In law, the government is mandated to maintain death and birth registries and must provide citizens with certification upon request.

In law, the government is mandated to maintain death and birth registries and must provide citizens with certification upon request.
A YES score is earned where there are government institutions mandated to maintain death and birth registries, and to provide citizens with the corresponding certification upon request. It is understood that death certificates may only be issued to family members.

A NO score is earned where the two conditions described above are not met.

For variable descriptions, please refer to: https://www.africaintegrityindicators.org/data.
For the methodology, please refer to: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e971d408be44753edfb976c/t/60a55f343d36117866628867/1621450563745/AII10+-+Methodology.docx+%281%29.pdf.