Communicable diseases

Communicable diseases are illnesses caused by micro-organisms and are transmitted from one infected person or animal to another person. They may also be referred to as infectious diseases. Examples include tuberculosis, diarrhoea, and pneumonia.

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Key Map

COVID-19 map (number of cases and deaths)

News

News & Publications

SPC at Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting: Dashboard launched for 2050 Strategy for Blue Pacific Continent

August 28, 2024

The Pacific Community (SPC) is at this week’s Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting where a new, freely accessible online dashboard that tracks transformation towards the region’s 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent has been shared.

Major updates to ‘reservoir of inspiration’ Pacific Data Hub

August 10, 2024

The Pacific Data Hub, an online gateway to comprehensive data and information ‘about the Pacific, by the Pacific’, has been recently updated—with more improvements in the pipeline.

COVID-19 Pandemic, Geospatial Information and Community Resilience

June 28, 2021

The COVID-19 Pandemic, Geospatial Information and Community Resilience: Global Applications and Lesson report is now available.

Assistance to Pacific countries in continuing to operate during COVID-19 disruptions.

April 23, 2020

A message from Jeff Montgomery
PCRN Chair, New Zealand Registrar-General

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Topic Dataflows

PDH.stat datasets

.statCOVID-19 cases in Pacific Island Countries and Territories
Statistics from SPC's Public Health Division (PHD) on the number of cases of COVID-19 and the number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Pacific Island [...]
.statCOVID-19 vaccination
Statistics from SPC's Public Health Division (PHD) on COVID-19 vaccination in Pacific Island Countries and Territories. [...]
.statSDG 03 - Good Health and Well-Being
"Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages : Some progress has been made against key mortality measures. [...]

Key Reports

pdfFact sheet - Samoa Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) - Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2019-20: preliminary results - July 2020
PDF | 1.33 MB

pdfTuvalu Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2019-2020: snapshots of Key Findings
PDF | 34.66 MB

pdfTuvalu Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2019-2020: survey findings report
PDF | 29.35 MB

pdfFact sheet - Fiji Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2021: (preliminary results)
PDF | 451.78 KB