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Multilingual Demographic Dictionary, second unified edition, English volume
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Vital statistics 1 or registration statistics 1 are obtained by processing the registration record or a statistical report 2 established at the time of registration. Tabulations by place of residence 3 of the mother or of the decedent are often regarded as more useful for demographic purposes than tabulations by place of occurrence.
- 3. In many countries, the time of registration of a birth may be markedly later than the time of occurrence.
