Handbook On The Collection Of Fertility And Mortality Data

Handbook on the Collection of Fertility and Mortality Data

Socio-economic policy planning and monitoring requires accurate data on births, deaths and population, in order to plan effectively for provision of health, education, employment and social security services. This publication contains detailed information on the compilation of demographic data using a range of complementary methods which can be combined to suit national conditions. Topics covered include: planning collection of fertility and mortality data; fieldwork, data processing and archiving; evaluation, estimation and dissemination; civil registration records, censuses and surveys as data sources.

Handbook on the Collection of Fertility and Mortality Data

Handbook on the Collection of Fertility and Mortality Data

This Handbook presents data on births, deaths and populations collected using several complementary methods. This data is useful to government officials, policymakers and statistical planners as well as researchers and scholars.