The Unnamed
Gaps in the vital registration record
Not every birth is registered. Not every death is counted. These are the countries where the gap between the living and the recorded is widest. Each percentage point represents thousands of people who exist without a name in any official record.
No todos los nacimientos se registran. No todas las muertes se cuentan. Estos son los países donde la brecha entre los vivos y los registrados es más amplia. Cada punto porcentual representa miles de personas que existen sin un nombre en ningún registro oficial.
Somalia registered 3% of births in 2022. Approximately 727,500 people have no name in any record.
Somalia registered 3% of births in 2022. Approximately 727,500 people have no name in any record.
Chad registered 6% of deaths in 2022. Approximately 216,200 people have no name in any record.
Chad registered 6% of deaths in 2022. Approximately 216,200 people have no name in any record.
South Sudan registered 11% of births in 2022. Approximately 373,800 people have no name in any record.
South Sudan registered 11% of births in 2022. Approximately 373,800 people have no name in any record.
Niger registered 14% of births in 2022. Approximately 946,000 people have no name in any record.
Niger registered 14% of births in 2022. Approximately 946,000 people have no name in any record.
Democratic Republic of Congo registered 24% of births in 2022. Approximately 2,888,000 people have no name in any record.
Democratic Republic of Congo registered 24% of births in 2022. Approximately 2,888,000 people have no name in any record.
Mali registered 25% of births in 2022. Approximately 675,000 people have no name in any record.
Mali registered 25% of births in 2022. Approximately 675,000 people have no name in any record.