil Registration, Vital Statistics, and Identification Article 41

Is registration of death available to citizens living abroad?

Yes

Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines

The death of a national who is abroad should be reported and registered in the country where the death occurred either by the next of kin or other person with knowledge of death. The death should also be reported to the embassy or consulate of the home country of the deceased.
Law Source
UNGOLF para 365, 366

Cambodia Legal Analysis

If a citizen of cambodia dies outside cambodia, the death must be reported to an embassy or consultate in the country where the death occurred or in Cambodia.
Law Source
Law on Civil Registration, Vital Statistics, and Identification Article 62

Does the law provide a clear definition of death? If yes, does the definition accord with international guidelines?

Yes death is defined by law and accords with international guidelines

Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines

The provision of clear definitions in the law is an important tool to ensure the continuous and permanent recording of vital events in all areas. The UN's definition of death is: "The permanent disappearance of all evidence of life at any time after live birth has taken place (post-natal cessation of vital functions without capability of resuscitation)."
Law Source
UN Handbook para 9
UN Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System para 2

Cambodia Legal Analysis

The Annex to the Law on Civil Registration, Vital Statistics and Identification contains the following definition of death: "the permanent disappearance of all evidence of life at any time after live birth has taken place."
Law Source
Annexes on Electronic Civil Registration Prakas Annex