Civil Registration Systems and Vital Statistics Overview
Explore the status of civil registration systems in South Africa and the utilization of vital statistics, presented at the Third African Ministers Conference. Details include the current office footprint, rural-urban division, and birth registration through online health facilities in recent years.
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Status of civil registration systems in SA and the use of civil registration based vital statistics Presentation prepared for the Third Conference of African Ministers Responsible for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics C te d Ivoire: 9 13 January, 2015
Current Current Footprint Footprint status status Offices are categorised by type of office: -Local office Large serving about 400 000 pop per annum -Local office Medium 160 000 pop -Local office Small 40 000 pop LOCAL OFFICE SMALL (PSP) LOCAL OFFICE SMALL (TSC) TOTAL LOCAL OFFICE LARGE 6 3 8 8 5 3 3 3 5 44 LOCAL OFFICE MEDIUM 24 9 23 18 19 21 7 13 12 146 Province EC FS GP KZN LP MP NC NW WC TOTAL 23 11 6 32 21 19 5 2 0 119 6 7 59 30 61 76 57 58 18 22 26 407 24 18 12 15 3 4 9 98
Rural / Urban division of current offices Rural / Urban division of current offices LOCAL OFFICE SMALL (PSP) RURAL 22 11 LOCAL OFFICE SMALL (TSC) RURAL 6 5 2 16 12 15 1 4 8 LOCAL OFFICE LARGE RURAL 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 LOCAL OFFICE MEDIUM RURAL 15 3 2 6 13 11 6 8 5 PROVINCE EC FS GAUTENG KZN LP MP NC NW WC Grand Grand Total Total URBAN 6 3 8 7 5 3 3 3 5 URBAN 9 6 21 12 6 10 1 5 7 URBAN 1 0 6 3 2 1 1 0 0 URBAN Grand Total 59 30 61 76 57 58 18 22 26 2 22 2 29 19 18 4 2 2 1 1 1 43 43 77 77 14 14 69 69 29 29 407 407 69 69 105 105 3
Birth registration: online health facilities 2009/10 connected in connected in terms of the terms of the Strategic Plan Strategic Plan Operational Operational Financial Year Financial Year Hospitals to be Hospitals to be Number of Health Number of Health Facilities Facilities connected and connected and Total Health Total Health Facilities Facilities Connected Connected Number of Health Number of Health Facilities where Facilities where manual collection manual collection is conducted is conducted Total Health Total Health Facilities where Facilities where births are births are registered registered 2009/10 2009/10 2010/11 2010/11 2011/12 2011/12 2012/13 2012/13 2013/14 2013/14 2014/15 2014/15 No target set 120 126 80 40 0 50 44 84 89 44 0 128 128 172 172 256 256 345 345 389 389 389 389 127 114 88 77 69 69 255 286 344 422 458 458 Nr Nr connected connected during the during the financial financial year. year. Year of health Year of health facility facility connectivity connectivity Health facilities Health facilities currently online ( currently online ( cumulative) cumulative) Rural Rural Urban Urban 2009/2010 2009/2010 128 36 14 50 2010/2011 2010/2011 172 20 24 44 2011/2012 2011/2012 256 37 47 84 2012/2013 2012/2013 345 48 41 89 2013/2014 2013/2014 389 389 23 21 44
Birth registrations by status of registration 2012 241 677 241 677 late late registration registration s s 1 in 5 1 in 5 births registered during 2012 were registered late 926 726 926 726 current current registrations registrations 1 168 403 1 168 403 t total otal registrations registrations
Number of birth registrations, 1992-2012 1. 1. Total registration Total registration 2. 2. Late registration Late registration 3. 3. Current registration Current registration In 1998, 78% of registrations were late In 2012, this has dropped to 21% 21%
Declining LRB applications The above decline in LRB applications is attributed to outreach programmes & campaigns
South Africas Identity documents life cycle Reference Book (Apartheid era identity) Green Barcoded ID Book 1960- 1986 1986-2013 Turnaround time unknown Turnaround time 54 working days Smart ID Card 2013- beyond Secure has the option for additional Government services on the chip Turnaround time 10-15 working days
Smart ID Card/ Passport Process Citizens Government Printing Works 1 8 3 Track n trace 2 NPR & HANIS (National Identification System once modernized) 4 5 6 Front Offices 7 sms notification Couriering to front offices
140 Offices envisaged to be operational with live capture 2014/15)
Incentives for birth registration and ID Incentives for birth registration and ID Social grants Registration of children at school Voter registration Registration at tertiary Social services Banks
94% complete Death registration of adults is 77% of deaths were registered within the 3 Days of death as stipulated within the legislation in 2013 it was 74.9% in 2012 Statistics compiled in accordance with WHO standards General improvements noted in the quality of data
In 2013, 458 933 458 933 deaths occurred in South Africa
700,000 600,000 500,000 Number of deaths Number of deaths Decline in recorded deaths continues 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Year Year of death of death
HANIS Production Transactions on Banks Period ABIL ABSA BIDVEST FNB NED SBSA Total 1 April to 30 April 2014 845323 343808 169081 9254 209529 111531 2120 1 May to 25 May 2014 510456 213106 92717 5581 124306 73907 839 26 May to 29 June 2014 765666 278174 150397 7963 190790 137174 1168 30 June to 27 July 2014 637246 191047 124815 6594 176278 137963 549 28 July to 31 August 2014 830803 210488 196642 7812 230340 184930 591 1 Sep to 30 Sep 2014 856987 262019 173720 7653 191015 222054 526 1 Oct to 30 Oct 2014 752918 161929 179702 8343 197033 205406 505 1 Nov to 24 Nov 2014 538223 121968 113209 5923 141257 161419 370 1 Dec to 31 Dec 2014 851477 177858 151689 8695 296201 225451 278 1 Jan to 31 Jan 2015 992551 164091 202268 6033 336953 282973 233 7581650 TOTAL
Importance of death/stillbirths registration Importance of death/stillbirths registration for vital statistics for vital statistics Based on data from the death registration system at the Department of Home Affairs. Derive information on the number of deaths/stillbirths (and their causes) registered each year: Age and sex of deceased, geographic information, causes of death (natural vs unnatural), etc It is used as a source of statistical information on mortality and causes of death: Evaluating, monitoring and improving the health of the population MDGs CRVS used to derive the following indicators in the SA 2013 MDG report (Under five mortality rate, infant mortality rate and maternal mortality ratio) Informing decisions on health policy and strategy
Importance of birth registration for vital Importance of birth registration for vital statistics statistics Based on data from the birth registration system at the Department of Home Affairs. Derive information on the number of births registered each year: Date of birth Sex of child Particulars of parents Geographic information Information on births is used as : Measure of fertility denominators for the rates from the census and survey data to produce rates on mortality
Importance of marriage registration for vital Importance of marriage registration for vital statistics statistics Based on data from the marriage registration systems at the Department of Home Affairs. Civil marriages Customary marriages Civil unions Derive information on the following: Age at marriage and age differences between spouses Marital status at the time of marriages Geographic information on marriages Trends in registrations It is used as a source of statistical information on family formation and their characteristcs
Important Announcement Important Announcement With effect from 01 June 2015 everyone travelling with children under 18 years to and from South Africa will be required to produce unabridged birth certificates for those children. 21
