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Mexico National Health Information System Birth Certificates Standard Database 2008

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Nacimientos Occurridos (Certificado de Nacimiento)
Provider 
Secretariat of Health (Mexico)
Microdata access: Download
Geography 
Mexico (MEX)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2008 - 12/2008
Series or system 
Mexico Births Information Subsystem (SINAC)
Data type
Vital registration:
  • Subnationally representative
Summary 

This dataset is representative of all birth certificates received by the Ministry of Health for 2008. Variables included in the microdata are: sex of child, birth order, number of surviving children, ages of mother and father, marital status, date of birth, place of birth, and place of residence.

The Ministry of Health also offers microdata on registered births from 1985 to the present. In addition, the National Insititute of Statistics, Geography and Informatics (INEGI) provides microdata on birth registration in a different format.

Keywords 
Birth certificates, Birth place, Education, Fertility, Gestational age, Infant mortality, Live births, Marital status, Multiple births, Place of delivery, Preterm birth, Skilled birth attendants, Vital statistics
GHDx Entry last modified on: Jan 7, 2022