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Waste statisticsWaste statisticsOverview of Overview of MethodologyMethodology Sheets Sheets for Health and Environment, and for Health and Environment, and

WasteWaste

United Nations Statistics Division

ECOWAS Workshop on Environment Statistics (Accra, 29-31 March 2010)

Health and Environment, and Health and Environment, and Waste (1)Waste (1)

•• HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTHEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT•• Under five mortality rateUnder five mortality rate

•• UN Pop. UN Pop. Div.methodologyDiv.methodology; indicator okay; indicator okay•• Maternal mortality rate per 100,000 live birthsMaternal mortality rate per 100,000 live births

•• UNICEF methodology; indicator is okayUNICEF methodology; indicator is okay•• Mortality rateMortality rate

•• WHO methodology; which reflects adult WHO methodology; which reflects adult mortality rate instead of mortality ratemortality rate instead of mortality rate


•• HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (cont.)HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (cont.)•• Percent of population with access to primary Percent of population with access to primary

health care facilitieshealth care facilities•• WHO methodology; theoretically okay; WHO methodology; theoretically okay;

what is meant by reasonable/convenientwhat is meant by reasonable/convenient•• Public expenditure on health as a percentage Public expenditure on health as a percentage

of Gross National Income (GNI)of Gross National Income (GNI)•• WHO methodology; currently about total WHO methodology; currently about total

expenditure; new methodology sheet about expenditure; new methodology sheet about General government expenditure (public)General government expenditure (public)


•• HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (cont.)HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (cont.)•• Proportion of population using an improved Proportion of population using an improved

sanitation facilitysanitation facility•• WHO/UNICEF methodology; indicator is WHO/UNICEF methodology; indicator is

okayokay•• Proportion of population using an improved Proportion of population using an improved

drinking water sourcedrinking water source•• WHO/UNICEF methodology; indicator is WHO/UNICEF methodology; indicator is

okayokay


•• HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (cont.)HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (cont.)•• Proportion of urban population living in Proportion of urban population living in

slumsslums•• UNUN--HABITAT methodology; former MDG HABITAT methodology; former MDG

indicator and data are still being compiled; indicator and data are still being compiled; similar to informal settlements which can similar to informal settlements which can be slums and refugee populations; includes be slums and refugee populations; includes ““urbanurban”” security of tenuresecurity of tenure


•• HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (cont.)HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (cont.)•• Informal settlements, area and percentage of Informal settlements, area and percentage of

populationpopulation•• WHO methodology; no dataWHO methodology; no data

•• Incidence of waterIncidence of water--related diseasesrelated diseases•• WHO methodology; which diseases?WHO methodology; which diseases?

•• Incidence of air quality related diseasesIncidence of air quality related diseases•• WHO methodology; no data; change air WHO methodology; no data; change air

quality to air pollutionquality to air pollution


•• WASTEWASTE•• Generation of wasteGeneration of waste

•• UNSD methodology; difficult to obtain UNSD methodology; difficult to obtain data for all categoriesdata for all categories

•• Waste treatment and disposalWaste treatment and disposal•• UNSD methodology; data may be available UNSD methodology; data may be available

for some categoriesfor some categories


•• WASTE (cont.)WASTE (cont.)•• Municipal waste collected per capitaMunicipal waste collected per capita

•• UNSD methodology; household and UNSD methodology; household and municipal waste are different municipal waste are different –– municipal municipal waste includes household and similar wastewaste includes household and similar waste

•• Composition of municipal waste by main Composition of municipal waste by main material groupsmaterial groups•• UNSD methodology; data based on UNSD methodology; data based on

analysis of waste samples from municipal analysis of waste samples from municipal waste collectionwaste collection


•• WASTE (cont.)WASTE (cont.)•• Proportion of population served by municipal Proportion of population served by municipal

waste collectionwaste collection•• UNSD methodology; clear indicatorUNSD methodology; clear indicator

•• Generation of hazardous wasteGeneration of hazardous waste•• Basel Convention methodology; if data are Basel Convention methodology; if data are

available, national definition/list should be available, national definition/list should be indicatedindicated


•• WASTE (cont.)WASTE (cont.)•• Hazardous waste imported/exportedHazardous waste imported/exported

•• Basel Convention methodology; if data are Basel Convention methodology; if data are available, national definition/list should be available, national definition/list should be indicatedindicated

•• Number and capacity of facilities for the Number and capacity of facilities for the disposal of hazardous wastedisposal of hazardous waste•• Basel Convention methodology; it should Basel Convention methodology; it should

be treatment and not disposal in titlebe treatment and not disposal in title

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