1. CHALLENGES FACED BY COUNTRIES TO FULFILL THE INTERNATIONAL COLLECTION OF VITAL STATISTICS DEMOGRAPHIC YEARBOOK (Session 14)
Presentation to the Workshop on the Operation of Civil Registration, Vital Statistics and Identity Management System and the Production of Vital Statistics Reports of the Eastern Mediterranean Region Countries March 2018, Tunis, Tunisia
SAMEER HADI
Director of Population & Labor Force Statistics Department
Central Statistical Organization (CSO) IRAQ

2. Challenges: 1. Coverage of data:-
Every year the questionnaire asked about the coverage of data (from a to n) which is the same in our data from year to year.
2. Method of estimation:-
2.1 Total population
Base Data:- there is a huge confusing in filing the questionnaire.
Method of time adjustment :- there is a huge confusing in filing the questionnaire.

3. Challenges: 2.2 Population by age and sex
Adjustments in base:- each of the three methods has a difficulty to use.
Method of time adjustment :- each of the three methods has a difficulty to use.
Disposition of unknown age:- it’s not very clear to answer.
2.3 Urban and rural population, and the population of cities
it’s not very clear to answer.

4. Challenges:
Tables
Tables 1a, 1b, 1c & 1d are include a lot of reasons of admission which is difficult to complete.(MF)
Tables 4a, 4a1, 4b & 4b1 are not available all the time which it need a Census or continuous registration.(PE18)
Tables from 1.2 to 1.8 are difficult to collect annually because of uncompleted Vital Statistics system.(VT18)

5. Challenges:
Tables
Tables from 2 to 11 are difficult to collect annually because of uncompleted Vital Statistics system.(VT18)
Tables from 12 to 20.1 are difficult to collect annually because of uncompleted Vital Statistics system.(VT18)
Tables from 21 to 26.1 are difficult to collect annually because of uncompleted registration system. (VT18)

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