United Nations Statistical Commission
50th Session (2019) 50 reasons why better data make better lives More reasons
Better data help us understand our reality. Palestine Census 2017 allowed us to know that Gaza Strip is still one of the most densely populated places, with a population density of more than 5,000 persons per square km#BetterDataBetterLives https://t.co/LEK8a3czlh#UN50SC pic.twitter.com/BENORpGk0S
— UNStats (@UNStats) February 15, 2019
Better data = more effective therapies.
— UNStats (@UNStats) February 15, 2019
Thanks to quality data we know that chances of transmitting #HIV to a baby during pregnancy, labour or breastfeeding are:
🚨without antiretroviral therapy: 15-45%
🤰with antiretroviral therapy: 1%#UN50SC #BetterDataBetterLives @WHO pic.twitter.com/xp2E5FEda6
Better data help reach children in need.
— UNStats (@UNStats) February 15, 2019
Disaggregated data on education outcomes tells us who is losing out in school and allows to reach all children, regardless of their social status, disability, gender or location.#BetterDataBetterLives #UN50SC https://t.co/sqe6qpNwpc pic.twitter.com/nj6HrxI7VT
Better data make the invisible visible. Without indicators on equity in education, policy makers have no data to rely on, and marginalized children remain invisible. #BetterDataBetterLives #UN50SChttps://t.co/sqe6qq57NMhttps://t.co/ZdZWJ7b630
— UNStats (@UNStats) February 14, 2019
Better data help mobilize action for gender parity. According to @UNESCOstat data, South Asia has made the greatest progress in reducing the gender gap in the number of years of completed schooling. #BetterDataBetterLives #UN50SChttps://t.co/ZZcmupdlCt pic.twitter.com/T3zZA24O9C
— UNStats (@UNStats) February 14, 2019
Better data = safer lives. #Romania🇷🇴 estimates the population of bears 🻠using satellite images and terrestrial surveys. It also identifies remote areas for bear relocation, away from busy towns. #BetterDataBetterLives https://t.co/LEK8a2UYtJhttps://t.co/1OJ0nHhJKN
— UNStats (@UNStats) February 14, 2019
200M girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM). Better data can help combat FGM through education and by increasing awareness. #BetterDataBetterLives #UN50SChttps://t.co/VjrGMCZAQx
— UNStats (@UNStats) February 13, 2019
Better data empower everyone! According to UNHCR @Refugees, 85% of the world’s refugees were hosted by developing countries in 2017, contrary to common perceptions. The rest were hosted by 55 high-income countries #BetterDataBetterLives #UN50SChttps://t.co/nIzpHUOeVP
— UNStats (@UNStats) February 13, 2019
Better health data = comparability across countries & over time. @WHO updated its estimates of health expenditure to capture more accurately the health financing reforms taking place in countries between 2000-2016. https://t.co/hN7eSbU73f #BetterDataBetterLives #UN50SC@UNDESA pic.twitter.com/K0zWe15EHo
— UNStats (@UNStats) February 13, 2019
Children without basic maths and reading skills: 617 million
— UNStats (@UNStats) February 12, 2019
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Better, comparable data helps us look beneath the surface and improve our education systems. https://t.co/DmrGVRyyPB #BetterDataBetterLives #UN50SC @UNESCOstat pic.twitter.com/vVNZztRAzs
Better data = healthier lives.
— UNStats (@UNStats) February 12, 2019
By collecting, analysing and interpreting public health data, we can take targeted, more informed actions to improve public health and prevent outbreaks of deadly diseases. #BetterDataBetterLives #UN50SC https://t.co/LEK8a2UYtJ pic.twitter.com/I2zbVsuFkW
17 #GlobalGoals, 🎯 169 targets, and 📊 232 indicators to track progress of the #2030Agenda - Statistics enable us to monitor and report on all of them: #UN50SC #BetterDataBetterLives https://t.co/HxltvowiSq pic.twitter.com/p7Uchyg7BS
— UNStats (@UNStats) February 12, 2019
Better data makes our lives better in countless ways. We have collected 50 good examples! Can you find more? As the UN Statistical Commission holds its 50th session, join us in celebrating #BetterDataBetterLives https://t.co/LEK8a3czlh #UN50SC pic.twitter.com/xpIKnEmmrt
— UNStats (@UNStats) February 11, 2019
Data and Statistics inform our daily lives. The UN Statistical Commission is celebrating its 50th session this year. 50 sessions of promoting the development and coordination of national statistics and 50 sessions of enabling #BetterDataBetterLives https://t.co/LEK8a3czlh #UN50SC pic.twitter.com/aOU228FGzy
— UNStats (@UNStats) February 11, 2019
