CRVS stands for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics.
In most countries, a civil registration system is used to record statistics on vital events, such as births, deaths, marriages, divorces and fetal deaths. This government administrative system creates a permanent record of each event. A well-functioning CRVS system aims to:
- permit the understanding of the prevalence, distribution and causes of mortality, as well as identify health inequalities and priorities.
- secure individuals with recognition of their legal identity and ensure rights of access to public services, social protection and human rights;
- generate statistics on population dynamics and health indicators on a continuous basis for the country as a whole and at a local level for its administrative subdivisions;
- generate essential statistical information that decision-makers depend on for policy formulation, planning and implementation, and monitoring, and
