Indicators for Youth: Indicators for countries on youth today from the United Nations World Programme of Action for Youth

Why youth?

Youth number some 1.2 billion… Source: World Population Prospects, 2010 Revision

…with more growth projected in the decades to come Source: World Population Prospects, 2010 Revision

Youth are almost three times as likely as adults to be unemployed Source: ILO Trends Econometric Models, 2011

Today’s youth are part of the first generation of “net natives”…

…and tend to be more connected than older adults Individuals with use of a mobile phone, percentage by age group, selected countries (most recent year available) Source: ITU, Use of Information and Communication Technology by the World’s Children and Youth, 2008

Youth today are on the front lines of political and social change…

The World Programme of Action for Youth Adopted in 1995 Identifies fifteen priority areas with concrete proposals for action within each Provides a policy framework and practical guidelines to improve the situation of youth

Expert Group Meeting on Quantitative Indicators for the Programme of Action Convened in response to a request from the UN GA’s High Level Meeting on Youth, in the context of Resolution A/65/312 Requested a set of possible indicators for the Programme of Action, in order to assist Member States in assessing the situation of youth Organized by UNDESA Division for Social Policy and Development, with DESA’s Statistics Division and Population Division

Criteria for indicators Relate to the relevant proposals for action from the Programme Allow for short-term pragmatic use of existing data so as not to place additional data compilation burdens on Member States Are precise, timely, comprehensive and comparable within countries Reflect the current key aspects of youth participation and development

Expert Group Meeting Outcomes Concluded with a list of 34 core and 15 supplemental indicators in the following priority areas: – Education – Employment – Hunger and poverty – Health, including reproductive health – Drug abuse and juvenile delinquency – Globalization – Information and communication technology – HIV/AIDS – Girls and young women

Youth and Information and Communications Technology Source: ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators database (2011)

Employment and youth Youth unemployment rate, by region, 2008 and 2010 Source: ILO Trends Econometric Models, 2011

Youth and employment

Youth and health World Sub-Saharan Africa South Asia Middle East & N. Africa Lat. America & Caribbean High Income East Asia & Pacific Europe & Central Asia Youth (15-29) Mortalities due to Selected Causes by Region, each Sex, 2004 Female deaths (per 100,000)Male deaths (per 100,000) Source: WHO Global Burden of Disease Study, 2004

Youth and health Leading Risk Factors Contributing to Disability-Adjusted Life Years among Youth by Region and Sex, 2004

Next Steps We seek input from Member States and other interested parties, especially youth and youth organizations, on the proposed list Revised list will be submitted to the Commission for Social Development in 2013 Copies of the report of the expert group are available at: unstats.un.org/unsd/statcom/sc2012.htm

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