This animated video explains why well-functioning civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems are important for ensuring legal identity for all and achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Recording vital life events such as birth, marriage, divorce, and death provides governments with a complete data set of their population. CRVS systems lead to better legal protections for all, ensuring each person can participate fully in society. Choosing to invest in well-functioning CRVS systems today will lead to a better world for tomorrow.

Developed by Data2X and the Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems, this video aims to raise awareness of the power of CRVS systems as a pathway to a proper legal identity for all. Strong CRVS systems are essential for delivering on the Beijing Platform and the Sustainable Development Goals.

Housed at IDRC, the Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems recognizes the value of legal identity documents for women’s empowerment, and for facilitating access to social benefits and protections. It is also recognized that achieving gender equality mandates reliable, real-time data. Vital statistics data is disaggregated by sex, geographic location, and other locally relevant characteristics to guide development policies and programs. CRVS systems are particularly important for meeting the needs of vulnerable and hard-to-reach populations.

Want to learn more?
• Read our blog: Four ways CRVS systems can support the UN Sustainable Development Goals
• Read the article: The case for data: How CRVS systems can help improve gender equity (available in English only)


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The Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems is a global knowledge hub on civil registration and vital statistics systems that develops and shares knowledge, tools, standards, and good practice. It also supports research and offers technical assistance and capacity building support globally.

You can search over 120 curated, open-access resources via the online library, and have access to technical advice through the Directory of Experts – a group of 115+ specialists in the field.

Housed at IDRC, the Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems is funded by IDRC and Global Affairs Canada. It supports the work of the Global Financing Facility and has set out to inspire global commitment to integrating gender analysis across activities that strengthen CRVS systems.

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