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2017 Key sustainable development indicators for Asia and the Pacific

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) published the 48th edition of the Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific series, which provides a comprehensive set of economic, social, environmental, and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) indicators for its 48 regional members.

date:  30/10/2017

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) published the 48th edition of the Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific series, which provides a comprehensive set of economic, social, environmental, and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) indicators for its 48 regional members. The report is composed of three parts. The first part categorizes the SDG indicators in five broad themes, namely people, prosperity, planet, peace, and partnership and analyses key trends. The second part presents 98 statistical tables with regional social, environmental, and economic developments divided into eight themes. The third depicts in detail cross-border trading transactions of inputs used in the production of goods and services. The report shows that extreme poverty has been reduced, energy efficiency improved, and the maternal mortality has halved, but several challenges remain such as growth in inequality, and the present threat of natural disasters.

Read the press release and the full report.