This 2050 Dashboard presents Forum Member data across the seven Thematic Areas of the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific.
Data and visualisations in this dashboard supplement the 2024 Baseline Report to Leaders, delivered to the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting hosted by Tonga. Additional indicators from regional and global monitoring frameworks identified by the 2050 MEL Working Group are also presented to tell a richer story. New indicators are proposed for development in the region to address areas of the Strategy not well served by existing indicators, and these will be added over time as indicators are agreed and adopted by the Pacific.
Data presented is collated from a number of sources, including national household census and survey collections, civil registry data, health information systems, regional education assessments, satellite data, SDG custodian agencies and published reports from countries and development partners.
Some Outcomes currently do not have indicators. The regional MEL Working Group and Thematic Advisory Groups will be working on the monitoring framework and new indicators will be endorsed and added to this Dashboard over time.
The 2030 target for maternal mortality is less than 70 deaths per 100,000 live births. A number of countries have recorded no maternal deaths in recent years, shown as zero in the graph below.
Malaria has been eradicated in two sub-regions in the Pacific, but remains a health issue in Melanesia. Three countries (Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu) continue to experience new cases of malaria.
These figures show the probability a 30-year-old person would die before their 70th birthday from cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death.
Premature morbidity and mortality remains a leading health issue in the Pacific region,
This indicator data is also available by IHR capacity and State Party Annual Report.
Scores should be interpreted as: 0 = N/A, 1 = Not present, 2 = Under development, 3 = Present, 4 = Present and low strength of implementation, 5 = Present with medium strength of implementation, 6 = Present with high strength of implementation.
Scores should be interpreted as: 0 = N/A, 1 = Not present, 2 = Under development, 3 = Present, 4 = Present and low strength of implementation, 5 = Present with medium strength of implementation, 6 = Present with high strength of implementation.
This indicator data is also available by urbanisation level (urban, rural).
This indicator data is also available by urbanisation level (urban, rural).
This indicator data is also available by urbanisation level (urban, rural).
According to estimates by the World Health Organisation, mental disorders account for approximately 14% of the global burden of disease, with the majority of affected people lacking access to treatment.
Progress has been made in the Pacific in addressing this issue. A variety of actions have been undertaken at regional level, including a Regional Mental Health Strategy, the Pacific Islands Mental Health Network, and the Mental Health GAP Action Programme. In 2011, the Ninth Meeting of Ministers of Health for the Pacific Island Countries resulted in the formal recognition of mental health as a matter of the highest priority. This has resulted in the implementation of specific policies and plans in several Pacific countries. The coverage of mental health services is a significant issue, given that, despite the prevalence of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders across all regions of the world, these conditions remain stigmatised. Mental health is also cross-cutting and linked to other factors such as NCDs, violence, or child/adolescent health. It has been demonstrated that this issue can be exacerbated by climate disasters or crises, for example the global pandemic of Covid-19.
This indicator is still under development.
Scores should be interpreted as: 0 = N/A, 1 = Not present, 2 = Under development, 3 = Present, 4 = Present and low strength of implementation, 5 = Present with medium strength of implementation, 6 = Present with high strength of implementation.
This indicator aims to measure whether all students are gaining the skills and knowledge needed to promote sustainable development, using a simple assessment of whether the basic infrastructure exists that would allow countries deliver quality Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and Global Citizenship Education (GCED) to learners, to ensure their populations have adequate information on sustainable development. Appropriate education policies, curricula, teacher education, and student assessment are key aspects of national commitment and effort to implement GCED and ESD.
UNESCO is the international organisation responsible for the measurement and monitoring of this indicator. Data is compiled from responses submitted by national governments, typically by Ministries of Education.
There is currently no Pacific data for this indicator.
The indicator data relates to youth aged 15-24 and is also available by urbanisation level (urban, rural).
This indicator data is also available by sex, urbanisation level (urban, rural) and income level.
In 2024, only one Pacific country reported having National Human Rights Institutions fully compliant with the Paris Principles. A National Human Rights Institution is an independent administrative body set up by a State to promote and protect human rights. Core functions include complaint handling, human rights education and making recommendations on law reform.
This Pacific proxy indicator is still under development.
This indicator data is also available by urbanisation level (urban, rural).
The indicator data relates to women aged 15-49 and is also available by form of violence and for women aged 15 and over.
The indicator data relates to women and girls aged 15-49 and is also available for women and girls aged 15 and over.
A number of new indicators will be added from The Pacific Culture Strategy 2022-2032 after consideration of national priorities, relevance to this Outcome and measurability. This strategy recognises the increased role of culture in sustainable development, "Our future is in our past", and highlights the inherent value of culture for the wellbeing of Pacific peoples and resilience building.
There is currently limited country data for this indicator.