Key messages:

 •  By 2030, one in six people around the world will be older persons. To understand this heterogeneous group, data collection mechanisms and methods should be explored, including age-disaggregation.

 •  The 2030 Agenda includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals endorsed by UN Member States. Among the 234 indicators,  46 were identified to be population-based, can monitor the needs and rights of older persons, are relevant to national priorities and make older persons visible.

 •  Globally, across 215 national statistical offices, 20 provided insights on data disaggregation for 20 indicators, documenting that including nationally representative data on older persons is possible and should be expanded.

 •  Learnings can be used to enhance collaboration and increase disaggregated data on older persons across statistical offices and in other national, regional and global efforts, including with non-state actors​ 

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Title : Making Older Persons Visible in the Sustainable Development Goals’ Monitoring Framework and Indicators​

Publication : World Health Organization (WHO​), March 2024

​URL : https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/376154/9789240090248-eng.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y