Strengthening the demographic evidence base for the post-2015 development agenda
Subtitle: a concise report
By: Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Contributors: United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Series: Economic & social affairs; Economic & social affairs; Statistical papers
Publisher: United Nations
Published: 2016
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 26
ISBN-13: 9789211515503
Subjects: Sustainable development; Statistical methods; Demography; International cooperation
Description: The present report, prepared by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, reviews the current status of demographic evidence and its capacity to support monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals. It focuses on the core systems generating demographic data and describes how the "data revolution" has already improved their performance and the potential for accelerating such improvements. In addition, the report underscores that open access to anonymized microdata and routine use of geo-referencing in data collection are necessary to expand the use of demographic data. Geo-referencing makes possible the integration of diverse datasets and facilitates disaggregation and the incorporation of big data in analyses and modelling. The report also highlights the role of institutions producing consistent and comparable sets of demographic indicators essential for monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals globally.
Notes: "United Nations publication sales no. E.17.XIII.2"--Title page verso.

"Print ISSN: 0251-0030"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Core sources of demographic data; title: Compilation, harmonization and dissemination; title: Consistent and reliable estimates; title: Integrating geo-referenced datasets; title: Big data as a complement to demographic data; title: The challenge of disaggregation; title: The way forward.