Legal basis: Article 8 of the Regulations on Household Registration in People's Republic of China (PRC), if a citizen dies and is buried in urban or rural areas, the head of the household, relatives, dependents or neighbors shall, within one month before the burial, declare the death registration to the household registration authority and cancel the household registration. If a resident dies in a temporary residence, the household registration organ of the temporary residence shall notify the household registration organ of the permanent residence to cancel the household registration. Article 9 If a baby dies after birth but before applying for birth registration, it shall apply for birth registration and death registration at the same time.