Nigeria: birth registration, by wealth quintile

In 2018, the percentage of children whose births were registered was significantly higher among households with a high economic status. More specifically, the births of about 75 percent of children born in wealthy households were registered with the civil authorities.

Birth registration rate of children under age 5 in Nigeria in 2018, by wealth quintile

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Release date

October 2019

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Region

Nigeria

Survey time period

2018

Number of respondents

31,785 respondents

Special properties

children

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: "In addition to standard background characteristics, most of the results in the survey reports are shown by wealth quintiles, an indicator of the economic status of households. Although surveys under The DHS Program do not collect data on consumption or income, they do collect detailed information on dwelling and household characteristics and access to a variety of consumer goods and services, and assets, which together are used as a measure of economic status.

The resulting wealth index is an indicator of the level of wealth that is consistent with expenditure and income measures. The wealth index is constructed using household asset data via principal components analysis."

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