Generating reliable and timely vital statistics is a fundamental responsibility of the National Statistical

Office (NSO) of any country in the world. I am happy to know that the final report of the Sample Vital

Registration System 2023 is going to be published. Sample Vital Registration System (SVRS) is a

regular surveillance system of BBS which is being implemented under the Sample Vital Registration

System (SVRS) in Digital Platform Project to meet the intercensal data needs for demographic

indicators and vital statistics. These data are generated through two well recognized methods. The

first one is Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) and the second one is the Sample Vital

Registration System (SVRS) in absence of an effective and complete Civil Registration and Vital

Statistics (CRVS). Bangladesh is following the second method. To meet the data requirements of the

policymakers and different users it will provide a wide range of important indicators, including Annual

Natural Growth Rate (NGR), Crude Birth Rate (CBR), Crude Death Rate (CDR), Total Fertility Rate

(TFR), Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), Under Five Mortality Rate (U5MR), Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR)

etc. for a wide range of users.