Among countries with available data, progress in 1 in 3 (the majority in sub-Saharan Africa) will need to accelerate to achieve universal birth registration by 2030 FIGURE 22. Percentage of children under age 5 whose births are registered and average annual rate of change, in countries on track and not on track towards the SDG target 35 30 Average annual rate of change (%) 25 20 15 10 5 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 -5 -10 Percentage of children under age 5 whose births are registered Countries not on track Countries on track Note: This chart does not include those countries that have already met the target of universal birth registration and those for which there were insufficient data to assess trends. 28 Birth Registration for Every Child by 2030: Are we on track? 90 100