Social

Social statistics are about the communities in which we live, population behaviours, and the supporting systems that cater for minority and disadvantaged groups.

1 - No Poverty 2 - Zero Hunger 3 - Good Health and Well-Being 4 - Quality Education 5 - Gender Equality6 - Clean Water and Sanitation7 - Affordable and Clean Energy8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth9 - Industry Innovation and Infrastructure10 - Reduced Inequalities 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production13 - Climate Action14 - Life Below Water15 - Life Land16 - Peace Justice and Strong Institutions 17 - Partnerships Goals Sustainable Development Goals

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Vanuatu recorded deaths by sex

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News & Publications

Unlocking Data Assets: Encouraging Re-use and Access to Survey Microdata

April 4, 2023

SPC's Statistics for Development Division seeks to support the whole statistical life cycle - from identifying an enduring need that data can support, through design and collection, and ultimately the analysis and dissemination of insight that feeds into decision-making.

Fiji Disability Statistics Monograph now available

March 20, 2023

In 2017, the Government of Fiji, through its Bureau of Statistics, incorporated the Washington Group Short Set of Disability Questions in its national Population and Housing Census to collect disability data.

PACHS22 now available

March 15, 2023

The PACHS22 is a multipurpose goods nomenclature that forms the basis for Customs Tariffs and International Merchandise Trade Statistics and has been derived from the World Customs Organisation’s (WCO's) HS22.

Improving medical certification of cause of death in the Pacific

March 9, 2023

Medical certification of cause of death (MCCD) is a key source of mortality statistics. The death certificate is a permanent record of the fact and characteristics of death. It provides important personal information about the decedent, the circumstances and the cause of death.

Topic Dataflows

PDH.stat datasets

.statHousehold expenditure
Household expenditure by urbanization level, budget level and type of commodity, in local currencies and USD, in amounts and proportions.
.statPacific aid and development finance data from the Lowy Institute
This dataset is an aggregation of the database from the Lowy Institute Pacific Aid Map which provides an overview of aid and development finance in the Pacific [...]
.statEmployed population by education, occupation and economic sector
Occupation (ISCO-08) and Industry (ISIC-Rev 4) for people in employment (aged 15+) disaggregated by International Standard Education Classification (ISCED) [...]
.statFood security: Income and expenditure indicators by poverty and food security status, by geography, sex, age and urbanization (Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu)
This dataset contains a series of indicators related to income and expenditure for Kiribati [...]
.statFood security: Number and proportion of households by poverty, food security status and food activity, by geography, sex, age and urbanization (Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu)
This dataset provides numbers and proportions of households involved in primary activities (crop, livestock, fishing, handicraft) [...]
.statFood security: Number of households engaged in crops by type of crop, by geography, sex, age, urbanization and wealth (Kiribati, Tuvalu and Vanuatu)
This dataset provides number of households engaged in crops by type of crop, geography (2 sub-national levels), sex, age, urbanization [...]
.statFood security: Number of households engaged in crops, livestock, fishing and handicraft, by geography, sex, age, urbanization and wealth (Kiribati, Tuvalu and Vanuatu)
This dataset provides number of households involved in primary activities (crop, livestock, fishing, handicraft), by geography (2 sub-national levels), sex [...]
.statFood security: Number of households engaged in livestock by type of animal, by geography, sex, age, urbanisation and wealth (Kiribati, Tuvalu and Vanuatu)
This dataset provides number of households engaged in livestock by type of animal, geography (2 sub-national levels), sex, age, urbanization [...]
.statFood security: Nutritional facts by type of food, by geography, sex, age and urbanization (Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu)
This dataset contains a series of indicators related to nutritional facts for Kiribati [...]
.statThematic (SDG goal 4) indicators on Education
Selection of thematic education indicators from UIS (UNESCO) for Pacific Island Countries.
.statOlympic games
Number of Olympics attended and medals won by Pacific Island countries.
.statLabour force participation rates and unemployment rates
Labour force participation rate: number of people aged 15+ in the labour force as a percentage of the working-age population (aged 15+). [...]
.statNEET - Youth not in education, employment or training (15-24 years)
Number and proportion of persons aged 15-24 who are "Not in Education, Employment, or Training". [...]
.statPersons held in prisons
Number and rate of persons held in prisons from United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for Pacific Islands Countries and Territories.
.statPopulation by labour force and employment status
Status of employment for people aged 15+. Number of people who are in/out of the labour force, employed or unemployed. [...]
.statSelection of indicators from the International Monetary Fund Financial Access Survey (IMF FAS)
This selection includes data related to SPC member countries and territories for some of the indicators available in the original database published by the IMF.
.statSelection of indicators from World Bank Digital Adoption Index (WB DAI) for Pacific Island Countries and Territories
This selection includes data related to SPC member countries and territories for some of the indicators available in the original database published by the [...]
.statSelection of indicators from the Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI)
https://humanrightsmeasurement.org/
.statSelection of World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators (WB WGI) for Pacific Island Countries and Territories
This selection includes data related to SPC member countries and territories for some of the indicators available in the original database published by the [...]
.statViolence against women
This table regroups a series of indicators related to violence against women collected from various sources (national surveys, international databases).

Key Reports

pdfRepublic of the Marshall Islands 2021 census report volume 1: basic tables and administration report
PDF | 3.63 MB | Marshall Islands.

pdfPCRN newsletter, January 2023
PDF | 1.88 MB | Anon.

pdfPCRN newsletter, 2023 no. 3
PDF | 2.86 MB | Anon.

pdfPCRN newsletter, 2023 no. 4
PDF | 3.44 MB | Anon.

Other resources

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NMDI Health Systems Data

Additional data on health systems can be found in PDH.stat

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Development.asia - ADB Publication

The Social Protection Indicator for the Pacific: Assessing Progress.