The 2009 African Statistics Day
The African Statistics Day (ASD) is celebrated every year on the 18th of November. This event was initiated in 1990 by the Subsidiary Body of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the Joint African Conference of Planners, Statisticians, and Demographers.
The day is celebrated each year in order to increase awareness about the important role statistics play in all aspects of social and economic development of in Africa.
The 2009 celebration is devoted to raising awareness on Strengthening Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems in Support of National Development and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Africa.
Civil Registration and Vital Statistics systems encompasses live birth, death, foetal death, marriage, divorce, annulment of marriage, judicial separation of marriage, adoption, legitimization and recognition. Birth, death, marriage and divorce events comprise the priority vital events required by countries and such statistics should be produced in a continuous and permanent basis.
It is therefore; apparent that lack of complete Civil Registration and Vital Statistics systems have serious consequences to a country’s national and sectoral development planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation undertakings as well as regional and international developmental agendas, including the MDGs.
This year’s ASD theme is timely as it aims to take Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems as one important pillar in the strategy to change the statistical landscape in Africa in order to meet the statistical challenges of the 21st century.
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) wishes success to the activities undertaken to commemorate the African Statistics Day.
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