How Much Does Death Certificates Cost In Ghana

A death certificate is either a legal document issued by a medical practitioner which states when a person died, or a document issued by a government civil registration office, that declares the date, location and cause of a person’s death, as entered in an official register of deaths.

How Much Does Death Certificates Cost In Ghana

It cost GH₵100.00 to apply for a ghanaian death certificate.

How Do I Register A Death Certificate?

The Municipal Health Officer shall examine the deceased and shall certify as to the cause of death and direct the registration of the death certificate to the Office of the Civil Registrar within the reglementary period of thirty (30) days.

Register A Death Between First Day to 12 Months

  1. Report a death to the nearest Registry Office in the locality where death occurred with any one of the following:
    1. Medical Certificate of cause of Death issued by a Medical Practitioner who was last in attendance.
    2. Coroners Certificate
  2. The Registration Assistant interviews Informant and completes Death Registration Report Form B.
  3. Sign Form B certifying information recorded is correct.
  4. The Registration Assistant enters information into the Register of Deaths and Informant signs appropriate column of the Register of Death.
  5. The Registration Assistant issues:
    1. Burial Permit where burial is in the district of death or
    2. Death Certificate (for a prescribed fee) where burial is outside the district where death occurred.
  6. Deliver Burial Permit to the Sexton/Manager of the cemetery where deceased is to be buried.
  7. In the case of Death Certificate, Informant delivers the certificate to the Registry Office nearest where deceased is to be buried for burial permit. This is then delivered to the Sexton/Manager of the cemetery for burial.

How Do I File A Late Registration For A Death Certificate?

Requirements for Delayed Registration of Report of Death

  1. Report of Death Form (ROD Form Rev. 01 24 April 2018)
  2. Death Certificate (original copy should be submitted to the DFA)
  3. Certificate of Sealing of Casket.
  4. Autopsy/Embalming Report.
  5. Photocopies of Passport of the deceased (data pages only)

Register A Death After 12 Months

  1. Report a death to the nearest Registry Office in the locality where death occurred.
  2. The Registration Assistant interviews Informant and if satisfied with information, partially completes Death Registration Report Form B and a Declaration Form and Informant pays the appropriate penalty.
  3. Declare partially completed documents before a Commissioner of Oaths, court Registrar or Notary Public, supported by any one of the following:
    1. Medical certificate of Cause of death
    2. Coroners Certificate together with Police Report
    3. An affidavit from a High court sworn jointly by head and two(2) principal members of the family of the deceased
  4. Return the declared documents to the Registration Assistant who forwards application to the Registrar of Births and Deaths for approval or otherwise.
  5. The Registrar of Births and Deaths returns the declared documents together with his authority to the Registration Assistant.
  6. The Registration Assistant enters the information in the Register of Deaths and issues Extracts to the Informant.