More than 700 million people across the world live in extreme poverty according to a United Nations (UN) report in 2015. The international poverty line […]
January 28, 2021 / 4 minutes of reading
In 1999, the Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century (PARIS21) was established through the combined efforts of the United Nations, the European
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Trade statistics refer to information relating to all goods which add to, or subtract from the total material resources of a country by entering its
December 24, 2020 / 4 minutes of reading
In September 2000, at the UN Headquarters in New York, countries of the world agreed to adopt eight (8) Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to reduce
November 26, 2020 / 2 minutes of reading
Environmental statistics are an integrated collection of data which include the natural environment, biodiversity, and human settlements. It is the broad application of statistical methodology
November 12, 2020 / 4 minutes of reading
Vital statistics refer to the compilation of statistical information regarding major events in an individual’s life and the characteristics of those events. Vital statistics include
October 29, 2020 / 4 minutes of reading
Statistics provide the data to support the foundation for an informed society; it combines the capacity to observe with the ability to analyse and make
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In 1989, the 10th Meeting of the Heads of Government of Caribbean Community culminated in the creation of the Caribbean Single Market Economy (CSME), a
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Data dissemination refers to the release of data obtained through a statistical exercise to stakeholders. These stakeholders include but are not limited to policy makers,
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National census data are a public good. The data serve as a necessary information resource and are instrumental to the sustainable development of our nation,