BIRTH AND DEATH REGISTRATION

The Birth and Death Registry exists to provide Accurate, Reliable and Essential Information on all births and deaths occurring in the country for Socio-Economic Development and Planning of the country through their registration and certification.

• One-on-one interaction between the child’s parent and registration officer
• Officer requests for Childs’s primary birth record (weighing card/ baptismal certificate)
• Officer completes a Birth Registration Form (Form A)
• Officer enters child’s birth record into the Register of Births
• Officer issues Birth Certificate (Form R) to the child’s parent instantly

• One-on-one interaction between the deceased’s relative and the Registration Officer
• Officer requests for deceased’s primary death record (Medical certificate of cause of death / Coroner’s report)
• Officer completes a Death Registration Form (Form B)
• Officer enters deceased’s death record into the Register of Deaths
• Officer issues Burial Permit / Death Certificate to the deceased relative instantly

Duration of Issuance of Certified Copy of Death : 10 working days