Definition: Timeliness in registration

Category: Social statistics

This element of a vital event report is determined by the difference between the date of the event and the date of its registration when compared to the interval specified by legislation. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/SeriesF_84_EN.pdf
Source:
United Nations, "Handbook on Training in Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems", Studies in Methods, Series F, No. 84, New York, 2002
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