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Data Dictionary

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

9 entries

Term	Definition	Source
Under-five mortality rate	The purpose of this indicator is to measure the under-five mortality rate to assess progress towards achieving SDG Target 3.2: ‘By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births’. This indicator provides essential data on health and well-being of children under the age of five, which is critical for understanding the progress towards reducing child mortality, identifying disparities in healthcare View indicator	Indicator purpose
Under-five mortality ratio	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 applies the Bayesian B-splines bias-reduction model to empirical data to derive trend estimates of under-five mortality for all countries. View indicator	Key statistical concepts
Unemployment rate (%)	This labour market indicator measures the proportion of the labour force that is unemployed at a given point in time. View indicator	Indicator purpose
Unemployment rate (age 15 to 35)	The percent of the labor force that do not have jobs but who want to work and are available to work. View indicator	Indicator purpose
Unemployment rate by sex, age and persons with disabilities	Indicator of efficiency and effectiveness of an economy to absorb its labour force and of the performance of the labour market. View indicator	Indicator purpose
Unemployment rate for Youth (age 15 to 24)	The percent of the labor force that do not have jobs but who want to work and are available to work. View indicator	Indicator purpose
Unemployment rate, by Gender and age group (SDG 8.5.2)(%)	The unemployment rate conveys the percentage of persons in the labour force who are unemployed. The unemployment rate is a useful measure of the underutilization of the labour supply. It reflects the inability of an economy to generate employment for those persons who want to work but are not doing so, even though they are available for employment and actively seeking work. View indicator	Abstract
Unit of measure concept	The unit a value is expressed in, held as a canonical record with a symbol, multiplier and display precision rather than as free text.	BNSS data model
Unsentenced detainees as percentage of overall prison population.	The total number of unsentenced persons held in detention divided by the total number of persons held in detention, on a specified date. View indicator	Key statistical concepts

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