Table 1 Birth registration rates, reasons for non-registrations, and registration process
From: Obstacles to birth registration in Niger: estimates from a recent household survey
| Â | Rural | Urban | All |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Birth registration rate (%) | ||
Birth registration | 47.7 | 83.7 | 52.8 |
Not registered | 52.3 | 16.3 | 47.2 |
| Â | Reasons for non-registration (%) | ||
Lack of availability | 23.2 | 8.7 | 22.6 |
Remoteness | 27.9 | 19.6 | 27.5 |
Lack of knowledge | 29.9 | 30.3 | 29.9 |
No utility | 14.3 | 29.5 | 15.0 |
Costs | 4.8 | 11.9 | 5.0 |
All | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Â | Time taken for birth registration (%) | ||
Less than 1 month | 89.8 | 90.8 | 90.0 |
1 month | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
2 months | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
3 months | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
More than 3 months | 3.2 | 1.8 | 2.9 |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Â | Deadline for withdrawal of birth certificate (%) | ||
Less than 1 month | 36.9 | 33.9 | 36.2 |
1 month | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.4 |
2 months | 6.4 | 8.6 | 6.9 |
3 months | 4.6 | 12.4 | 6.4 |
More than 3 months | 5.4 | 9.9 | 6.4 |
Do not know | 37.3 | 25.7 | 34.7 |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Â | Costs of birth registration (% or FCFA) | ||
00 FCFA | 58.8 | 75.9 | 62.6 |
[0–200] | 17.7 | 3.3 | 14.5 |
[200–500] | 12.0 | 5.0 | 10.5 |
[500–1000] | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.9 |
More than 1000 | 3.6 | 9.4 | 4.9 |
Do not know | 2.0 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Mean | FCFA 234.9 | FCFA 334.1 | FCFA 257.6 |