Proportion of the population living below the international poverty line by sex, age, employment status and geographic location (urban/rural)
Proportion of population covered by social protection floors/systems,
by sex, distinguishing children, unemployed persons, older persons, persons with
disabilities, pregnant women, newborns, work-injury victims and the poor and the
vulnerable
Proportion of population living in households with access to basic services
Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed
to disasters per 100,000 population
Direct economic loss attributed to disasters in relation to global gross
domestic product (GDP)
Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction
strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030
Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster
risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies
Proportion of total government spending on essential services (education,
health and social protection)
Prevalence of stunting (height for age <-2 standard deviation from the
median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards) among children
under 5 years of age
Prevalence of malnutrition (weight for height >+2 or <-2 standard deviation
from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years
of age, by type (wasting and overweight)
Volume of production per labour unit by classes of farming/pastoral/forestry
enterprise size
Average income of small-scale food producers, by sex and indigenous status
Proportion of agricultural area under productive and sustainable agriculture
Number of plant and animal genetic resources for food and agriculture
secured in either medium- or long-term conservation facilities
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction
The agriculture orientation index for government expenditures
Indicator of food price anomalies
Maternal mortality ratio
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
Under‐5 mortality rate
Neonatal mortality rate
Tuberculosis incidence per 100,000 population
Malaria incidence per 1,000 population
Hepatitis B incidence per 100,000 population
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical diseases
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes
or chronic respiratory disease
Suicide mortality rate
Alcohol per capita consumption (aged 15 years and older) within a calendar
year in litres of pure alcohol
Death rate due to road traffic injuries
Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15–49 years) who have their
need for family planning satisfied with modern methods
Adolescent birth rate (aged 10–14 years; aged 15–19 years) per 1,000
women in that age group
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged
15 years and older
Proportion of the target population covered by all vaccines included
in their national programme
Health worker density and distribution
International Health Regulations (IHR) capacity and health emergency
preparedness
Proportion of children and young people (a) in grades 2/3; (b) at the end of primary; and (c) at the end of lower secondary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in (i) reading and (ii) mathematics, by sex
Proportion of children aged 24-59 months who are developmentally on track in health, learning and psychosocial well-being, by sex
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age), by sex
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, by sex
Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by type of skill
Parity indices (female/male, rural/urban, bottom/top wealth quintile and others such as disability status, indigenous peoples and conflict-affected, as data become available) for all education indicators on this list that can be disaggregated
Proportion of population in a given age group achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency in functional (a) literacy and (b) numeracy skills, by sex
Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and (d) student assessment
Proportion of schools offering basic services, by type of service
Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships by sector and type of study
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by education level
Whether or not legal frameworks are in place to promote, enforce and monitor equality and non‐discrimination on the basis of sex
Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to physical, sexual or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by form of violence and by age
Proportion of women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to sexual violence by persons other than an intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by age and place of occurrence
Proportion of women aged 20–24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18
Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location
Proportion of seats held by women in (a) national parliaments and (b) local governments
Proportion of women in managerial positions
Proportion of women aged 15–49 years who make their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care
Number of countries with laws and regulations that guarantee full and equal access to women and men aged 15 years and older to sexual and reproductive health care, information and education
(a) Proportion of total agricultural population with ownership or secure rights over agricultural land, by sex; and (b) share of women among owners or rights-bearers of agricultural land, by type of tenure
Proportion of countries where the legal framework (including customary law) guarantees women’s equal rights to land ownership and/or control
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services
Proportion of population using (a) safely managed sanitation services and (b) a hand-washing facility with soap and water
Proportion of domestic and industrial wastewater flows safely treated
Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality
'Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources'
Degree of integrated water resources management
Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation
Change in the extent of water-related ecosystems over time
Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance that is part of a government-coordinated spending plan
Proportion of local administrative units with established and operational policies and procedures for participation of local communities in water and sanitation management
Proportion of population with access to electricity
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technology
Energy intensity measured in terms of primary energy and GDP
International financial flows to developing countries in support of clean energy research and development and renewable energy production, including in hybrid systems
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person
Proportion of informal employment in total employment, by sector and sex
Average hourly earnings of employees, by sex, age, occupation and persons with disabilities
Unemployment rate, by sex, age and persons with disabilities
Proportion of youth (aged 15–24 years) not in education, employment or training
Proportion and number of children aged 5–17 years engaged in child labour, by sex and age
Fatal and non-fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 workers, by sex and migrant status
(a) Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults and (b) number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults
Passenger and freight volumes, by mode of transport
Manufacturing value added as a proportion of GDP and per capita
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment
Proportion of small-scale industries in total industry value added
Proportion of small-scale industries with a loan or line of credit
CO2 emission per unit of value added
Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP
Total official international support (official development assistance plus other official flows) to infrastructure
Proportion of population covered by a mobile network, by technology
Growth rates of household expenditure or income per capita among the bottom 40 per cent of the population and the total population
Proportion of people living below 50 per cent of median income, by sex, age and persons with disabilities
Proportion of population reporting having personally felt discriminated against or harassed in the previous 12 months on the basis of a ground of discrimination prohibited under international human rights law
Labour share of GDP
Financial Soundness Indicators
Proportion of members and voting rights of developing countries in international organizations
Number of countries with migration policies that facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people
Total resource flows for development, by recipient and donor countries and type of flow (e.g. official development assistance, foreign direct investment and other flows)
Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted
Ratio of land consumption rate to population growth rate
Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population
Direct economic loss in relation to global GDP, damage to critical infrastructure and number of disruptions to basic services, attributed to disasters
Proportion of municipal solid waste collected and managed in controlled facilities out of total municipal waste generated, by cities
Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (e.g. PM2.5 and PM10) in cities (population weighted)
Average share of the built-up area of cities that is open space for public use for all, by sex, age and persons with disabilities
Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030
Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies
Number of countries developing, adopting or implementing policy instruments aimed at supporting the shift to sustainable consumption and production
Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDP
(a) Food loss index and (b) food waste index
Number of parties to international multilateral environmental agreements on hazardous waste, and other chemicals that meet their commitments and obligations in transmitting information as required by each relevant agreement
Amount of fossil-fuel subsidies per unit of GDP (production and consumption)
Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population
Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030
Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies
Number of countries with nationally determined contributions, long-term strategies, national adaptation plans, strategies as reported in adaptation communications and national communications
Average marine acidity (pH) measured at agreed suite of representative sampling stations
Proportion of fish stocks within biologically sustainable levels
Coverage of protected areas in relation to marine areas
Degree of implementation of international instruments aiming to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
Proportion of total research budget allocated to research in the field of marine technology
Degree of application of a legal/regulatory/ policy/institutional framework which recognizes and protects access rights for small-scale fisheries
Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Proportion of important sites for terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity that are covered by protected areas, by ecosystem type
Progress towards sustainable forest management
Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area
Coverage by protected areas of important sites for mountain biodiversity
Mountain Green Cover Index
Red List Index
Proportion of traded wildlife that was poached or illicitly trafficked
Proportion of countries adopting relevant national legislation and adequately resourcing the prevention or control of invasive alien species
(a) Official development assistance on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity; and (b) revenue generated and finance mobilized from biodiversity-relevant economic instruments
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by sex and age
Proportion of population subjected to (a) physical violence, (b) psychological violence and (c) sexual violence in the previous 12 months
Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area they live
Proportion of children aged 1–17 years who experienced any physical punishment and/or psychological aggression by caregivers in the past month
Number of victims of human trafficking per 100,000 population, by sex, age and form of exploitation
Proportion of young women and men aged 18–29 years who experienced sexual violence by age 18
Proportion of victims of violence in the previous 12 months who reported their victimization to competent authorities or other officially recognized conflict resolution mechanisms
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
Proportion of persons who had at least one contact with a public official and who paid a bribe to a public official, or were asked for a bribe by those public officials, during the previous 12 months
Proportion of businesses that had at least one contact with a public official and that paid a bribe to a public official, or were asked for a bribe by those public officials during the previous 12 months
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget, by sector (or by budget codes or similar)
Proportions of positions in national and local institutions, including (a) the legislatures; (b) the public service; and (c) the judiciary, compared to national distributions, by sex, age, persons with disabilities and population groups
Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority, by age
Number of verified cases of killing, kidnapping, enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention and torture of journalists, associated media personnel, trade unionists and human rights advocates in the previous 12 months
Number of countries that adopt and implement constitutional, statutory and/or policy guarantees for public access to information
Total government revenue as a proportion of GDP, by source
Foreign direct investment, official development assistance and South-South cooperation as a proportion of gross national income
Fixed Internet broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global exports
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Amount in United States dollars committed to public-private partnerships for infrastructure
Number of countries that have national statistical legislation that complies with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics
