Completeness of birth registration, urban
Completeness of birth registration is the percentage of children under age 5 whose births were registered at the time of the survey. The numerator of completeness of birth registration includes children whose birth certificate was seen by the interviewer or whose mother or caretaker says the birth has been registered.
- Publisher
- World Bank
- Unit
- —
- Cadence
- Annual
- Series
- 120
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-06
Provenance
Who produced these figures, as World Bank declares it — not inferred, and each line says which published field it was read from.
Produced by
UNICEF
Household surveys, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), note: Household surveys such as Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by UNICEF.
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World Bank
World Development Indicators
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Latest observations
| Country | Period | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2021 | 93.30 | percent |
| Indonesia | 2021 | 80.40 | percent |
| Madagascar | 2021 | 89.30 | percent |
| Mauritania | 2021 | 68 | percent |
| Gambia | 2020 | 56.70 | percent |
| Guyana | 2020 | 90.50 | percent |
| Liberia | 2020 | 69.30 | percent |
| Palestine, State of | 2020 | 99.20 | percent |
| Peru | 2020 | 96.40 | percent |
| Rwanda | 2020 | 84.60 | percent |
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