COVID-19 exposed the importance of civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) but it is also crucial to the economy, public service delivery and human dignity; and documentation enabl...
Data is now of fundamental importance in all spheres of human activity, which is why we must develop a set of globally agreed standards and principles.
A new report offers statistical insights into the changes COVID-19 has wrought - but the pandemic poses its own problems for statisticians themselves.
Many countries will struggle to benchmark their progress towards sustainability. The solution is clear: we must draw on the immense power of unofficial data.