What is covered in this report?
        The report presents:  
        (i)proposed structure, and 
        (ii)annotated outline for Chapter I of 
        the Principles and Recommendations 
        for a Vital Statistics System, Rev 3 
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       Proposed structure of Chapter I: 
       Definition and uses of vital statistics
           –Definition of vital statistics 
           –Definitions of vital events 
           –Uses of vital statistics
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        What are the changes from the last 
        revision?
     •
      The list and definitions of VE remain the same 
     •
       In the P&R for a Vital Statistics System -  Rev 2, the 
     uses of VS obtained from different sources were not 
     organized for easy reading and reference. 
     Proposal: a section on uses of vital statistics  
        – structured by the different uses of vital 
          statistics
        – providing elaborated and comprehensive 
          explanations on the uses of VS
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      Definition of vital statistics
      Vital statistics is defined as a 
      collection of statistics on vital events 
      in a lifetime of a person as well as 
      relevant characteristics of the 
      events themselves and of the person 
      and persons concerned. 
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     Vital events
     For vital statistics purpose, the vital 
     events of interest are: 
     -
      live births, adoptions, legitimations,   
     recognitions;
     -
      deaths and foetal deaths; and
     -
      marriages, divorces, separations and 
     annulments of marriage.
     Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System, Revision 2, para 57
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