The Pacific Standard Classification of Occupations 2016 (PACSCO 2016) is a regional classification of occupations and jobs common in Pacific Islands Countries and Territories. It is the first regional classification of occupations and has been developed to better reflect the world of work in the Pacific region, whilst at the same time facilitate comparison of occupation statistics regionally and internationally. Derived from the International Standard Classification of Occupations 2008, it includes a number of occupations that are unique but significant to the Pacific region.
A major use of PACSCO 2016 will be for classifying occupation information collected in population censuses and other surveys. It can also be used for designing training programmes to match skill requirements in the labour market.
The classification is contained in two volumes:
Volume 1 presents the structure and definitions of all groups in the PACSCO 2016. Volume 2 contains the index of occupational titles.
The Cook Islands Vital Statistics Report 1999-2013 is the first comprehensive report of detailed birth, death and cause of death measures specific to the resident population of the Cook Islands during this 15 year period. The report analyses data collated from three agencies in the Cook Islands; the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Health, and the Ministry of Finance & Economics Management – Statistics Office. These statistics on births, deaths and causes of deaths are key indicators for governments and the community to have access to for population estimates, service provisions and to determine and monitor the effectiveness of programs across a broad range of sectors, including health, education and other government services.
The Pacific infant and neonatal mortality trends report was published in April 2015. Significant investments have been made in child health in Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) over previous decades in the pursuit of achieving Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 4, to reduce under-five mortality by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015. Neonatal mortality (deaths between birth and <28 days), post-neonatal mortality (deaths between 28 days and <1 year) and infant mortality (deaths between birth and <1 year) are all components of under-five mortality; however the policies, health services and interventions required to reduce mortality in these age groups are significantly different. Substantial declines in infant mortality have been achieved in many PICTs over the past decades, and levels have remained relatively low in others. There are instances however where infant mortality remains unacceptably high. A greater understanding of the components of infant mortality (neonatal and post neonatal mortality) is necessary to better target future interventions and monitor their outcomes.
The Pacific mortality trend report has been published in June 2014.
The Pacific Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (PACSIC) 2014 is a regional classification of all productive activities undertaken in the Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs). It has been derived from the United Nations (UN) International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) Revision 4.
The Vanuatu Demographic and Health Survey 2013 (VDHS 2013) is a nationwide survey of men and women of reproductive age that is designed to provide information on fertility and child mortality levels; fertility preferences; use of family planning methods; maternal, child and newborn health, including breastfeeding practices, nutrition levels, anaemia and the presence of iodine in cooking salt; knowledge and attitudes towards HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STI); and community-level data on accessibility and availability of health and family planning services. The VDHS 2013 is the first survey of its kind conducted in the Pacific that integrates different components of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS).
The Tonga 2012 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) is the first for the country and one of the six DHSs conducted in the Pacific as part of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)/Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Pacific Demographic and Health Surveys Project.