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+|Country=Myanmar
+|Name=Myanmar
+|Type=Topic
+|Topic Type=Records
+|Records=Civil Registration
+|Rating=Acceptable
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-==How to Find the Records==
+==Resources==
 ===Offices to Contact===
-National Civil Registration Office, local police registry offices.
+National Civil Registration Office, local police registry offices
-==Historical Background==
+At the village level, data collection is the responsibility of the local workers of the General Administration Department, in collaboration with midwives. They work in close collaboration with the Department of Immigration for household listing.
-BMD returns were not formally organized until the arrival of the British in 1826, when they gained the territory of Tenasserim, bordering Siam. Civil Administration was initially centered at Prince of Wales Island, Penang.
+At the township level, a medical officer, under the Ministry of Health and Sport (MOHS), issue the certificates.
-In 1834 the province became part of Bengal, however military administration was based in Madras until the 1840's. Records relating to baptisms, marriages and burials in Tenasserim may therefore appear in Chaplain's Returns in the UK or Madras (for military events) or in Madras, Penang or Bengal returns during this period.
+At the national and sub-national levels, the gathering of vital events in a database is done by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) under the Ministry of Planning and Finance, which then publishes vital statistics.
-The only official returns were Anglican and RC until the 1850's, when the Government of India provided means for returns of minority religions such as the Baptists.
+Considering the complexity of such relations, coordination committees on Birth and Death Registration were formed at the national level, state/regional level, district level, township level, ward and village tract level. The national level committee is led by Deputy Minister for Immigration and Population.<ref name="UN">United Nations ESCAP, Get Everyone in the Picture, Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific, [https://getinthepicture.org/country/myanmar Myanmar], (accessed 21 July 2023).</ref>
-Records from the Myanmar National Archives show that Baptist marriages were not reported until November 1858.
+United Nations ESCAP<br>
+United Nations Building<br>
+Rajadamnern Nok Avenue<br>
+Bangkok 10200, Thailand<br>
-==Coverage and Compliance==
+Phone: +66 2 2882593
-Time period: 1852-present
+== Historical Background  ==
-Population coverage: Before 1960, 20%; after 1960, 70%.
+Birth, marriage, and death returns were organized in 1826 when the British gained the territory of Tenasserim, next to Siam. Civil Administration was first at Prince of Wales Island, Penang.
-==Information Recorded in the Records==
+In 1834 Myanmar became part of Bengal with military administration based in Madras until the 1840's. Records relating to baptisms, marriages and burials in Tenasserim may appear in Chaplain's Returns in the United Kingdom or Madras (for military events) or in Madras, Penang or Bengal during this period.
-===Births===
+Until the 1850's, the only official returns were Anglican and Roman Catholic when the Government of India provided means for returns of minority religions such as the Baptists.
+Records from the Myanmar National Archives show that Baptist marriages were not reported until November 1858.
+=== Coverage and Compliance  ===
+Records may exist beginning in 1852 and cover about 20% before 1960; after 1960, 70%.
+The registration of births and deaths in Myanmar started in 1907. The system was gradually improved in order to reach all the areas to register the vital events.<ref name="UN" />
+=== Information Recorded in the Records ==
+The following information may be found in these records:<BR>
+'''Births'''
+{{columns-list|2|
 *Child’s name
 *Birth date and place
 *Parents’ names, residence, and occupation
 *Witnesses’ ages, relationships, residences
+}}
-===Marriages===
+'''Marriages'''
+{{columns-list|2|
 *Bride and groom names
 *Ages
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 *Witnesses' names
 *Names of former spouses
+}}
-===Divorces===
+'''Divorces'''
+{{columns-list|2|
 *Names
 *Ages
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 *Occupations
 *Residences
+}}
-Often listed on the back of the marriage register.
+'''Deaths'''
+{{columns-list|2|
-===Deaths===
+*Name of deceased
+*Age
-Name of deceased, age, death date and place, occupation, name of surviving spouse, informant’s name and residence, cause of death, sometimes birth date and place, parents’ names, children’s names
+*Death date and place
+*Occupation
-==References==
+*Name of surviving spouse, if applicable
+*Informant’s name and residence
+*Cause of death
+*Birth date and place
+*Parents’ names
+*Children’s names
+}}
-Reliability:  Excellent.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Myanmar,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2001.</ref>
 == References ==
 {{reflist}}
 [[Category:Myanmar]]