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İndicator 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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İndicator name: Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority, by age
1 1 Contact
1.1 Contact organisation The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan
1.2 Contact organisation unit Department of Population Statistics
1.3 Contact name Allahverdiyev Rza
1.4 Contact person function Head of the Department of Population Statistics

1.5 Contact mail address Baku-Az1136, Inshaatchilar Avenue 81
1.6 Contact email address rza.allahverdiyev@stat.gov.az
1.7 Contact phone number +99412 538-51-43;+99412 377-10-70 (22-11)
1.8 Contact fax number +99412 538 24 42
2 1 Metadata update
2.1 Metadata last certified 30.07.2018
2.2 Metadata last posted 30.07.2018
2.3 Metadata last update 17.03.2026
3 1 Statistical presentation
3.1 Data description Specific gravity of children under five years of age who are registered by the official authorities in the age group
3.2 Classification system Global aggregates are weighted averages of all sub-regions that make up the world. Regional aggregates are weighted averages of all countries within the region.
3.3 Sector coverage Censuses, household surveys (such as the Multiple Indicator Group Survey and the Demographic Health Survey) and civil registration systems
3.4 Statistical concepts and definitions The number of birth certificates issued to children born in the respective year is calculated as the percentage of births registered in the respective year.
3.5 Statistical unit Children under five years of age whose birth is registered by official authorities
3.6 Statistical population Evaluation
3.7 Reference area By country
3.8 Time coverage Not applicable
3.9 Base period 2015
4 1 Unit of measure percentage
5 1 Reference period annually
6 1 Institutional mandate
6.1 Legal acts and other agreements In order to ensure that UNICEF's global databases contain updated and internationally comparable data, UNICEF implements an appropriate procedure each year. UNICEF also seeks additional sources of information throughout the year. These sources are checked by the UNICEF country office before being included in the global databases. UNICEF's global databases are publicly available online at data.unicef.org and are available to other UN agencies upon request.
6.2 Data sharing National statistical authorities (mostly) or other ministries or state authorities responsible for civil status act registration systems
7 1 Confidentiality
7.1 Confidentiality - policy In accordance with the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On Official Statistics" (Article 15), provision of primary data is prohibited. https://e-qanun.az/framework/8882 Access to microdata by the Chairman of the State Statistical Committee It is regulated according to the "Rules for providing users with micro-data for research purposes" approved on 13.06.2011. http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/6/personal_info/micro_inf.pdf "How to work with personal data, how to protect their privacy" approved by the order of the State Statistical Committee No. 7/02s dated February 19, 2014 needed?" There is a manual called. http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/6/personal_info/personal_information.pdf Protection of the confidentiality of primary (personal) data is reflected in the policy document of the State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the field of protection of confidential statistical data. http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/2/quality/az/mexfilik.pdf 
7.2 Confidentiality - data treatment Offering official statistics that reflects or discloses confidential information is not permitted by users. The summary (generalized) information permitted to disclose should contain at least three statistical information and, as a consequence, the share of any of the statistical units should not exceed 85%.
8 1 Release policy
8.1 Release calendar It is carried out on the basis of statistical data and the approved spreadsheet.
8.2 Release calendar access The broadcasting calendar is posted on the Committee's website on the Electronic Services section. The entry is open to all users and is not subject to any restrictions. http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/6/calendar_y/
8.3 User access One of the important directions of the Statistical Committee's work is the effective dissemination of the results of the statistical activities and was further clarified in the document "Policy on the dissemination of official statistics data", approved by the Decree # 8 / 02s of the State Statistical Committee dated 19.02.2014 (http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/6/dissemination_policy/DissPolicy_az_2014.pdf).
9 1 Frequency of dissemination
10 1 Accessibility and clarity
10.1 News release Both the paper and the electronic version of the form of the spread.
10.2 Publications It is reflected in the publications of the State Statistics Committee
10.3 On-line database https://www.stat.gov.az/source/demoqraphy/ 
10.4 Micro-data access Access to micro-data is prohibited. Only preliminary information can be used in accordance with the "Rules for issuing micro-data to users for use in research purposes" approved by the Chairman of the State Statistical Committee only on 13.06.2011.
10.5 Other Access to data is provided for all users at the same time. Data is free for all users. Users' requests are answered in electronic and written form.
10.6 Documentation on methodology Specific weight of children under five years of age whose birth is registered by official authorities "According to the record of the birth certificate"
10.7 Quality documentation Publication of published and disseminated official statistical data Errors correcting rules General model of statistical business process (Azerbaijan version, third edition) Quality Assessment Reporting Standards and Recommendations The quality assurance reports (SISM 2.0) and its quality assurance reports (ESQRS 2.0 ) and structure of metadata (ESMS 2.0)
11 1 Quality management
11.1 Quality assurance The State Statistical Committee implements the quality management system in accordance with the international standard ISO 9001. In 2013 the external audit of the quality management system was conducted in the State Statistical Committee, and in August of the same year for the first time ISO 9001:2008 international certificate of conformity was obtained in the direction of "Production and dissemination of official statistical data". After a major change of the international standard in 2015, all documents of the quality management system were redesigned in accordance with the requirements of the international standard ISO 9001:2015. According to the results of certification audit conducted on March 09-10, 2017, the apparatus of The State Statistical Committee and 13 local statistical offices where QMS is applied, and then the apparatus of the State Statistics Committee according to the results of recertification audit conducted on March 02-06, 2020 and another 17 local statistical offices where QMS is applied, then according to the results of recertification audit conducted on February 13-17, 2023, the apparatus of the State Statistics Committee and 45 local statistical offices where QMS "Production and dissemination of official statistical data" is applied, have received the international certificate of conformity 9001:2015 in the direction of "Production and dissemination of official statistics". http://stat.gov.az/menu/2/quality/en/sertifikat_ISO_9001_2015.pdf  Seminars on QMS are organized for the staff of the structural units and local statistical bodies at least once a year. In 2010 and 2017, Global Assessments of the National Statistical System of the Republic of Azerbaijan were conducted by the European Statistical Office (Eurostat), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). In line with the recommendations of experts, improvement activities in this area are being carried out.
11.2 Quality assessment On the basis of the “Audit Program” approved annually, internal audits are carried out in the departments of the Office and in the local statistical bodies where the GIS is applied. Audit teams are formed to conduct audits and an individual audit plan is approved for each structural unit. The audit team conducts inspections in accordance with the audit plan. Internal monitoring of quality aspects in the State Statistics Committee is carried out in a centralized manner by the authorized structural unit (Quality Management and Metadata Department) and an annual “Analysis by Management” document is prepared and submitted to the management based on the results of audits. The members of the audit team (auditors) are instructed before each audit by the auditor general, as well as through seminars organized at least once a year. The activity of the State Statistics Committee is “Quality management systems. Requirements ”ISO 9001: 2015 is one of the strongest strengths. Increased workload due to incomplete transition to electronic documentation and parallel paperwork, late adaptation of staff (employees) to the requirements of the new standards are the weakest weaknesses. 
12 1 Relevance
12.1 User needs Once a year, meetings with users on the population and gender statistics are held and their needs are estimated. Any request for non-satisfaction of the user's needs is evaluated operatively and if the information is up-to-date, the relevant information will be collected from the following years by adding to the official statistical report.
12.2 User satisfaction

Users go to the official website www.stat.gov.az and answer questions about the use of the main areas of statistics in the section "Request for statistical information to users". The results of this online survey are available at https://www.stat.gov.az/source/others/sorqu-yekun-2025-ARAYI%C5%9E.pdf.


12.3 Completeness The information is full and no questions have been raised for any period or field.
13 1 Accuracy and reliability
13.1 Overall accuracy No such assessment has been made
13.2 Sampling error There is no qualifying error as the information is generated as a result of general observation
13.3 Non-sampling error

Non-sampling error is carried out in accordance with the "Rules for classification and elimination of errors in the reporting data" approved by the decision of the State Statistics Committee No. 9/3 dated October 30, 2019. https://www.stat.gov.az/menu/2/quality/az/00_5.pdf 

14 1 Timeliness and punctuality
14.1 Timeliness State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan accordingly "Statistical Work Program".
14.2 Punctuality "Statistical Work Program". Delays in the broadcast schedule and schedule have not been observed.
15 1 Coherence and comparability
15.1 Comparability - geographical It geographically covers the economic and administrative regions and cities of the country.
15.2 Comparability - over time Starting from 2010, dynamic sequences are given continuously and no breaks are expected.
15.3 Coherence - cross domain Cross-sectoral compatibility is not possible, as other sector statistics are not accumulated by departments
15.4 Coherence - internal There may also be slight differences between initial and final information.
16 1 Cost and burden Every year, the composition of all reports on population and gender statistics is revised to reduce the burden on respondents. Thus, the official statistical observation form No. 1 on "Registration of births and infant mortality in households", the official statistical reporting form No. 1-STM "Population number, natural and migration flows" in 2012 reduce the burden on respondents was canceled by the decision of the State Statistical Committee on June 27, 2012 and revised the official statistical report form 1-STM and a number of amendments were approved and approved in the form of statistical tables.
17 1 Data revision
17.1 Data revision - policy Data clarification policy is carried out according to the "Regulation on Review of Information on Key Statistical Data," approved by Order number 60 / t of the State Statistics Committee dated 10.05.2016. This document is available to the public and posted on the Committee's website in the Statistical Publications section. http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/6/information_regulations/reg_05_2016.pdf.
17.2 Data revision - practice After preliminary information is received, definitions are made and final information is received. There is a slight difference between the initial information and the final data.
18 1 Statistical processing
18.1 Source data "According to the birth certificate"
18.2 Frequency of data collection annually
18.3 Data collection Evaluation
18.4 Data validation The process of monitoring the results of data compilation and ensuring the quality of statistical results is carried out.
18.5 Data compilation No data compilation.
18.6 Adjustment Seasonal adjustments are made and this is done in accordance with the methodological materials for the "Seasonal adjustments and the use of Demetra program" approved by the Decision number 30/14 dated 25 July 2011 of the State Statistical Committee.
19 1 Comment No additional comments.