1/ Today, we're thinking about data for #HealthyAgeing 💭
In New York, Member States are gathering for the @UN Statistical Commission to discuss all things data.
The @UNDecadeAgeing calls for strengthening data to accelerate its implementation. But what does this mean?
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In New York, Member States are gathering for the @UN Statistical Commission to discuss all things data.
The @UNDecadeAgeing calls for strengthening data to accelerate its implementation. But what does this mean?
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2/ To implement initiatives & policies that are effective in fostering #HealthyAgeing, we need a fuller understanding of older people's needs & contexts.
One important way to develop this understanding is by collecting meaningful & representative data about older people. 📈
One important way to develop this understanding is by collecting meaningful & representative data about older people. 📈
3/ For example, inequities faced by older people will remain invisible if data on them are not collected.
We also can't challenge ageist assumptions of older age as inevitable decline if data on older people's contributions to society are limited.
(See: decadeofhealthyageing.org/find-knowledge…)
We also can't challenge ageist assumptions of older age as inevitable decline if data on older people's contributions to society are limited.
(See: decadeofhealthyageing.org/find-knowledge…)
4/ Here's one issue:
7️⃣5️⃣% of the world's countries have limited or no comparable data on #HealthyAgeing or on older age groups.
Read that again.
(Source: decadeofhealthyageing.org/find-knowledge…)
7️⃣5️⃣% of the world's countries have limited or no comparable data on #HealthyAgeing or on older age groups.
Read that again.
(Source: decadeofhealthyageing.org/find-knowledge…)
5/ That’s not all:
When data about older people are collected, people above a certain age (like 60 or 65) are often lumped together.
In other words, the data are not disaggregated.
This obscures the diversity among older people & makes it difficult to rely on such data. ⚠️
When data about older people are collected, people above a certain age (like 60 or 65) are often lumped together.
In other words, the data are not disaggregated.
This obscures the diversity among older people & makes it difficult to rely on such data. ⚠️
6/ It doesn't have to be this way.
The @UNDecadeAgeing is our opportunity to ensure we foster #HealthyAgeing by collecting data about older people that is:
📊 Comparable
📊 Disaggregated
📊 Meaningful
📊 Representative
The @UNDecadeAgeing is our opportunity to ensure we foster #HealthyAgeing by collecting data about older people that is:
📊 Comparable
📊 Disaggregated
📊 Meaningful
📊 Representative
7/ The good news is that work is already being done to strengthen data for #HealthyAgeing.
For example, the Titchfield City Group on Ageing develops standardised tools & methods for producing age-disaggregated / ageing-related data.
▶️ unstats.un.org/unsd/methodolo…
For example, the Titchfield City Group on Ageing develops standardised tools & methods for producing age-disaggregated / ageing-related data.
▶️ unstats.un.org/unsd/methodolo…
8/ @UNDESA also conducts demographic research and population data analyses to support countries for sustainable development.
The World Social Report 2023 is the most recent product of this work, highlighting how investing in #HealthyAgeing helps us achieve @TheGlobalGoals ⬇️
The World Social Report 2023 is the most recent product of this work, highlighting how investing in #HealthyAgeing helps us achieve @TheGlobalGoals ⬇️
https://twitter.com/UNDecadeAgeing/status/1620814325626830848
9/ @UNFPA collects population data, including through census processes, to inform policies that ensure every demographic group can fulfill their potential.
For example, as the 🌏 became #8BillionStrong, data allowed us to see ageing as one of the defining trends of our time ⬇️
For example, as the 🌏 became #8BillionStrong, data allowed us to see ageing as one of the defining trends of our time ⬇️
https://twitter.com/UNFPA/status/1593613901023023105
10/ Let's not forget about the intersectionalities of ageing – with gender, for example.
Through the Women Count programme, @UN_Women works to collect & produce data on older women.
Take a look at their data-driven research on older women & #COVID19 ⬇️
data.unwomen.org/features/five-…
Through the Women Count programme, @UN_Women works to collect & produce data on older women.
Take a look at their data-driven research on older women & #COVID19 ⬇️
data.unwomen.org/features/five-…
11/ @WHO supports the work on strengthening data for #HealthyAgeing by maintaining an Ageing Data Portal ⬇️
💡 A WHO Technical Advisory Group has also been formed to improve how we monitor & measure healthy ageing for the @UNDecadeAgeing: decadeofhealthyageing.org/find-knowledge…
💡 A WHO Technical Advisory Group has also been formed to improve how we monitor & measure healthy ageing for the @UNDecadeAgeing: decadeofhealthyageing.org/find-knowledge…
https://twitter.com/UNDecadeAgeing/status/1630968692946378752
12/ And as @IE_OlderPersons has pointed out in her report to @UN_HRC, the collection & availability of data that reflect older people's full diversity is also a human rights issue ⬇️
https://twitter.com/UNDecadeAgeing/status/1630968678706712578
13/ These are just some of the efforts to strengthen data for #HealthyAgeing – and transform the 🌎 to be a better place to grow older.
This @UNDecadeAgeing, how will you contribute to #AddingLifeToYears?
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This @UNDecadeAgeing, how will you contribute to #AddingLifeToYears?
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https://twitter.com/UNDecadeAgeing/status/1631036659658641410
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