Registration of vital events

Lets to start from a very basic question What is “vital events”?

I am quoting the answer of this question from the book “Introduction to statistical Theory part 2” written by (late) Prof. Sher Muhammad Chaudhry.

“ There are some factors which cause changes in the size and composition of human population , e.g., births add and deaths take away some members of the population”.

(Continuous)

Such factors are called Vital Events, and they include births, deaths, migration, sickness, adoptions, legitimation, etc ( which affect the population composition ).

Further we have to know what is Vital statistics? The collection, presentation and analysis of vital events

constitute Vital Statistics. OR

The term vital statistics may also be defined as the data systematically collected and compiled in numerical form, relating to or derived from records of vital events. Vital statistics thus includes the whole study of humans, and throws light on various social and medical problems.

Uses of vital statistics1. vital statistics shows changing pattern of the population

of a country. (medical facilities, standard of living, etc)

2. Manufacturers plan their production by using vital statistics. (food, clothing etc)

3. Birth and death certificates are needed in many circumstances.

4. Accurately registered and systematically collected vital statistics can be used to check up the accuracy of data provided by the census.

5. The vital statistics are the administrative and research needs of public health agencies.

6. Etc . . .

Registration of Births and Deaths in Pakistan

Each birth or death that takes place in Pakistan, is an integral part of the national registration system.

The Provincial Government are required to report births and deaths they register through the local bodies to the respective registration offices.

The provinces of Pakistan contain rural and urban areas, and

The registration of births and deaths is carried out separately for two types of areas.

Registration of births and deaths in rural areas

In rural areas, the registration of births and deaths, and the maintenance of vital statistics is the function of rural local councils. It is obligatory on the head of the household in which a birth or death has occurred, to get the event registered within 4 days of its occurrence either at the office of the union council directly or to report the event to the chowkider ( village watchman) who gets it registered at the office of the union council when he visits it. The rural local councils send a copy of entries in birth and death registers to their respective district registration offices.

Registration of births and deaths in urban areas

In urban areas, the Municipal Corporations, the Municipal Committees, Town Committees and Cantonment Boards register all births and deaths occurring within their respective limits. The event is reported for its registration by the head of the household in which a birth or death has occurred.

In respect of births, the midwife/dai attending at a birth, is also required to report the occurrence of birth to the registration office.

The occurrence of a birth or death in a Government or Municipal hospital, a private hospital, an orphanage or any other public institution, is reported by the officer-in-charge of such an insitution.

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