About: report-03-06-01 - The coverage and quality of birth registration data in South Africa

Publication name:
report-03-06-01 - The coverage and quality of birth registration data in South Africa

Publication description:
The report examines the birth registration process with special reference to South Africa and focus on the content, coverage and the quality of the register. It estimates the completeness of the birth register for the nine provinces and the country as a whole. It also provides estimates of fertility based on data from register and compare those with estimates from Census. Furthermore, the report describes the levels and trends in birth registration over time. Lastly, it estimates patterns of future registrations and adjustment factors that could be used to make the register more robust for analysis purposes.

Publication category:
Demography - Population

Publication frequency:
Published: 2007

Publication type:
Report