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Urban Audit - Metadata

Live births
Deaths
Directorate "Demographic and Social Statistics"
Department "Population and Housing Fund Statistics"
Contact name: Elka Yakimova
Contact person job title: Head of Department
Contact mail address: 2, P. Volov Str., Sofia 1038
Contact phone number: +359 2 9857 606
 
Metadata last update: 27.06.2018
 
NumberConceptDescription
1Data descriptionBirths and deths are registered at the moment of occurrence and and the number is calculated as of 31.12 of the reference year.
2Classification usedUnified Classification of Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units (UCATTU)
3CoverageThe number of live births includes all children born alive in the reference year with an usual residence (present address) within the observed cities, their Larger Urban Zones and in the contry. The number of deaths includes all dead persons with usual residence (present address) within the observed cities, their Larger Urban Zones and the contry.
4Unit of measureNumber
5Reference period31 December of the reference year
6Time coverage2010-2016
7Release policyInformation is published annually according to the Release Calendar presenting the results of the statistical surveys carried out by the National Statistical Institute.
8Dissemination format• www.nsi.bg
9Methodological documents• Methodology for studying of births and deths;
• Compilation of variable definitions  - Eurostat
10Source dataInformation System "Demography"                    
Information on demographic events (births, deaths) is received from the National Civil Registration System.                                                                                                                           
11Frequency of data collectionMonthly
12Data collection methodExhaustively for all registered demographic events during the year. Computer files are received from the National Civil Registration System (administrative source).