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Health Sector Statistics
Registered Births by Marital Status of the Mother, 2017 – 2021

Marital Status 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Married 86.4 85.4 87.3 86.9 85.9

Single 12 13.5 11.9 12.2 13.5
Divorced 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Widowed 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.1
Unknown/Not Stated 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.4
Total (Percent) 100 100 100 100 100

Source: Civil Registration Services
Death Registration

Table below shows the registration of deaths by place of occurrence for the period 2017 to 2021.The place of oc-
currence is a proxy indicator of the type of registration assistant who notified the occurrence of the death. In 2021,
most deaths were registered from health facilities (52.5 %) compared to the community (47.5%). There was a slight
decline in the proportion of registered deaths in health facilities from 53.6 per cent in 2020 to 52.5 per cent in 2021.
The proportion of registered deaths from community however increased from 46.4 per cent in 2020 to 47.5 per cent
in 2021. The increase could be attributed to the Rapid Mortality Surveillance conducted in 2021.

Registered Deaths by place of Occurrence, 2017-2021
Year Health Facility Community 1 Total (Number)

Number Proportion Number Proportion
2017 101,441 53.1 89,436 46.9 190,877
2018 113,291 58.8 78,728 41.0 192,019
2019 109,480 57.2 82,015 42.8 191,495
2020 99,355 53.6 86,030 46.4 185,385
2021 121,727 52.5 110,217 47.5 231,944
Source: Civil Registration Services

Table below shows registered deaths by sex for the period, 2017 to 2021. Male death registration increased from
104,832 in 2020 to 131,599 in 2021 while female death registration rose from 80,553 in 2020 to 100,345 in 2021.
The registered male deaths accounted for 56.7 per cent of the total deaths registered in 2021.

Registered Deaths by Sex 2017-2021
Year Male Female Total (Number) Sex Ratio (Males Per 100 Females)
Number Proportion Number Proportion
2017 105,278 55.2 85,599 44.8 190,877 123

2018 106,318 55.4 85,701 44.6 192,019 124

2019 106,315 55.5 85,180 44.5 191,495 125

2020 104,832 56.5 80,553 43.5 185,385 130

2021 131,599 56.7 100,345 43.3 231,944 131

Source: Civil Registration Services

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