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August 22, 2025Sri Lanka Journal of Social SciencesOpen Access

Who Gets Counted: A Decomposition Analysis of Provincial Disparities in Birth Registration in Pakistan

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MBMuhammad U. ButtAAAyeisha AsimHSHashim Shahbaz

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Decomposition analysis reveals significant disparities in birth registration across provinces, highlighting key factors.

Key Points

  • Only 42.54% of children under five in Pakistan are officially registered, indicating a critical gap in birth registration.
  • Wealth status and mother's education contribute 95.23% to the disparity in birth registration in Punjab-Sindh, emphasizing its importance.
  • Using Fairlie decomposition analysis, this study examined data from 8,638 children to understand driving factors behind registration inequalities.
  • The findings show that different factors cause disparities in birth registration, calling for targeted interventions to address these issues.

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Butt et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af5d5dad7bf08b1eae063bhttps://doi.org/10.4038/sljss.v48i01.9480
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