Civil registration

Civil registration is the system with which a records the vital events of its s. The primary purpose of civil registration is to create legal s that are used to establish and protect the  of individuals. A secondary purpose is to create a data source for the compilation of.

The defines civil registration as "the continuous, permanent, compulsory and universal recording of the occurrence and characteristics of vital events pertaining to the population as provided through  or  in accordance with the legal requirements of a country. Civil registration is carried out primarily for the purpose of establishing the legal documents provided by the law. These records are also a main source of vital statistics. Complete coverage, accuracy and timeliness of civil registration are essential for quality vital statistics.

Vital events that are typically recorded include live, , , , , , , , and recognition. Among the legal documents that are derived from civil registration are s, s, and s.