Ghana annual statistical report on births and deaths- 2012
First Round
Ghana, 2012
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Reference ID
GHA-BDR-BDR-2012-V1.0
Producer(s)
Births and Deaths Registry
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Metadata
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Sep 12, 2014
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Identification
Survey ID Number
GHA-BDR-BDR-2012-V1.0
Title
Ghana annual statistical report on births and deaths- 2012
Subtitle
First Round
Translated Title
No translation
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Ghana | GHA |
Study type
Annual births data
Series Information
The total number of births registered by the Births and Deaths Registry for the period 2012 yielded 475,731.The figure represents a decrease of 4% less the 2011 figure of 493,872.Of the total number of births registered for the period under review, 243,943 representing 51% were males while 231,788 representing 49% were females.
Abstract
The objective of this statistical report is to inidicate the total number of births and deaths registered for the period 2012.
Registered births and deaths data for all the 10 regions were captured in this report.The results indicate that a total of 475731 births were registered representing 60 per cent coverage while a total of 54551 deaths were registered representing 21 per cent coverage.
Registered births and deaths data for all the 10 regions were captured in this report.The results indicate that a total of 475731 births were registered representing 60 per cent coverage while a total of 54551 deaths were registered representing 21 per cent coverage.
Kind of Data
Event/transaction data [evn]
Unit of Analysis
Individual births and death records
Version
Version Description
Version 1.0 (September,2014)
Version Date
2012-12-31
Version Notes
Births and Deaths data is stratified by sex and region, age, place of occurrence, age of mother and age at death. Registration of events take place at the registry or community level. Data files is aggregated.
Scope
Notes
Birth Registration form
Section one: Particulars of child
Section two: Particulars of mother
Section three: Particulars of father
Section four: Particulars of informant
Section six: Registrars name
Section seven: Margin
Death Regitration form
Section one :Particulars of deceasd person
Section two: Death Identification particulars
Section three: Particulars of father
Section four: Particulars of informant
Section five: Registrar
Section six: Margin
Section one: Particulars of child
Section two: Particulars of mother
Section three: Particulars of father
Section four: Particulars of informant
Section six: Registrars name
Section seven: Margin
Death Regitration form
Section one :Particulars of deceasd person
Section two: Death Identification particulars
Section three: Particulars of father
Section four: Particulars of informant
Section five: Registrar
Section six: Margin
Topics
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| HEALTH [8] | CESSDA | Link |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
National
Universe
individual informant reporting the event for registration
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Births and Deaths Registry | Government of Ghana |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| John Hoppkins university | research work on how to scale up births and deaths registration in some selected districts in the northern reigion |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| United Nations childrens Fund | Unicef | Technical and financial surpport |
| Plan Ghana | Plan | Financial surpport |
| United Nations Population Fund | UNFPA | Financial surpport |
| Government of Ghana | GOG | Technical and financial support |
Other Identifications/Acknowledgments
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Health | Government of Ghana |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
All children born between age 0 to 12 months
Deviations from the Sample Design
No deviations form of sample design reported
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-01 | 2012-12-31 | 1 Year |
Time periods
| Start date | End date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-01 | 2012-12-31 | 1 Year |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Supervision
Supervision is done by Regional and District officers
Data Collection Notes
No note on data collection
Data Collectors
| Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Births and Deaths Registry | BDR |
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
Two questinnaire were used, the birth and death registration formA and the birth and death registration form B
Data Processing
Data Editing
Manual and electronic verification
Other Processing
msql
Data Appraisal
Estimates of Sampling Error
No estimates of sampling error
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| The Registrar of births and deaths | Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development |
Confidentiality
Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) requires all users to keep information and microdata strictly confidential. In this regard, before being granted access to microdatasets, all users have to formally agree to observe the following:
1. Not to make copies of any files or portions of files to which access has been granted except with the authorization by GSS
2. Not to willfully identify any individual or household or establishment in the microdataset
3. To hold in strictest confidence, the identity of any individual or household or establishment that may be inadvertently revealed in any documents or discussion, or analysis. Such unintended identification revealed should be immediately brought to the attention of GSS.
4. Microdata obtained from GSS are protected by copyright law and therefore not for re-distribution or sale
5. Prospective clients or data users may be required to submit and sign an affidavit of confidentiality of microdata they access
Access conditions
The Ghana Statistical Service as a public institution has the obligation to promote data dissemination to facilitate national development. Making mcrodata available will enable students and the academia to conduct research works, assist investors to take business decision, help the individual to evaluate and take appropriate decisions. It will also assist the government to formulate appropriate policies and programmes to facilitate national development. GSS' policy framework provides access to data through:
1. Public use files. These categories of data sets are accessible by all without any payment. They are available on-line to all interested users, for research and statistical purposes only.
2. Licensed datasets. These categories of data sets are accessible under certain conditions. Thus, prospective clients/data users may access any data based on certain conditions set by the GSS
3. Datasets only accessible on location. We consider this category as a data enclave where some data sets are only accessible at GSS offices and prospective data users and researches have to physically be available at GSS offices for further discussions before data are released. Thus, data enclave would not be linked to the outside world through our web site or other medium.
The following terms and conditions apply:
Before being granted access to the dataset, all users have to formally agree:
1. To make no copies of any files or portions of files for which access has been granted, except those authorized by GSS.
2. Not to use any technique in an attempt to identify any person, establishment, or sampling unit.
3. To hold in strictest confidence, the identification of any establishment or individual that may be inadvertently revealed in any documents or discussion, or analysis. Such inadvertent identification revealed in her/his analysis will be immediately brought to the attention of the GSS.
4. The data and other materials will not be redistributed or sold to other individuals, institutions, or organizations without the written agreement of GSS.
5. The data will be used for statistical and scientific research purposes only.
6. The data will be used solely for reporting of aggregated information, and not for investigation of specific individuals or organizations.
7. No attempt will be made to identify respondents, and no use will be made of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently. Any such discovery would immediately be reported to the GSS.
8. No attempt will be made to produce links among datasets provided by the GSS with other datasets that could identify individuals or organizations.
9. Any books, articles, conference papers, theses, dissertations, reports, or other publications that employ data obtained from the GSS would cite the source of data in accordance with the citation statement provided with the dataset
10. An electronic copy of all reports and publications based on the requested data will be sent to the GSS.
1. Public use files. These categories of data sets are accessible by all without any payment. They are available on-line to all interested users, for research and statistical purposes only.
2. Licensed datasets. These categories of data sets are accessible under certain conditions. Thus, prospective clients/data users may access any data based on certain conditions set by the GSS
3. Datasets only accessible on location. We consider this category as a data enclave where some data sets are only accessible at GSS offices and prospective data users and researches have to physically be available at GSS offices for further discussions before data are released. Thus, data enclave would not be linked to the outside world through our web site or other medium.
The following terms and conditions apply:
Before being granted access to the dataset, all users have to formally agree:
1. To make no copies of any files or portions of files for which access has been granted, except those authorized by GSS.
2. Not to use any technique in an attempt to identify any person, establishment, or sampling unit.
3. To hold in strictest confidence, the identification of any establishment or individual that may be inadvertently revealed in any documents or discussion, or analysis. Such inadvertent identification revealed in her/his analysis will be immediately brought to the attention of the GSS.
4. The data and other materials will not be redistributed or sold to other individuals, institutions, or organizations without the written agreement of GSS.
5. The data will be used for statistical and scientific research purposes only.
6. The data will be used solely for reporting of aggregated information, and not for investigation of specific individuals or organizations.
7. No attempt will be made to identify respondents, and no use will be made of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently. Any such discovery would immediately be reported to the GSS.
8. No attempt will be made to produce links among datasets provided by the GSS with other datasets that could identify individuals or organizations.
9. Any books, articles, conference papers, theses, dissertations, reports, or other publications that employ data obtained from the GSS would cite the source of data in accordance with the citation statement provided with the dataset
10. An electronic copy of all reports and publications based on the requested data will be sent to the GSS.
Citation requirements
Births and Deaths Registry (BDR), Annual statistical report on registered births and deaths-2012 Version 1.0
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Statistician | Government of Ghana | info@statsghana.gov.gh | Link |
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
The original collector of the data, GSS and any producers or sponsors cited in this document bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Copyright
(c) 2012, Ghana Statistical Service (GSS)
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI-GHA-BDR-BDR-2012-V1.0
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Births and Deaths Registry | BDR | Government of Ghana | Metadata Documentation |
Date of Metadata Production
2014-09-12
DDI Document version
Version 1.0 (September,2014)