Vital Statistics Dont get confused with biostatistics Overview

Vital Statistics

Don’t get confused with biostatistics

Overview • • Statistics History Vital Events Vital Statistics Rate Ratio Proportion Advantages of vital statistics

Statistics “Study of collection, organization, analysis and interpretation of data” It is also stated as “collection of quantitative data” Statistics is used in various disciplines such as psychology, business, physical and social sciences, humanities, government and manufacturing

Pakistan Population Trends 1955 -2018 4, 500, 000 250, 000 4, 000 200, 000 3, 500, 000 3, 000 2, 500, 000 Population Yealy Change 150, 000 2, 000 100, 000 1, 500, 000 1, 000, 000 500, 000 0 0 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2016 2017 2018 Yearly Change Population

History of Vital Statistics • In England Wales Parochial Registrations began in 1538 • Oldest Systems of Vital Registration are found in Scandinavian countries • Registration law for Massachusetts in 1639 • In 1903 Congress passed a law for unified system of registration

Births Divorces Vital Events Marriages Deaths

Vital Statistics “Vital Statistics is defined as the branch of biometry which deals with the data and law of human mortality, morbidity and demography” Vital events or vital records, are an important source of demographic data To record vital events from which vital statistics generated one may require • Marriage Certificate • Certificate of Live Birth • Certificate of Death

Important Vital statistics of Pakistan Total Population of Pakistan 200. 81 Million • Fertility rate in Pakistan is 2. 62* • Infant mortality rate of Pakistan is 52. 1 deaths/1, 000 live births* • Maternal mortality rate 178 deaths/100, 000 live births • Crude birth rate of Pakistan is 21. 9 births/1, 000 populations* • Crude death rate of Pakistan is 6. 3 deaths/1, 000 populations* • *Pakistan demographics profile, CIA world factbook

Births Statistics of Pakistan 50 42 43 43. 5 43. 2 42. 8 42. 9 42. 6 4500000 42. 1 38. 2 40 34. 4 35 3500000 28. 9 30 CBR 4000000 28. 1 3000000 25 2500000 20 2000000 15 1500000 10 1000000 5 500000 0 0 1950 -1955 -1960 -1965 -1970 -1975 -1980 -1985 -1990 -1995 -2000 -2005 -2010 CBR Live Births/Year 45 5000000

Rate, Ratio & Proportion Rate: – A rate is a measure of the frequency with which an event occurs in a defined population in a defined time – It has a time dimension • Example: (No. of infants death in 1 year/ Total No. of live births in year)X 1000 Ratio: – Ratios are simply expressions of one measure relative to another OR – The value obtained by dividing one quantity by another

Rate, Ratio & Proportion Ratio: • Example: 20 male students, 40 female students what is the ratio? Proportion: – A proportion is a type of ratio that relates a part to a whole H 1 N 1 Infectivity • Example: 43 76 Died what is the proportion who lived? Survived

Rate, Ratio & Proportion Is the numerator included in denominator? Yes No Is the time included in denominator? Yes No Rate Proportion Ratio

Advantages of vital statistics • Vital statistics are of much importance for the people and nation 1. For Individual 2. For Legal Use 3. Health and Family Planning Programs 4. Study of social Conditions 5. For Administrators and Planners 6. For the Nation/Country