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Millennium Development Goals

 

Data Availability (Philippines)

In the Philippines, the assessment and compilation of MDG Indicators were done as part of the participation of the NSCB in the Workshop on Development Indicators held in Manila, Philippines in October 2001 and 2002 organized by the UNSD through the "United Nations Project on Strengthening Regional Capacities for Statistical Development in Southeast Asia."

GOAL 1. ERADICATE EXTREME POVERTY AND HUNGER

Goal and Target

Indicator for monitoring progress

Data available

Source

Target 1.

 

 

Halve, between 1990s and 2015, the proportion of people whose income is less than one dollar a day. 1. Proportion of population below $1 (PPP) per day (For monitoring country poverty trends, indicators based on national poverty lines should be used, where available)

[view UN Technical Notes]

1991, 1994, 1997,2000 and 2003

NSCB

2. Poverty gap ratio (incidence x depth of poverty)

[view UN Technical Notes]

1991, 1994, 1997,2000 and 2003

NSCB

3. Share of poorest quintile in national consumption





[view UN Technical Notes]

1991, 1994,1997
and 2000,2002, 2003 (computed using FIES results)

NSO

Target 2.

 

Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people who suffer from hunger 4. Prevalence of underweight children under 5 years of age

[view UN Technical Notes]

1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998,2001 and 2003

FNRI

5. Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption

[view UN Technical Notes]

1993 and 2003  

GOAL 2. ACHIEVE UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION

Goal and Target

Indicator for monitoring progress

Data available

Source

Target 3.

 

 

Ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling 6. Net enrolment ratio in primary education






[view UN Technical Notes]

1990 to 2003 (Disaggre- gation by sex available only from 1996 to 1999)

DepEd

7. Proportion of pupils starting grade 1 who reach grade 5

[view UN Technical Notes]

1990 to 2003

DepEd

8. Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds


[view UN Technical Notes]

1990, 1994, 2000 and 2003 (simple literacy)

NSO

GOAL 3. PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWER WOMEN

Goal and Target

Indicator for monitoring progress

Data available

Source

Target 4.

 

 

 

Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education preferably by 2005 and to all levels of education no later than 2015 9. Ratio of girls to boys in primary, secondary and tertiary education

[view UN Technical Notes]

1993-2002

DepEd and CHED

10. Ratio of literate females to males of 15-24 year-olds


[view UN Technical Notes]

1990, 1994,2000 and 2003 (simple literacy)

NSO

11. Share of women in wage employment in the non-agricultural sector

[view UN Technical Notes]

1990-2003

NSO

12. Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament

[view UN Technical Notes]

1992, 1995, 1998, 2001 to 2004

Senate and House of Rep.

GOAL 4. REDUCE CHILD MORTALITY

Goal and Target

Indicator for monitoring progress

Data available

Source

Target 5.

 

 

Reduce by two-thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate 13. Under-five mortality rate


[view UN Technical Notes]

1990-1995 and 1998 and 2003 (NDHS)

TWG on Mortality and NSO

14. Infant mortality rate


[view UN Technical Notes]

1990-1995 and 1998 and 2003 (NDHS)

TWG on Mortality and NSO

15. Proportion of 1 year-old children immunized against measles

[view UN Technical Notes]

1990-2002

DOH

GOAL 5. IMPROVE MATERNAL HEALTH

Goal and Target

Indicator for monitoring progress

Data available

Source

Target 6.

 

Reduce by three-quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio 16. Maternal mortality ratio

[view UN Technical Notes]

1990-1995 and 1998 (NDHS)

TWG on Mortality and NSO

17. Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel

[view UN Technical Notes]

1990-2001

DOH

GOAL 6. COMBAT HIV/AIDS, MALARIA AND OTHER DISEASES

Goal and Target

Indicator for monitoring progress

Data available

Source

Target 7.

Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS 18. HIV prevalence among 15-24 year old pregnant women




[view UN Technical Notes]
not available (UNICEF has low and high estimates for women, 15-24)

 

19. Condom use rate of the contraceptive prevalence rate (Amongst contraceptive prevalence methods, only condoms are effective in preventing HIV transmission. The contraceptive prevalence rate is also useful in tracking progress in other health, gender and poverty goals. Because the condom rate use is only measured amongst women in union, it will be supplemented by an indicator on condom use in high risk situations. These indicators will be augmented with an indicator of knowledge and misconceptions regarding HIV/AIDS by 15-24 year olds (UNICEF-WHO))

[view UN Technical Notes]

1993, 1995 to 2003

NSO

20. Number of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS (to be measured by the ratio or proportion of orphans to non-orphans aged 10-14 who are attending school)

[view UN Technical Notes]

not available (UNAIDS has estimates of cumulative number as of 2001)  

Target 8.

Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the incidence of malaria and other major diseases 21. Prevalence and death rates associated with malaria


 

[view UN Technical Notes]

Prevalence rate: 1990 to 2002

Death rate: 1990 to 1998

DOH

22. Proportion of population in malaria risk areas using effective malaria prevention and treatment measures (Prevention to be measured by the % of under 5s sleeping under insecticide treated bednets; treatment to be measured by % of under 5s who are appropriately treated)

[view UN Technical Notes]

not available  
23. Prevalence and death rates associated with tuberculosis


 

[view UN Technical Notes]

Prevalence rate: 1990 to 2002

Death rate: 1990 to 1998

DOH

24. Proportion of tuberculosis cases detected and cured under directly observed treatment short course (DOTS)

[view UN Technical Notes]

not available (WHO has estimates for 2000)  

GOAL 7. ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

Goal and Target

Indicator for monitoring progress

Data available

Source

Target 9.

Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes to reverse the loss of environmental resources 25. Proportion of land area covered by forest

[view UN Technical Notes]

1990 to 1997, 2003

DENR

26. Ratio of area protected to maintain biological diversity to surface area

[view UN Technical Notes]

1990 to 2003

DENR

27. Energy use (kg oil equivalent) per $1 GDP (PPP)

[view UN Technical Notes]

not available (World Bank estimates)

 

28. Carbon dioxide emissions (per capita) and consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs (ODP tons)







[view UN Technical Notes]

CO2 emission not available (UNFCCC-CDIAC) has estimates from 1990-1998); ozone-depleting (1990-2002)

EMB, DENR

29. Proportion of population using solid fuels

[view UN Technical Notes]

1990 and 2000 (Census of Population)

NSO

Target 10.

Halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water 30. Proportion of population with sustainable access to improved water source, urban and rural

[view UN Technical Notes]

1990, 1998 to 2000; and 2002

NSO

Target 11.

 

By 2020, to have achieved a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers 31. Proportion of urban population with access to improved sanitation

[view UN Technical Notes]

1990, 1999 to 2000; and 2002

NSO

32. Proportion of households with access to secure tenure (owned or rented)

[view UN Technical Notes]

1990 and 2000

NSO

GOAL 8. DEVELOP A GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR DEVELOPMENT

Goal and Target

Indicator for monitoring progress

Data available

Source

Target 12.

 

 

 

 

Develop further an open, rule-based, predictable, non-discriminatory trading and financial system

 

Includes a commitment to good governance, development, and poverty reduction - both nationally and internationally

 

 


 

33.

Some of the indicators listed below are monitored separately for the least developed countries (LDCs), Africa, landlocked countries and small island developing States.

Official development assistance

Net ODA, total and to LDCs, as percentage of OECD/DAC donors' gross national income

[view UN Technical Notes]

  not applicable
    34. Proportion of total bilateral, sector-allocable ODA of OECD/DAC donors to basic social servcies (basic education, primary health care, nutrition, safe water and sanitation)

[view UN Technical Notes]

not applicable

Target 13.

 

 

Address the special needs of the least developed countries

Includes: tariff and quota free access for least developed countries' exports; enhanced programme of debt relief for HIPC and cancellation of official bilateral debt; and more generous ODA for countries committed to poverty reduction

35. Proportion of bilateral ODA of OECD/DAC donors that is untied

[view UN Technical Notes]

not applicable
36. ODA received in landlocked countries as proportion of their GNIs

[view UN Technical Notes]

not applicable
37. ODA received in small island developing States as proportion of their GNIs

[view UN Technical Notes]

not applicable

Target 14.

 

 

 

 

Address the special needs of landlocked countries and small island States

(Through the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States and the outcome of the twenty-second special session of the General Assembly)

  Market access  
38. Proportion of total developed country imports (by value and excluding arms) from developing countries and LDCs, admitted free of duties

[view UN Technical Notes]

not applicable
39. Average tariffs imposed by developed countries on agricultural products and textiles and clothing from developing countries

[view UN Technical Notes]

not applicable
40. Agricultural support estimate for OECD countries as percentage of their GDP

[view UN Technical Notes]

not applicable
41. Proportion of ODA provided to help build trade capacity  (OECD and WTO are collecting data that will be available from 2001 onwards)

[view UN Technical Notes]

not applicable

Target 15.

Deal comprehensively with the debt problems of developing countries through national and international measues in order to make debt sustainable in the long term   Debt sustainability  
42. Total number of countries that have reached their HIPC decision points and number that have reached their HIPC completion points (cumulative)

[view UN Technical Notes]

not applicable
43. Debt relief committed under HIPC initiative, US$

[view UN Technical Notes]

not applicable
44. Debt service as a percentage of exports of goods and services

[view UN Technical Notes]

  1990-2003     BSP

Target 16.

In cooperation with developing countries, develop and implement strategies for decent and productive work for youth 45. Unemployment rate of 15-24 year olds, each sex and total (an improved measure of the targets is under development by ILO for future years)

[view UN Technical Notes]

1990-2003

NSO

Target 17.

In cooperation with pharmaceutical companies, provide access to affordable, essential drugs in developing countries 46. Proportion of population with access to affordable essential drugs on a sustainable basis

[view UN Technical Notes]

not available (WHO has estimates for 1995 and 1997)

Target 18.

 

In cooperation with the private sector, make available the benefits of new technologies, especially information and communications

 

47. Telephone lines and cellular subscribers per 100 population
 

[view UN Technical Notes]

Telephone lines: 1990 to 2003

Cellular subscribers : 1991 to 2003

NTC-DOTC

48. Personal computers in use per 100 population and internet users per 100 population

 


[view UN Technical Notes]

not available (ITU has estimates for personal computers from 1990 to 2001 and for internet users from 1994 to 2001)  
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ACRONYMS

BSP

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)

CHED

Commission on Higher Education

DENR

Department of Environment and Natural Resources

DepEd

Department of Education

DOH

Deprtment of Health

DOTC

Department of Transportation and Communications

FIES

Family Income and Expenditures Survey

FMB

Forest Management Bureau

FNRI

Food and Nutrition Research Institute

FPS

Family Planning Survey

NDHS

National Demographic and Health Survey

NSCB

National Statistical Coordination Board

NSO

National Statistics Office
 
 

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