COUNTRY CODE (FATHER BIRTH)
 Related DDCN/DSCN/ISN
Description Where Used Attribute

Format/Length:a3
National Codes: 
Default Codes:XXX - COUNTRY CODE not known
 ZZZ - Not stated (PERSON asked but declined to provide a response)

Notes:
COUNTRY CODE (FATHER BIRTH) is the same as attribute COUNTRY CODE.

COUNTRY CODE (FATHER BIRTH) is the country code of the father of a REGISTRABLE BIRTH.

Refer to the ISO 3166-1 standard for actual list of alphabetic codes and countries. The alphabetic code to be used is the 3-char alphabetic code available on the International Organisation for Standardisation website https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#search. The 2-char alphabetic code must not be used.

Note: Default Code descriptions have been updated in Data Dictionary Change Notice 1934 "Default Codes Description Updates". The Data Set specifications that contain this item will be updated in the next version of the Information Standard where it is not already correct.

 

This data element is also known by these names:
ContextAlias
pluralCOUNTRY CODES (FATHER BIRTH)