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Approximately half of all deaths in the world go unrecorded and the births of 1 in 4 children under age five have never been recorded. Governments need accurate, up to date information on when and where births and deaths occur, and the causes of those deaths, to ensure the availability and quality of public health data and to be able to design effective public health policies, deploy resources and measure impact.

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