Investigating the impact of vital events announcement in macro-planning level: The case study in Kurdistan province

The purpose of this study was to recognize the role of vital events announcement in the macro-level planning and policy-makings of Kurdistan province. This study was conducted in the center of Kurdistan in 2019-2020 based on survey methods, and data was collected by self-declared questionnaire. The statistical population included all specialists, general managers, deputies and experts in the field of planning and development working in organizations of Kurdistan that 354 of them were selected by disproportionate classified and accessible methods. The data analyzed in SPSS software package. This study while depicting the usefulness of vital event statistics in macro-level planning and policy-makings, relying on the results of the One-sample T-test showed that the observed mean in the components of increasing equality, increasing coordination in policy-making and improving policy-making programs was statistically significant (Sig=0.000). In other words, the agencies in charge of planning in Kurdistan are less than expect to use vital event statistics for planning purposes. Also the results of the Friedman test, confirmed the lack of usage capacity in the planning of responsible agencies and organizations, especially in reducing inequality in society and the existence of coordination in planning. The study warns of the need for serious attention and the use of vital events and statistics recorded by officials in order to planning and make more accurate and systematic policies in various aspects.