Monitoring and statistics
Millennium Development Goals (MDG) monitoring
UNICEF is the lead agency responsible for the global monitoring of the child-related goals of the Millennium Declaration, and the associated Millennium Development Goals and Indicators and is a key partner in the UN’s monitoring effort. UNICEF is the lead agency (in collaboration with partners) in monitoring the following MDG indicators:
- Indicator 4. Prevalence of underweight children under five years of age (UNICEF-WHO)
- Indicator 13. Under-five mortality rate (UNICEF-WHO)
- Indicator 14. Infant mortality rate (UNICEF-WHO)
- Indicator 15. Proportion of 1 year-old children immunized against measles (UNICEF-WHO)
- Indicator 16. Maternal mortality ratio (UNICEF-WHO)
- Indicator 17. Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel (UNICEF-WHO)
- Indicator 18. HIV prevalence among pregnant women aged 15-24 years (UNAIDS-WHO-UNICEF)
- Indicator 19a. Condom use at last high-risk sex (UNICEF-WHO)
- Indicator 19b. Percentage of population aged 15-24 years with comprehensive correct knowledge of HIV/AIDS (UNICEF-WHO)
- Indicator 20. Ratio of school attendance of orphans to school attendance of non-orphans aged 10-14 years (UNICEF-UNAIDS-WHO)
- Indicator 22. Proportion of population in malaria-risk areas using effective malaria prevention and treatment measures (UNICEF-WHO)
- Indicator 30. Proportion of population with sustainable access to an improved water source, urban and rural (UNICEF-WHO)
- Indicator 31. Proportion of population with access to improved sanitation, urban and rural (UNICEF-WHO)
In addition, UNICEF closely involved with the global monitoring of several other MDG indicators, including:
- Indicator 6. Net enrolment ratio in primary education (UNESCO)
- Indicator 7. Proportion of pupils starting grade 1 who reach grade 5 (UNESCO)
- Indicator 9. Ratio of girls to boys in primary, secondary and tertiary education (UNESCO)
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