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    Overview of the Sustainable Development Goals

    Gain an overview of how Denmark is doing in terms of meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Here you can get a comprehensive view of all 17 goals. Dive into the individual goals and see if the development trend is towards the UN goals.

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    The development of the Sustainable Development Goals is shown in colours:

     
    		 Trend towards UN goals (or status in keeping with UN goals)
     
    		 Trend difficult to determine or situation unchanged
     
    		 Trend not towards UN goals (or status not in keeping with UN goals)
     
    		 Data is not available or indicators are of a global nature and cannot be measured for Denmark

    The overview reflects the development in indicators from 2015 and not whether the goal can be reached by 2030.
    See the current figures here.

    Read about all of the seven principles for the Sustainable Development Goals

     

    General trend for all of the 17 SDGs
    General trend for all of the 17 SDGs
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    Note: The overview is updated most recently on December 1st. Click on the indicators below to see current figures.
     
    Trend towards UN goals (or status in keeping with UN goals) (50.0%)
    1.1.1 International poverty line
    1.3.1 Social protection systems
    1.4.1 Basic services
    1.4.2 Secure tenure rights to land
    1.5.1 Disasters
     
    Trend difficult to determine or situation unchanged (10.0%)
    1.2.2 Poverty in all dimensions
     
    Trend not towards UN goals (or status not in keeping with UN goals) (10.0%)
    1.2.1 Poverty line
     
    Data is not available or indicators are of a global nature and cannot be measured for Denmark (30.0%)
    1.5.2 Disaster economic loss
    1.5.3 Disaster risk reduction strategies
    1.5.4 Reduce risk reduction
    Goal 1
    No poverty
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    Note: The overview is updated most recently on December 1st. Click on the indicators below to see current figures.
     
    Trend towards UN goals (or status in keeping with UN goals) (30.0%)
    2.1.2 Prevalence of food insecurity (FIES)
    2.3.2 Income of small-scale producers
    2.4.1 Sustainable agriculture
     
    Trend difficult to determine or situation unchanged (20.0%)
    2.5.1 Plant and animal genetic resources
    2.5.2 Local breeds - extinction
     
    Trend not towards UN goals (or status not in keeping with UN goals) (10.0%)
    2.3.1 Volume of production
     
    Data is not available or indicators are of a global nature and cannot be measured for Denmark (40.0%)
    2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment
    2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting
    2.2.2 Prevalence of malnutrition
    2.2.3 Anaemia in women
    Goal 2
    Zero hunger
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    Note: The overview is updated most recently on December 1st. Click on the indicators below to see current figures.
     
    Trend towards UN goals (or status in keeping with UN goals) (81.0%)
    3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio
    3.1.2 Attended births
    3.2.1 Under-five mortality rate
    3.2.2 Neonatal mortality rate
    3.3.1 HIV infections
    3.3.2 Tubercullosis incidence
    3.3.3 Malaria incidence
    3.3.4 Hepatitis B incidence
    3.3.5 Neglected tropical diseases
    3.4.1 Mortality rate - selected diseases
    3.4.2 Suicide mortality rate
    3.6.1 Death rate to road traffic injuries
    3.7.1 Family planning
    3.7.2 Adolescent birth rate
    3.8.1 Essential health services
    3.8.2 Expenditures on health
    3.9.2 Mortality rate (WASH)
     
    Trend difficult to determine or situation unchanged (9.5%)
    3.9.1 Mortality rate - air pollution
    3.9.3 Mortality rate - unintentional poisoning
     
    Trend not towards UN goals (or status not in keeping with UN goals) (4.8%)
    3.5.2 Harmful use of alcohol
     
    Data is not available or indicators are of a global nature and cannot be measured for Denmark (4.8%)
    3.5.1 Substance use disorders
    Goal 3
    Good health and well-being
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    Note: The overview is updated most recently on December 1st. Click on the indicators below to see current figures.
     
    Trend towards UN goals (or status in keeping with UN goals) (22.2%)
    4.1.1 Minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics
    4.1.2 Completion rate
     
    Trend difficult to determine or situation unchanged (44.4%)
    4.2.2 Participation in organized learning
    4.3.1 Participation in education
    4.4.1 ICT skills
    4.6.1 Literacy and numeracy skills
     
    Trend not towards UN goals (or status not in keeping with UN goals) (11.1%)
    4.5.1 Parity indices
     
    Data is not available or indicators are of a global nature and cannot be measured for Denmark (22.2%)
    4.2.1 Children developmentally on track
    4.7.1 Extent to which education are mainstreamed
    Goal 4
    Quality education
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    Note: The overview is updated most recently on December 1st. Click on the indicators below to see current figures.
     
    Trend towards UN goals (or status in keeping with UN goals) (60.0%)
    5.1.1 Frameworks for equality and non-discrimination
    5.2.1 Violence by intimate partner
    5.3.1 Unions and marriages among youths
    5.5.1 Women in politics
    5.5.2 Women in managerial positions
    5.6.2 Law on reproductive health care
     
    Trend difficult to determine or situation unchanged (10.0%)
    5.4.1 Time spent on unpaid work
     
    Trend not towards UN goals (or status not in keeping with UN goals) (10.0%)
    5.2.2 Violence by other person
     
    Data is not available or indicators are of a global nature and cannot be measured for Denmark (20.0%)
    5.3.2 Femal genital mutilation/cutting
    5.6.1 Decisions - contraceptive use
    Goal 5
    Gender equality
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    Note: The overview is updated most recently on December 1st. Click on the indicators below to see current figures.
     
    Trend towards UN goals (or status in keeping with UN goals) (55.6%)
    6.1.1 Safely drinking water services
    6.2.1 Safe sanitation and hand-washing
    6.3.1 Safely treated wastewater
    6.4.1 Water-use efficiency
    6.5.1 Water resources management
     
    Trend difficult to determine or situation unchanged (22.2%)
    6.3.2 Bodies of water of good quality
    6.6.1 Water-related ecosystems
     
    Trend not towards UN goals (or status not in keeping with UN goals) (11.1%)
    6.4.2 Level of water stress
     
    Data is not available or indicators are of a global nature and cannot be measured for Denmark (11.1%)
    6.5.2 Transboundary basin area
    Goal 6
    Clean water and sanitation
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    Note: The overview is updated most recently on December 1st. Click on the indicators below to see current figures.
     
    Trend towards UN goals (or status in keeping with UN goals) (100.0%)
    7.1.1 Access to electricity
    7.1.2 Reliance of clean fuels
    7.2.1 Renewable energy
    7.3.1 Energy intensity
     
    Trend difficult to determine or situation unchanged (0.0%)
     
    Trend not towards UN goals (or status not in keeping with UN goals) (0.0%)
     
    Data is not available or indicators are of a global nature and cannot be measured for Denmark (0.0%)
    Goal 7
    Affordable and clean energy
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    Note: The overview is updated most recently on December 1st. Click on the indicators below to see current figures.
     
    Trend towards UN goals (or status in keeping with UN goals) (50.0%)
    8.1.1 Growth rate of real GDP per capita
    8.2.1 Growth rate of real GDP per employed person
    8.5.1 Average hourly earnings
    8.5.2 Unemployment rate
    8.9.1 Tourism direct GDP
    8.10.1 Bank branches and ATMs
    8.10.2 Adults with a bank account
     
    Trend difficult to determine or situation unchanged (28.6%)
    8.4.1 Material footprint
    8.4.2 Domestic material consumption
    8.6.1 Youth in NEET
    8.8.1 Occupational injuries
     
    Trend not towards UN goals (or status not in keeping with UN goals) (0.0%)
     
    Data is not available or indicators are of a global nature and cannot be measured for Denmark (21.4%)
    8.3.1 Informal employment
    8.7.1 Child labour
    8.8.2 Compliance of labour rights
    Goal 8
    Decent work and economic growth
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    Note: The overview is updated most recently on December 1st. Click on the indicators below to see current figures.
     
    Trend towards UN goals (or status in keeping with UN goals) (55.6%)
    9.1.1 Access to an all-season road
    9.2.2 Manufacturing employment
    9.3.1 Value added - small-scale industries
    9.4.1 CO2 emission per unit of value added
    9.5.2 Researchers
     
    Trend difficult to determine or situation unchanged (22.2%)
    9.1.2 Passenger and freight volumes
    9.3.2 Small-scale industries with a loan
     
    Trend not towards UN goals (or status not in keeping with UN goals) (22.2%)
    9.2.1 Manufacturing value added
    9.5.1 Research expenditure
     
    Data is not available or indicators are of a global nature and cannot be measured for Denmark (0.0%)
    Goal 9
    Industry, innovation and infrastructure
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    Note: The overview is updated most recently on December 1st. Click on the indicators below to see current figures.
     
    Trend towards UN goals (or status in keeping with UN goals) (18.2%)
    10.7.2 Migration policies
    10.7.3 People who died or disappeared - migration
     
    Trend difficult to determine or situation unchanged (18.2%)
    10.5.1 Financial Soundness
    10.7.4 Proportion of the population who are refugees
     
    Trend not towards UN goals (or status not in keeping with UN goals) (27.3%)
    10.1.1 Growth rates of household expenditure
    10.2.1 People below 50 per cent of median income
    10.4.1 Labour share of GDP
     
    Data is not available or indicators are of a global nature and cannot be measured for Denmark (36.4%)
    10.3.1 Discrimination and harassment
    10.4.2 Redistributive impact of fiscal policy
    10.6.1 Developing countries in international organizations
    10.7.1 Recruitment cost
    Goal 10
    Reduced inequalities
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    Note: The overview is updated most recently on December 1st. Click on the indicators below to see current figures.
     
    Trend towards UN goals (or status in keeping with UN goals) (27.3%)
    11.5.1 Disasters
    11.6.1 Municipal solid waste
    11.6.2 Fine particulate matter
     
    Trend difficult to determine or situation unchanged (45.5%)
    11.1.1 Urban population in slums
    11.2.1 Access to public transport
    11.3.1 LCR and population growth rate
    11.4.1 Expenditure to cultural and natural heritage
    11.7.1 Built-up area - public use
     
    Trend not towards UN goals (or status not in keeping with UN goals) (0.0%)
     
    Data is not available or indicators are of a global nature and cannot be measured for Denmark (27.3%)
    11.3.2 Participation of civil society
    11.5.2 Disasters - economic loss
    11.7.2 Physical or sexual harassment
    Goal 11
    Sustainable cities and communities
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    Note: The overview is updated most recently on December 1st. Click on the indicators below to see current figures.
     
    Trend towards UN goals (or status in keeping with UN goals) (40.0%)
    12.1.1 Support to sustainable consumption
    12.4.1 International environmental agreements
    12.5.1 Recycling rate
    12.7.1 Sustainable procurement policies
     
    Trend difficult to determine or situation unchanged (30.0%)
    12.2.1 Material footprint
    12.2.2 Domestic material consumption
    12.4.2 Hazardous waste
     
    Trend not towards UN goals (or status not in keeping with UN goals) (0.0%)
     
    Data is not available or indicators are of a global nature and cannot be measured for Denmark (30.0%)
    12.3.1 Food loss and food waste index
    12.6.1 Companies sustainability reports
    12.8.1 Global citizenship education
    Goal 12
    Responsible consumption and production
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    Note: The overview is updated most recently on December 1st. Click on the indicators below to see current figures.
     
    Trend towards UN goals (or status in keeping with UN goals) (50.0%)
    13.1.1 Disasters
    13.2.1 Determined contributions etc. - communications
    13.2.2 Total greenhouse gas emissions
     
    Trend difficult to determine or situation unchanged (0.0%)
     
    Trend not towards UN goals (or status not in keeping with UN goals) (0.0%)
     
    Data is not available or indicators are of a global nature and cannot be measured for Denmark (50.0%)
    13.1.2 Disaster risk reduction strategies
    13.1.3 Risk reduction
    13.3.1 Global citizenship in education
    Goal 13
    Climate action
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    Note: The overview is updated most recently on December 1st. Click on the indicators below to see current figures.
     
    Trend towards UN goals (or status in keeping with UN goals) (14.3%)
    14.6.1 Combat of illegal fishing
     
    Trend difficult to determine or situation unchanged (0.0%)
     
    Trend not towards UN goals (or status not in keeping with UN goals) (14.3%)
    14.1.1 Eutrophication index and plastic debris
     
    Data is not available or indicators are of a global nature and cannot be measured for Denmark (71.4%)
    14.2.1 Managing of marine areas
    14.3.1 Marine acidity
    14.4.1 Sustainable fish stocks
    14.5.1 Protected marine areas
    14.7.1 Sustainable fisheries
    Goal 14
    Life below water
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    Note: The overview is updated most recently on December 1st. Click on the indicators below to see current figures.
     
    Trend towards UN goals (or status in keeping with UN goals) (36.4%)
    15.2.1 Sustainable forest management
    15.6.1 Equitable sharing of benefits
    15.8.1 Invasive alien species
    15.9.1 Integration of biodiversity
     
    Trend difficult to determine or situation unchanged (18.2%)
    15.1.1 Forest areas
    15.1.2 Ecosystems
     
    Trend not towards UN goals (or status not in keeping with UN goals) (9.1%)
    15.5.1 Red List Index
     
    Data is not available or indicators are of a global nature and cannot be measured for Denmark (36.4%)
    15.3.1 Degraded land area
    15.4.1 Mountain biodiversity
    15.4.2 Mountain green cover index
    15.7.1 Illicitly trafficked wildlife
    Goal 15
    Life on land
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    Note: The overview is updated most recently on December 1st. Click on the indicators below to see current figures.
     
    Trend towards UN goals (or status in keeping with UN goals) (36.4%)
    16.1.1 Victims of intentional homicide
    16.1.2 Conflict-related deaths
    16.3.1 Victims of violence
    16.5.1 Bribe persons - public officials
    16.5.2 Bribe businesses - public officials
    16.9.1 Registered births
    16.10.1 Assaults of journalists etc.
    16.10.2 Guarentee for access to information
     
    Trend difficult to determine or situation unchanged (0.0%)
     
    Trend not towards UN goals (or status not in keeping with UN goals) (18.2%)
    16.1.4 Feeling safe
    16.2.2 Victims of human trafficking
    16.3.2 Unsentenced detainees
    16.6.1 Primary government expenditures
     
    Data is not available or indicators are of a global nature and cannot be measured for Denmark (45.5%)
    16.1.3 Physical, psycological or sexual violence
    16.2.1 Punishment by caregiver
    16.2.3 Sexual violence among youths
    16.3.3
    16.4.1 Illicit financial flows
    16.4.2 Seized weapons
    16.6.2 Satisfied - public services
    16.7.1 Positions in public institutions
    16.7.2 Inclusive decision-making
    16.8.1 Voting rights in international organisations
    Goal 16
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
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    Note: The overview is updated most recently on December 1st. Click on the indicators below to see current figures.
     
    Trend towards UN goals (or status in keeping with UN goals) (33.3%)
    17.1.2 Domestic budget - taxes
    17.5.1 Investment promotion regimes
    17.6.1 Internet broadband subscriptions
    17.8.1 Use of the Internet
    17.18.2 Principles of official statistics
    17.18.3 National statistical plan
    17.19.1 Strengthen statistical capacity
    17.19.2 Census, births and deaths
     
    Trend difficult to determine or situation unchanged (12.5%)
    17.1.1 Government revenue (GDP)
    17.2.1 Official development assistance
    17.13.1 Macroeconomic Dashboard
     
    Trend not towards UN goals (or status not in keeping with UN goals) (16.7%)
    17.3.1 FDI, dev.asst. and South-South Coop.
    17.3.2 Remittances
    17.4.1 Debt service
    17.9.1 Financial and technical assistance
     
    Data is not available or indicators are of a global nature and cannot be measured for Denmark (37.5%)
    17.7.1 Funding of enviromentally technologies
    17.10.1 Tariff-average
    17.11.1 Global exports
    17.12.1 Average tariffs by developing countries
    17.14.1 Policy coherence of sustainable development
    17.15.1 Results frameworks and tools
    17.16.1 Development effectiveness monitoring frameworks
    17.17.1 Partnerships for infrastructure
    17.18.1 Sustainable development Goal monitoring
    Goal 17
    Partnerships for the goals
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    Principles for the overview of Sustainable Development Goals

    Statistics Denmark has prepared a number of principles for the SDG overview:
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    The trend assessment for the indicators should be interpreted as follows: green – trend towards the UN goals (or status in keeping with UN goals); yellow – trend difficult to determine or situation unchanged; red – trend not towards UN goals (or status not in keeping with UN goals); grey – data is not available or indicators are of a global nature and cannot be measured for Denmark.
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    The development in the SDGs is shown using pie charts at goal level. I.e. one pie chart corresponds to one Sustainable Development Goal. For greater transparency, indicators with the same colour are grouped.
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    Focus is exclusively on the development in indicators (towards UN goals, unchanged/difficult to determine, not towards UN goals) and not on whether the set out goals can be achieved by 2030.
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    The base year is 2015. The development is described as the difference between the base year and the most recent year for which data is available. Several data points between the base year and the most recent year available make no difference in the description of the development. If data for 2015 is not available, the base year is decided based on the available data.
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    If indicators consist of disaggregated data, such as sex or age, the development is determined based on the total. To ensure consistency, the trend is determined from the total, even if the figures for the underlying disaggregated data are not available.
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    A good share of indicators get notes ’100 per cent’ (e.g. all are covered), ’0 per cent’ (e.g. none are affected) or ’check mark’ (e.g. the condition is met). These indicators are estimated as fulfilled and are coloured green.
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    Since targets/indicators ’a’, ’b’ and ’c’ deal with tools for fulfilment of the remaining indicators, these are left out from this analysis.
    To indicate the trend for indicators, Statistics Denmark will use existing data as a basis of assessment.