Chad Civil Registration

Offices to Contact
The country lacks centralized archives of civil registration information. As a result, civil registration records are scattered across the country in thousands of bureaus.

Minister of Territorial Administration and Local Governance (MATGL), Director of Political Affairs and Civil Registration (DAPEC), Municipal mayors of the communes and of the borough, Presidents of rural councils, Officers of the army, Ambassadors and consuls in diplomatic representations in Chad and abroad, Deputies and alternates designated by the holders in writing

Historical Background
In 2002, Chad created a national ID database with birth information. Civil registration in Chad dates back to 1961.

Coverage and Compliance
Only about 15.7% of babies are registered within 30 days of their births.

Births

 * Name of child
 * Date of birth
 * Date of registration
 * Place of birth
 * Place of declaration
 * Gender
 * Mother's date of birth or age
 * Mother's place/country of birth
 * Mother's occupation
 * Mother's domicile
 * Father's date of birth or age
 * Father's occupation
 * Father's domicile

Marriages

 * Date of birth (or age) of the bride
 * Usual place of residence of the bride
 * Date of birth (or age) of the groom
 * Occupation and domicile of each spouse
 * Numbers of CINs of spouses
 * Names of the parents of bride and groom
 * Date of marriage
 * Place of marriage
 * Place of registration
 * Date of registration
 * Matrimonial regime
 * Dispensations of age
 * Names and numbers of CINs of the witnesses
 * Mention of the payment of the dowry

Deaths

 * Name of deceased
 * Gender
 * Date of birth or age
 * Place of usual residence
 * Date of death
 * Date of registration
 * Place of death
 * Place of registration
 * Cause of death
 * Certifier
 * Place of occurrence type (hospital, domicile, etc.)