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MDG Watch

How is the Bicol region doing with regard to MDG goals and targets?

The assessment of MDG achievement in the Bicol Region utilized a simple methodology for tracking progress for each indicator. The methodology basically determines the final targets (2015) and midterm targets for each indicator based on the parameters set for each MDG and corresponding baseline values (1990 or for the year nearest to 1990 for which data are available). The methodology allows the straight-line computation of annual targets per indicator which can be compared with actual levels for each year within the given time frame, which is convenient given the differences in data availability. Goal achievement in the midterm is qualitatively described as being "on track" or "off track" for each indicator.
 
Goal 1.  Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger
Indicator Target Actual Status
  2015 2003 1990 2003  
Poverty Incidence of Families 27.5 41.3 55.0 40.5
Poverty Incidence of Population 30.7 46.0 61.3 48.4
Subsistence Incidence of Families 15.8 23.7 31.6 20.3
Subsistence Incidence of Population 18.4 27.6 36.8 26.6
  2015 2004 1990 2004  
Underweight Children 34.1 49.2 68.3 22.6
 
 
Goal 2.  Achieve Universal Primary Education
Indicator Target Actual Status
  2015 2004 1990-91 2004-05  
Participation Rate 100.0 92.1 85.8 85.1
Completion Rate 100.0 78.4 61.4 67.0
  2015 2004 1992-93 2004-05  
Cohort Survival Rate 100.0 82.7 66.9 79.5
 
Goal 3.  Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women
Indicator Target Actual Status
  2015 2004 1990-91 2004-05  
Gender Parity in Participation Rate  1.0 1.0  1.02 1.02
      1992-93 2004-05  
Gender Parity in Cohort Survival Rate  1.0 1.0  1.11 1.13

Only the data on gender parity are available to measure the 3rd MDG; it means the lack of indicators for measuring that other half, which is concerned with women empowerment.

But this is also the goal where the region really did well, as shown in the table, which measure gender parity in terms of participation and cohort survival in elementary schools. (There are no data available for higher levels of education.) Consequently, it did not require applying the usual progress assessment methodology as the region is clearly (on track) towards achieving gender equality.
 
Goal 4.  Reduce Child Mortality
Indicator Target Actual Status
  2015 2004 1991 2004  
Under-five Mortality Rate 5.79 11.10 17.37 6.09
Infant Mortality Rate 6.63 12.71 19.89 9.33
Fully Immunized Children 100.00 96.79 93.00 87.00
 
Goal 5.  Improve Maternal Health
Indicator Target Actual Status
  2015 2004 1991 2004  
Maternal Mortality Ratio 0.31 0.72 1.22 1.16
 
Goal 6.  Combat HIV/Aids, Malaria and Other Diseases
Indicator Target Actual Status
  2015 2005 2000 2005  
Prevalence of Malaria     2.18 0.65
Death Rate Due to Malaria     0.00 0.00
      2000 2004  
Prevalence of Tuberculosis     280.79 71.03
Death Rate Due to Tuberculosis     37.85 30.59
 
Goal 7.  Ensure Environmental Sustainability
Indicator Target Actual Status
  2015 2004 1991 2004  
Access to Safe Water 67.52 52.63 35.03 45.20
Access to Sanitary Toilets 79.17 69.62 58.33 67.85
 
Goal 8.  Develop A Global Partnership For Development

Of the eight MDGs, Goal 8 is the most difficult to assess, mainly due to the absence of indicators that can be used to measure it.
       
On Track Off Track

Source: The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the Bicol Region, A Progress Report
            National Economic and Development Authority, Region V
 
As of December 2006
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