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Online Collections

1908-1928 Civil registration (Marriages), Angola, 1908-1928
1901-1928 Civil registration (Marriage indexes and registers), Angola (various locales), 1901-1928

Offices to Contact

Instituto Nacional de Estatística] (National Institute of Statistics, Angola)

PO Box: 1215- Luanda, Angola
Address: Avenida Ho-Chi-Minh, Luanda, Angola
E-mail: geral@ine.gov.ao
Telephone: +244 226 420 730 Website
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Historical Background

The National Institute of Statistics (Angola) / Instituto Nacional de Estatística was founded in 1983.

Coverage and Compliance

"Legal age for marriage 18 years for both sexes; Exemptions: Boys may be allowed to marry at age 16 and girls at age 15, when considering the circumstances of the case and taking into account the interests of minors, whether marriage is the best solution (Family Code, article 24)."^[2]

Information Recorded in the Records

Births

Regarding the child:

Name
Sex
Date of birth
Date of registration
Place of occurrence
Place of registration
Type of birth (single, twin, triplet and so forth)
Attendant at birth
Type of place of occurrence (hospital, home, etc.)

Regarding the mother:

Place of usual residence
Occupation

Regarding the father:

Place of usual residence
Occupation^[2]

Marriages

Regarding the spouses:

Date of birth or age of bride
Place of usual residence of bride
Date of birth or age of groom
Place of usual residence of groom
Occupation of the spouses

Regarding the marriage:

Date of occurrence
Date of registration
Place of occurrence
Place of registration^[2]

Deaths

Regarding the deceased:

Name
Sex
Date of birth or age
Place of usual residence
Marital status

Regarding the death:

Date of death
Date of registration
Place of occurrence
Place of registration
Cause of death
Cemetery

Information collected in case of fetal death:

Date of occurrence of fetal delivery
Date of registration
Place of occurrence
Place of registration
Sex of the fetus
Duration of pregnancy (in months/weeks)^[2]

References

↑ DevelopmentAid, National Institute of Statistics (Angola) / Instituto Nacional de Estatística, accessed 31 March 2020
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, UNICEF Data for Angola, accessed 31 March 2020. "Data sources: Information on civil registration systems was compiled over a period from December 2016 to November 2017 using the existing relevant legal frameworks and in consultation with CRVS experts, officials within the relevant national institutions, and UNICEF country offices. All reasonable precautions have been taken by UNICEF to verify this country profile; updates will be made to reflect changes in policy and implementation and/or new information."

[1] DevelopmentAid, National Institute of Statistics (Angola) / Instituto Nacional de Estatística, accessed 31 March 2020

[Unicef_Angola-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, UNICEF Data for Angola, accessed 31 March 2020. "Data sources: Information on civil registration systems was compiled over a period from December 2016 to November 2017 using the existing relevant legal frameworks and in consultation with CRVS experts, officials within the relevant national institutions, and UNICEF country offices. All reasonable precautions have been taken by UNICEF to verify this country profile; updates will be made to reflect changes in policy and implementation and/or new information."

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