Sustainable Development Goals - 17 Goals to Transform our World

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

Indicator 16.9.1: Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority, by age

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Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority, by age

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Source: Ghana Statistical Service (Multiple indicator cluster servey)

Geographical Area: National

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This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Ghana statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Ghanaian statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Ghanaian-specific metadata information.

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Indicator description
Geographical coverage National
Unit of measurement
Definitions Number of children under age of five whose births are reported as being registered with the relevant national civil authorities divided by the total number of children under the age of five in the population multiplied by 100
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This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority, by age
Indicator number 16.9.1
Target name By 2030, provide legal identity for all, including birth registration
Target number 16.9
Global indicator description Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority.
UN designated tier 1
UN custodian agency United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (pdf 1361kB) opens in a new window
Organisation Ghana Statistical Service (Multiple indicator cluster servey)
Periodicity 5 years
Earliest available data
Geographical coverage
Link to data source National Data Archive (GSS) opens in a new window
Release date 2011
Next release 2017
Statistical classification Official Statistics
Contact details info@statsghana.gov.gh
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