The completeness of birth registration in South Africa

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World Data Atlas Topics Demographics Completeness of Birth Registration

Though South Africa completeness of birth registration fluctuated substantially in recent years, it tended to increase through 2006 - 2017 period ending at 88.6 % in 2017.

The completeness of birth registration in Africa
Algeria	99.6 % in 2013	WB
Djibouti	91.7 % in 2006	WB
Botswana	87.5 % in 2017	WB
Burundi	83.5 % in 2017	WB
Togo	82.9 % in 2017	WB
Sierra Leone	81.1 % in 2017	WB
Senegal	77.4 % in 2017	WB
Nigeria	47 % in 2017	WB
Zimbabwe	38 % in 2017	WB

Fertility indicators in South Africa
Adolescent	63.71 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 in 2017	WB
Births	96.7 % in 2016	WB
Crude Birth Rate	20.64 per 1,000 people in 2017	WB
Fertility Rate	2.33 births per woman in 2017	WB
Wanted Fertility Rate	2 births per woman in 2016	WB

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