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Welcome to the February updates!

Below you can find information about updates and new releases in the Pacific Community Statistics for Development Division's (SDD) online platforms including:

  • Indicator datasets
  • Documented censuses / surveys & microdata
  • Reports
  • SDD - related news
  • Events
  • and more!

And lastly, at the bottom of this newsletter you can find key links and contact details.  Please don't be shy - we appreciate your feedback!

 
 

Stat Of The Week

 
 

Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu produced the lowest level of municipal solid waste per person among Pacific Island Countries and Territories, less than 500 grams per person per day. The worldwide average is 0.74 kilograms per person per day. More info

 

There was a 6.4% reduction in the age-standardised prevalence of tobacco use among men and women in Nauru between 2015 and 2020. This is a significant progression for our own health and the health of our loved ones. The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced, killing more than 8 million people a year, including around 1.2 million deaths from exposure to second-hand smoke (WHO). More info

 

Did you know? 90% of Palau land's area is covered by forest (2020). The Pacific Region (excluding Australia and New Zealand) has the highest forest cover of any region in the world. It is crucial to protect these forests because we depend on them for our survival, from supporting our livelihoods and providing habitats for animals, to cleaning the air we breathe and mitigating climate change. More info

 

Recent Updates

 
 
 

Data / Indicators ( via PDH.stat )

 
 

Updated datasets

  • Crops and livestock products updated with the latest data from FAO

  • SDG indicators updated with the latest data from ILO, UNSD and WHO

  • Indicators on digital development updated with the latest data from ITU

  • Selection of World Bank World Development Indicators (WB WDI) for Pacific Island Countries and Territories updated with the latest data from World Bank

  • Currency exchange rates updated with the latest data from IMF

  • Commodity prices updated with the latest data from World Bank

  • Balance of Payments updated with the latest data from IMF

 
 
 
 

Reports and Documents

 
 

New 

  • Lessening import dependence in Solomon Islands
  • Pathways for food system change in Solomon Islands
  • Food environments in food security and nutrition in Solomon Islands
  • Food and beverage trade in Solomon Islands
  • Poverty, malnutrition and food insecurity in Solomon Islands
  • Policies for healthy and sustainable food systems in Solomon Islands
  • Pacific Food and Beverage Exports
  • Starchy vegetables
  • Aquatic foods role in nutrition in the Pacific
  • Food trade in the Pacific
  • Regional Food System Governance
  • Fruit and Non-Starchy Vegetables in Solomon Islands
  • The health sector in civil registration: options and methods to increase registration of live births, stillbirths and deaths: an addendum to the WHO/ UNICEF guidance health sector contributions towards improving the civil registration of births and…

Updated

  • PNG IMTS Tables

  • Pacific wheat : import dependence & global shocks

  • 2022 Pacific harmonized commodity description and coding system

  • Food and beverage imports

  • Fruit and non-starchy vegetables (FNSV)

  • The Pacific Food Trade Database (PFTD)

  • The Pacific Nutrient Database (PNDB)

  • Pacific food system briefs

  • Curriculum on medical certification of cause of death for Pacific Island Countries and Territories

 
 
 

Events

 
 

February

  • Pacific MEL 2nd Convening (2023)
  • 54th session of the United Nations Statistical Commission
  • Regional Training Workshop on Medical Certification of Cause of Death (MCCD)
  • Training Workshop on the use of QGIS for Census and Surveys
  • Population Estimation Workshop

March

  • Pacific MEL 2nd Convening (2023)
  • ESCAP Technical R Training for LNOB Analysis in the Pacific
  • 54th session of the United Nations Statistical Commission
  • Pacific Civil Registrars Network (PCRN) Meeting (2023)
  • Regional Brisbane Accord Group (BAG) members meeting (2023)
  • Regional Training Workshops on ICD Mortality Coding
  • HIES Methods Workshop 2023

Note: Event pages include links to associated event documents

 
 
 
 
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Pacific Statistics

• Learn all about  SDGs in the Pacific
• Browse statistics by topic  or by country  and download recently published reports
• Find out more about
Statistics Governance in the Pacific region
 

 
 

Events & Calendars

• Read about past and upcoming events
• Check census and survey calendar for each member country 
 

 
 

Technical Assistance & Resources

• Learn all about the technical assistance SDD provides in the Pacific region
• Have a look at our statistical 
guides and training materials
• Follow latest updates in the Innovation section of our website
 

 
 

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