Monitoring Progress on the MDGs

The government of Sri Lanka has accorded highest priority to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and the monitoring and evaluation process plays an important role in the national MDG agenda. DCS has been entrusted with the responsibility of preparing indicators for this task with UNDP funding.

Timely and accurate statistics on demographic and socio-economic aspects related to many dimensions of poverty and related subjects, is essential to establish a well functioning monitoring and evaluation system, for the tracking of MDG’s described by 51 indicators. In addition to the regular surveys and censuses of the Dept, a special survey was conducted in 2006/07 to collect information to bridge the data gaps to a certain extent. The following indicators were compiled to give district level estimates from the data thus collected.

 

Indicators      

 

01:	Poverty head count ratio by province
02:	Poverty gap ratio by province
03:	Share of poorest quintile in national consumption
04	Prevalence of underweight children under five years of age
05:	Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption
06:	Net enrolment ratio in primary education - 2006
07:	Proportion of pupils starting grade 1 who reach grade 5 - 2006
7A	Primary completion rate - 2006
08:	Literacy rate of 15 - 24 year old persons - 2006
09:	Ratio of girls to boys in primary secondary and tertiary education - 2006
10:	Ratio of literate women to men, 15 - 24 years old - 2006
11:	Share of Women in Wage Employment in the Non - Agricultural Sector
12:	Proportion of Seats held by Women in National Parliament
15	Proportion of one year old children immunized against measles
17	Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
19b	Percentage of population aged 15-24 years with comprehensive correct knowledge of HIV/AIDS by district, sector, sex, age and educational level
19C	Contraceptive prevalence rate by Sector and District
21:	Incidence and Deaths Associated with Malaria
22	Proportion of population in malaria-risk areas using effective malaria prevention and treatment measures
23:	Incidence and Deaths Associated with Tuberculosis
24:	Proportion of Tuberculosis Cases Cured under DOTS
25:	Proportion of Land Area Covered by Forest
26:	Ratio of Area Protected to Maintain Biological Diversity   to Surface Area
27:	Energy use (Kg oil equivalent)  per $ 1 GDP (PPP)
28:	Carbon Dioxide Emissions per Capita and Consumptions of Ozone-depleting CFCs
29:	Proportion of the households using solid fuel - 2006
30:	Proportion of households with sustainable access to safe drinking water - 2006
31:	Proportion of households with access to improved sanitation - 2006
32.	Proportion of Households with Access to Secure Tenure
39:	Average Tariffs Imposed by Developed Countries on Agricultural
41:	Proportion of ODA Provided to Help Build Trade Capacity Products and Textiles and Clothing from Developing Countries
44:	Debt Service as a Percentage of Exports of Goods & Services.
45:	Unemployment Rate of Young People Aged 15-24 years, Each Sex and Total
47A	Number of telephone lines per 100 population-2006
47B	Cellular subscribers per 100 population - 2006
48	Personal computers in use and Internet users per 100 population