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SITUATION ANAlySIS of ChIldreN in UgANdASTATISTICAl ABSTrACTTHe RiGHT TOpROTeCTiOnBiRTH ReGiSTRATiOnThree in every 10 children aged under five had been registeredat the time of the 2011 UDHS. Following the introduction of theMobile Vital Registration System (MRVS), the rate has doubledand was estimated at six in every 10 children in December 2014.Children from households based in urban areas and the highest wealth quintile aremore likely to be registered.In Karamoja, West Nile and South-West regions, fewer than one in every fiveunder-fives are registered.Other regions have much higher rates, with Kampala and Central 1 having thehighest.de jure childreN uNder age five whose births are registered with thecivil authorities, accordiNg to backgrouNd characteristicsSource UBOS and ICF International, 2012174

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