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Data Dictionary

Standardised definitions for the terms, concepts and indicators used across the portal.

5 entries

Term	Definition	Source
Improved sanitation	The percentage of the population using safely managed sanitation services is calculated by combining data on the proportion of the population using different types of basic sanitation facilities with estimates of the proportion of fecal waste which is safely disposed in situ or treated off-site. View indicator	Key statistical concepts
Indicator concept	A measured quantity with one unit, reported over time and optionally broken down by geography, sex, age or disability status. Each indicator has one canonical record regardless of how many reporting frameworks surface it.	BNSS data model
Infant mortality rate (neonatal)	The UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) estimates are derived from national data from censuses, surveys or vital registration systems. The UN IGME does not use any covariates to derive its estimates. It only applies a curve fitting method to good-quality empirical data to derive trend estimates after data quality assessment. The UN IGME produces neonatal mortality rate estimates with a Bayesian spline regression model, which models the ratio of neonatal mortality rate / (under-five mortality rate - neonatal mortality rate). View indicator	Key statistical concepts
Installed renewable energy-generating capacity in developing countries (in watts per capita) (Re 12.a.1)	The indicator is defined as the installed capacity of power plants that generate electricity from renewable energy sources divided by the total population of a country. Capacity is defined as the net maximum electrical capacity installed at the year-end and renewable energy sources are as defined in the IRENA Statute (see concepts below). View indicator	Abstract
Installed renewable energy-generating capacity in developing countries (in watts per capita) (Re 7.b.1)	The indicator is defined as the installed capacity of power plants that generate electricity from renewable energy sources divided by the total population of a country. Capacity is defined as the net maximum electrical capacity installed at the year-end and renewable energy sources are as defined in the IRENA Statute. View indicator	Abstract

Every definition carries its source. Indicator definitions come from the metadata published with each indicator; concepts are defined by the portal's data model.