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An Assessment of LAC's Vital Statistics System : The Foundation of Maternal and Infant Mortality Monitoring

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dc.contributor.authorDanel, Isabella
dc.contributor.authorBortman, Marcelo
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-29T18:34:19Z
dc.date.available2013-05-29T18:34:19Z
dc.date.issued2008-05
dc.description.abstractVital records, the registration of births, deaths, marriages and divorces, and the vital statistics derived from these records serve two important purposes. Firstly, vital records are legal documents, but the focus of this review, is the role of vital records to create demographic and epidemiological statistics that are used in monitoring trends and developing health policies and programs. Vital statistics are classic public goods, and the World Bank is keenly interested in assisting countries in the Latin America region to strengthen their vital statistics systems. This assessment reviews the status and evolution of vital statistics systems in Latin America and makes recommendations for improving their coverage, quality, and timeliness. The strongest systems in the region on the measures of coverage, quality and timeliness are found in Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, and Uruguay. This review found that countries in Latin America are well ahead of many other regions in the world in developing their vital registration systems. Yet challenges remain before these systems can support results-oriented health programs. Concerted efforts to improve these systems are likely to generate large payoffs in terms of supporting better public policies. Vital statistics should very soon replace surveys in Latin America as the most important primary source of information about births and deaths given their potential to more effectively guide policymaking and monitor results related to the maternal and infant health Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/05/9727154/assessment-lacs-vital-statistics-system-foundation-maternal-infant-mortality-monitoring
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/13646
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13646
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesHNP discussion paper series;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectBABIES
dc.subjectBABY
dc.subjectBASIC HEALTH
dc.subjectBCG
dc.subjectBIRTH ATTENDANTS
dc.subjectBIRTH COMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectBIRTH DEFECTS
dc.subjectBIRTH RATES
dc.subjectCAUSES OF DEATH
dc.subjectCENSUS OF POPULATION
dc.subjectCENSUSES
dc.subjectCENTER FOR HEALTH
dc.subjectCENTRAL AMERICA
dc.subjectCERTIFICATION
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILDBIRTH
dc.subjectCHRONIC DISEASES
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCITIZEN
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCIVIL REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectCLINICS
dc.subjectCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
dc.subjectCOMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectDEATH CERTIFICATES
dc.subjectDEATH REGISTER
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectDIABETES
dc.subjectDIAGNOSIS
dc.subjectDISEASE
dc.subjectDISEASE CONTROL
dc.subjectDISSEMINATION
dc.subjectDIVORCE
dc.subjectDOCTORS
dc.subjectFACT SHEETS
dc.subjectFAMILY FORMATION
dc.subjectFAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
dc.subjectFATHER
dc.subjectFATHERS
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFETAL DEATH
dc.subjectFETUS
dc.subjectFLOW OF INFORMATION
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT AGENCIES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT OFFICES
dc.subjectHEALTH CENTERS
dc.subjectHEALTH CONDITIONS
dc.subjectHEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subjectHEALTH INEQUITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH INFORMATICS
dc.subjectHEALTH INFORMATION
dc.subjectHEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectHEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectHEALTH MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH PLANNING
dc.subjectHEALTH POLICIES
dc.subjectHEALTH PROBLEMS
dc.subjectHEALTH PROGRAMS
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICE
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH SURVEYS
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEMS
dc.subjectHEALTH WORKERS
dc.subjectHIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
dc.subjectHOME DELIVERIES
dc.subjectHOSPITAL
dc.subjectHOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
dc.subjectHOSPITAL BIRTHS
dc.subjectHOSPITAL PERSONNEL
dc.subjectHOSPITALS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHT
dc.subjectIMMIGRANTS
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectIMPACT EVALUATIONS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS PEOPLE
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT DEATH
dc.subjectINFANT DEATHS
dc.subjectINFANT HEALTH
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectINFECTIONS
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectINHERITANCE
dc.subjectINJURIES
dc.subjectINJURY
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectLACK OF AWARENESS
dc.subjectLATIN AMERICAN
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEADING CAUSES
dc.subjectLEADING CAUSES OF DEATH
dc.subjectLIMITED RESOURCES
dc.subjectLIVE BIRTH
dc.subjectLIVE BIRTHS
dc.subjectLOW BIRTH WEIGHT
dc.subjectMALARIA
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectMATERNAL DEATH
dc.subjectMATERNAL DEATHS
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY DATA
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO
dc.subjectMATERNITY HOSPITALS
dc.subjectMEASLES
dc.subjectMEDICAL CARE
dc.subjectMEDICAL CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMEDICAL STAFF
dc.subjectMEDICAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectMULTIPLE BIRTHS
dc.subjectMUSCLES
dc.subjectNATIONAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectNATIONAL LAW
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVELS
dc.subjectNEONATAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectNEWBORNS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF DEATHS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOLDER PEOPLE
dc.subjectPERINATAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectPHYSICIAN
dc.subjectPHYSICIANS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectPOPULATION COUNCIL
dc.subjectPOPULATION FUND
dc.subjectPOPULATION SUBGROUPS
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectPRENATAL CARE
dc.subjectPREVALENCE
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH STATISTICS
dc.subjectPUBLIC KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICIES
dc.subjectQUALITY CONTROL
dc.subjectQUALITY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectREGISTRATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE AGE
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE AGE MORTALITY
dc.subjectRESEARCH PROGRAM
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectRESOURCE LIMITATIONS
dc.subjectRISK FACTORS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSKILLED ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANTS
dc.subjectSKILLED HEALTH PERSONNEL
dc.subjectSOCIAL AFFAIRS
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectSTILLBIRTH
dc.subjectSUICIDES
dc.subjectSYMPTOMS
dc.subjectSYPHILIS
dc.subjectTB
dc.subjectTERMINATIONS OF PREGNANCY
dc.subjectTRAUMA
dc.subjectTREATMENT
dc.subjectTUBERCULOSIS
dc.subjectUMBILICAL CORD
dc.subjectUNDER-FIVE MORTALITY
dc.subjectUNFPA
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectVACCINATION
dc.subjectVACCINE
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectVITAL STATISTICS
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectWOMEN'S HEALTH
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.titleAn Assessment of LAC's Vital Statistics System : The Foundation of Maternal and Infant Mortality Monitoringen
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okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/05/9727154/assessment-lacs-vital-statistics-system-foundation-maternal-infant-mortality-monitoring
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333037_20080801011844
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum9727154
okr.identifier.report44862
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicHealth Systems Development and Reform
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicDisease Control and Prevention
okr.topicGender::Gender and Health
okr.unitHealth Sector (LCSHH)
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