Tanzania HIV/AIDS and Malaria Indicator Survey ... - Measure DHS

The 2007-08 THMIS included aquestion for all women who had givenbirth in the five years preceding the survey,regarding whether their most recentbirth had been registered with the civilauthorities. Survey results show thatregistration of children in MainlandTanzania is low. Only 20 percent ofchildren under five years are registeredand of these, only 6 percent have a birthcertificate. In Zanzibar, 90 percent ofchildren under five years are registeredand 67 percent have a birth certificate.Registration of children under age twoyears is slightly higher (23 percent) thanthat of children age two to four years(21 percent). These figures indicate thatlittle progress has been made towardsincreasing the proportion of births thatare registered. There are substantial differentialsin birth registration by residence,region, and wealth quintile.In the Mainland, registration ismost complete in Dar es Salaam City(77 percent) followed by other urbanareas (35 percent). Only 15 percent ofbirths in rural areas in the Mainland areregistered. Across regions in the Mainland,the highest registration rates are inDar es Salaam (75 percent), Kilimanjaro(50 percent), and Tanga (44 percent).Regions with lowest registration ratesare Tabora (4 percent), Manyara (5percent) and Kigoma (6 percent). InZanzibar, birth registration is 90 percentoverall, ranging from 86 percent inPemba to 93 percent in Unguja.Table 2.10 Birth registration of children under age fivePercentage of de jure children under five years of age whose births areregistered with the civil authorities, according to backgroundcharacteristics, Tanzania HMIS 2007-08BackgroundcharacteristicPercentage of children whose birthsare registeredDid notHad birth have birth Totalcertificate certificate registeredNumber ofchildrenAge