When a death event occurs, it should be recorded in the Civil Registry of the deceased, and we distinguish between several cases:
First – death in normal circumstances:
- A death certificate must be organized from the Mayor signed by two witnesses
- Obtaining a medical report clarifying the cause of death
- These documents are presented with the Identity Card and the Family Record Book to the Department of Civil Affairs – Mortality Section
Second – Registration of deaths caused by accidents:
- A death certificate is issued by the hospital and a copy of the police report is attached
- The transaction is presented to the Civil Registry Secretary
Third – Registration of deaths of those who are born dead:
- The deaths of the stillborn children are recorded on the basis of a certificate given by the doctor or midwife only, and the phrase (a non-live birth) is mentioned in the certificate
- The death certificate is registered in the Vital Statistics Register only at the Civil Registry Secretariat
Fourth – Deaths that occur outside Syria:
- A death certificate must be obtained from the doctor or hospital where he or she died, documented from Civil Affairs in that country
- Then the death is registered at the Syrian embassy, and the Syrian consul sends the death statement to the Ministry of Interior
- The Ministry of Interior sends the death certificate to the civil registrar to whom the deceased belongs, to record this on his or her record
