Proportion of children under 5 years of age who have a birth certificate

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Indicator

Indicator 16.9.1: Proportion of children under 5 years of age who have a birth certificate
Unit of measure

Number
Method of computation

Number of children under 5 years of age who have a birth certificate out of the total number of children under 5 years of age *100
Periodicity

Annual
Data last updated May 24, 2023
Metadata last updated May 24, 2023

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator

Indicator 16.9.1: Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority, by age
Target

Target 16.9: By 2030, provide legal identity for all, including birth registration
UN designated tier

1
Link to global metadata

https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-16-09-01.pdf
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United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (pdf 1361kB)
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Related indicators

Not applicable
Metadata update

2024-08-02

Source 1

Data sources

1) administrative data regarding civil status documents - PSA

2) demographic data regarding the number of population - NBS

Data producers

1.National Bureau of Statistics

2.United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)

Data providers

1.Public Services Agency

2.National Bureau of Statistics

Institutional mandate

Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection
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