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Briefing on the United Nations System Data Commons.

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Developed as part of the UN80 Initiative, the Data Commons makes it easier to find and use publicly available data and statistics from across the United Nations system through a single platform. Developed as part of the UN80 Initiative , the Data Commons makes it easier to find and use publicly available data and statistics from across the United Nations system through a single platform. It will provide Member States and other users with simpler access to a wealth of trusted information to support evidence-informed policymaking, national planning and responses to interconnected global challenges. The Secretary-General will provide opening remarks at the event. On behalf of participating United Nations system entities, Under-Secretary-General Li Junhua of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs and Executive Director Catherine Russell of the United Nations Children's Fund , will then introduce the Data Commons to demonstrate its main features. The Secretary-General will pr...
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Health-related SDGs.

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 The analysis presented in this chapter of the World Health Statistics 2026 Report  is based on data available from the global monitoring of healthrelated SDG indicators as of March 2026. Data were compiled from publications and databases produced and managed by WHO or UN partner entities. The method used for each indicator is available from the cited references for the chapter. The data reference years for each indicator differ as data series are updated at different times and with different time lags between the data reference year and the publication year. Unless otherwise stated, the assessment of progress towards reaching a target is determined by whether the target will be met if the current average annual rate of change applies until the target year.
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COVID-19 pandemic related excess mortality and trends in healthy longevity,

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  The analysis presented in this chapter of the World Health Statistics 2026 Report is based on the W HO global excess mortality estimates associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and estimates on lifeexpectancy and HALE by region and sex . The global excess mortality estimates were produced using data from multiple sources, including national vital registration data compiled from various repositories as well as all-causes mortality estimates from the UN Inter-agencyGroup for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) 2023 (1) for children younger than 15 years and the global health estimates 2021 (2) for adults older than 15 years. A summary of the methods used to derive the estimates can be accessed online (3). The methods were developed with the support of and guidance from the Technical Advisory Group onCOVID-19 Mortality Assessment (from 1 February 2021 to 31 December 2025) (4). All external experts submitted to WHO a declaration of interest disclosing potential conflicts of int...
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Progress and gaps in CRVS systems a focus on mortality.

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The analysis presented in this chapter of the World Health Statistics 2026 Report is based on the WHO Mortality Database as of January 2026, which includes deaths registered in national vital registration systems, with underlying cause of death as coded by the relevant national authority. These data are official national statistics in the sense that they have been transmitted to WHO by the competent authorities of the countries concerned (6). The completeness figures draw on analysis of the global health estimates 2023 which is explained in Chapter 2. The country stories were prepared in collaboration with WHO regional offices, WHO country offices and government officials.  
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Monitoring health for the SDGs, sustainable development goals - World Health Statistics 2026.

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''The World health statistics report is the annual compilation of health and health-related indicators, which has been published by the World Health Organization since 2005. The 2026 edition of the World Health Statistics consolidates data for health-related indicators from the Sustainable Development Goals. It assesses progress towards the globally agreed targets, describes key challenges for the years ahead and includes reviews on global health topics such as healthy life expectancy and premature mortality, the Triple Billion targets, and inequalities in immunization.'' WHO Team on Data; Digital Health; Analytics and AI (DDA) Forward by the Director-General of the World Health Organization. The World Health Statistics report provides the most comprehensive annual assessment of global health trends available to WHO Member States and the broader international health community. Over the past two decades, sustained national and multilateral commitments have delivered maj...
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(8th meeting) Statistical Commission, 57th Session.

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The 57th session of the United Nations Statistical Commission is scheduled to be held in New York from 3 to 6 March 2026. (Continued, if needed) Report of the Commission on its fifty-seventh session Draft report of the Commission on its fifty-seventh session Informal paper with draft decisions Closing of the session **** The United Nations Statistical Commission is the apex entity of the global statistical system. It consists of 34 member countries of the United Nations, elected by the United Nations Economic and Social Council on the basis of an equitable geographical distribution. The term of office of members is four years. Related Sites and Documents:  Programme ;  Agenda ;  Website Watch the (8th meeting) Statistical Commission, 57th Session Economic and Social Council
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(7th meeting) Statistical Commission, 57th Session.

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The 57th session of the United Nations Statistical Commission is scheduled to be held in New York from 3 to 6 March 2026. Programme questions (Statistics Division) Provisional agenda and dates of the fifty-eighth session of the Commission Report of the Commission on its fifty-seventh session Draft report of the Commission on its fifty-seventh session Informal paper with draft decisions Closing of the session The United Nations Statistical Commission is the apex entity of the global statistical system. It consists of 34 member countries of the United Nations, elected by the United Nations Economic and Social Council on the basis of an equitable geographical distribution. The term of office of members is four years. Related Sites and Documents:  Programme  &  Agenda  &  Website Watch the (7th meeting) Statistical Commission, 57th Session! Economic and Social Council
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