Lao2023MICSBirthRegistration

Birth registration follows the definition of SDG indicator 16.9.1 Percentage of children under age 5 whose births are reported registered with a civil authority.

Data Source: MICS

The following data is considered for this analysis :
• Children under age 5 from Child Recode (CH).
• Birth registration: Child under age 5 has a birth certificate that is seen by enumerators, or is verbally confirmed by parents.

The standard LNOB analysis for Birth registration includes the following circumstances:
• Wealth of the household: top 60 or bottom 40 per cent of the household wealth distribution
• Residence: urban or rural
• Education level of child’s mother: lower (primary or less), secondary or higher
• Child age (in months): 0-11, 12-23, 24-35, 36-47 or 48-59
• Child sex: female or male
• Number of children under 5 in the household: none (<0.5), 1 or more (>0.5), 2 or more (>1.5), 3 or more (>2.5), fewer than 2 (<1.5), fewer than 3 (<2.5)