Skip to content
Search dst.dk

    Search result

      Showing results 331 - 340 of 530

      Overweight and BMI

      How many Danes are overweight? And what is the average height for men and women?, Note: Below, we provide links to data from Statistics Denmark and to others who make statistics on the subject. In some instances, the sources referred to below have content in Danish only or limited content in English.  , The National Institute of Public Health (NIPH) has prepared a national health profile “Den Nationale Sundhedsprofil 2023” (in Danish), which includes information on weight. It is available as a , database, as well as in publications: , Danish Health Authority,   /  , National Institute of Public Health, (all in Danish)., The National Institute of Public Health (NIPH) has published several articles and analyzes on the development in height and weight, including (in Danish):, Vi bliver højere og tungere,  - men's and women's average height and weight tracked from 1987 onwards (2022), Andelen af danskere med overvægt, fremskrevet til 2040, - a projection analysis of severe and moderate obesity (2024), Focus on children and young persons, With the contribution of DTU Food, Statistics Denmark has prepared an analysis on social inequality in the prevalence of overweight in Danish children:, ”, Ulighed i børneovervægt i Danmark, ” (2021) (in Danish), The analysis supplements a report from the National Institute of Public Health (NIPH) on overweight among children and young people. The NIPH is also behind the survey of health behaviour in school-aged children “Skolebørnsundersøgelsen” (in Danish), which contains data on the well-being and health of children and young people - including overweight and obesity:, ”, Overvægt og svær overvægt blandt danske børn og unge, ” (2020) (in Danish), The survey on health behaviour in school-aged children, (in Danish) is carried out every four years, last in 2022, The Danish Health Data Authority is behind a national database on children “Den Nationale Børnedatabase” (in Danish), which contains data on e.g. the height and weight of Danish children:, About the , The National Child Health Register,  (in Danish), Height and weight of school children, at esundhed.dk (in Danish), Internationally, Eurostat’s portal Statistics Explained can be used as a point of entry and guide for data on overweight in Europe:, See the article ", Overweight and obesity - BMI statistics, ", The World Health Organization also has data on the subject:, Subject page on , Obesity and overweight, What is the average height for men and women?, Statistical Yearbook 2017 has a table (in Danish) of the results of the tests for determining the eligibility of young men for military service, including their BMI and height: ", Sessionsresultat samt værnepligtiges BMI og højde, “., At the website of the Personnel Agency of the Danish Ministry of Defence, you will find a link to , the average height, BMI etc. of conscripts through the years, (in the box "Flere tal" - Statistik fra Forsvarets Dag)., The National Institute of Public Health (SIF) regularly collects data on the height and weight of the Danes:, The most recent key results are available in the series ", Ugens tal for folkesundhed, “ showing average height and weight of men and women from 1987 until 2021, Results from the KRAM survey (2007-2008) (in Danish) shows e.g. , height and weight by percentiles,  , [This page was last reviewed in October 2025]

      https://www.dst.dk/en/informationsservice/oss/vaegt

      Calling African Statistical Institutes

      The European Pan African statistics 2 programme is inviting African NSIs to join the presentation on Monday 14th March 2022., 8 March 2022 13:00 ,  ,  , In 2022, Eurostat launched a programme called Pan African Statistics 2 (PAS2) to support the African Union and its members’ statistical systems. This programme, which is a continuation of the PAS1 programme, is structured around several projects among which the following three will be presented during the side event: two grants coordinated by EU National Statistical Institutes (Insee-France and Statistics Denmark) and one service contract managed by Expertise France (the French agency for international technical cooperation). Together, the three projects will cover a range of statistical domains, with one grant focusing on economic statistics (ECOnomic and BUSiness statistics in AFrica- ECOBUSAF), one grant focusing on social statistics (SOCial STatistics in Africa - SOCSTAF), and the service contract covering both social and economic statistics. The purpose of this side event is to introduce the PAS2 programme to the African NSIs, to provide information about its objectives and content, and inform about the opportunity to participate., While the PAS2 service contract project has mostly a regional approach, ECOBUSAF and SOCSTAF more specifically target individual NSIs. The latter two projects aim at supporting African countries in building their capacities in various statistical domains (National accounts, business registers, demographic, health, education and employment statistics) and in going down the path of statistical integration at the AU level in some statistical domains. New data sources will be investigated together with how to treat them. Various operating modes will be carried out on-line or face-to-face, including technical assistance to specific countries, on-line training courses, workshops and a hackathon. The programmes will coordinate with each other and with other stakeholders in the region and create synergies with other programmes. , The participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and to informally show their interest in participating in the project. ,  , Register for the event,  here, Program:, Pan African Statistics 2, – , a European programme to support better data for better lives in Africa, A Side Event at the United Nations Statistical Commission, Organised by: Eurostat, African Union, INSEE, Statistics Denmark, Statistics Norway and, Expertise France. , The event will be co-chaired by Eurostat and STATAFRIC., Held in English with French interpretation, Thursday 14 march 2022, 9.00-10.30 am (New York) - 3.00-4.30 pm (CET), Time, Agenda point, Comments/speakers, 20 min, Introduction by the co-chairs, overview of the PAS2 programme, by M. Lukasz Augustyniak, Eurostat and , Ms. Leila Ben Ali, STATAFRIC, 20 min, General organisation of the ECOBUSAF and SOCSTAF grants and presentation of the ECOBUSAF national account component, by  Ms. Dominique Francoz, Insee, 10 min, Presentation of the ECOBUSAF statistical business registers component , by Ms. Janne Utkilen, Statistics Norway,   , 10 min, Presentation of the SOCSTAF project, by Ms. Nina von Lachmann-Steensen, Statistics Denmark, 10 min, PAS 2 service contract presentation, by M. Samson Bel-Aube Nougbodohoue, STATAFRIC and M. Guillaume Poirel, Expertise France, 20 min, Q&A session , Register for the event,  here, The PAS programme is funded by the European Union

      https://www.dst.dk/en/consulting/news-from-international-consulting/2022/08-03-2022-calling-african-statistical-institutes

      Launching a statistical databank is not an everyday event

      Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has launched their PX-web based databank called StatsBank Ghana, 1 September 2023 13:00 ,  , Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) launched their PX-web based databank before the summer vacation in a low-key way. Since then significant amounts of data have been added. To celebrate this and to launch the StatsBank Ghana to academia GSS arranged a High-level Academic Event and a “Hackathon” together with the University of Ghana and the Regional Institute for Population Studies., Over two days teams of students worked extremely concentrated to turn data from the GSS StatsBank into new knowledge. Knowledge and information helping to explain daily life in Ghana.  Over the coming months GSS will arrange similar “Hackathons” with other universities. The best teams will then meet later in the year and compete again., The StatsBank Ghana mainly contains data from the 2021 housing and population census but also economic data on subjects like trade and inflations. , The purpose of the “hackathon” is not for students to compete, but mainly to demonstrate to academia and policy planners how the data can be turned into new knowledge by everyone with an internet connection. Secondly, it helps demonstrate the immense value to society of making data freely available in a machine-readable form. , Although statistical databases may sound both abstract and boring they greatly facilitate informed decision-making among politicians and planners and they help citizens understand the world they live in., The University of Ghana Hackathon was won by team “Beta” who created a dashboard on youth unemployment in relation to the UN Sustainable Development Goal #8 - Decent work and economic growth. , Read more about the Hackathon and team Beta at , https://www.graphic.com.gh/tech-news/team-beta-triumphs-in-36hour-hackathon-by-ghana-statistical-service-and-statistics-denmark.html, You can try out the StatsBank Ghana at , https://statsbank.statsghana.gov.gh/pxweb/en/, Building on the StatsBank API GSS has launched a Digital Census Atlas. API meaning Applied Programming Interface, which makes it possible to access, process and display data i.e. from the StatsBank Ghana in various ways. The atlas shows indicators related to the 2021 Census on a scalable map. Each thematic map allows the users to extract the data from the StatsBank for further analysis., Access to the Census Atlas: , https://phc-geospatial-results.netlify.app/, The GSS StatsBank is build on the open source tool – PX-Web. Launching the StatsBank was an important milestone in the phase I of the Strategic Sector Cooperation between The Danish Embassy, Statistics Denmark and the Ghana Statistical Service. The Strategic Sector Cooperation projects are financed by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs., For further information about the project get in touch with Project Manager Jesper Ellemose Jensen (, jej@dst.dk, ) or the international consulting unit of Statistics Denmark.

      https://www.dst.dk/en/consulting/news-from-international-consulting/2023/01-09-2023-Launching-a-statistical-databank-is-not-an-everyday-event

      Vulnerable people, homeless people and sex workers

      How many people are particularly vulnerable in Denmark?, Note: Below, we provide links to Statistics Denmark and others who make statistics on the subject. In some instances, the sources referred to below have content in Danish only or limited content in English., Statistics Denmark has several tables on people who are vulnerable under the subject , Social support services, , including e.g. crisis centres. In 2021, Statistics Denmark published the analysis ", Opvækst eller tilvækst – er socialt udsatte i landkommunerne tilflyttere?, “ (in Danish) on the geographic distribution of vulnerable people and where they come from., VIVE - the Danish Center for Social Science Research performs research surveys of particularly vulnerable groups and focus on e.g. the scale of the problems and the social costs. In 2018, VIVE released the report ", Når udsatte borgere møder velfærdssystemet, " (in Danish) along with a matching information booklet on the meeting between vulnerable citizens and the welfare system., In 2018, the National Institute of Public Health published a health profile for vulnerable citizens in Denmark – , sundhedsprofil for socialt udsatte i Danmark, (in Danish), which focuses on the health, morbidity and well-being of socially vulnerable citizens in 2017 and the development since 2007., How many homeless people are there in Denmark?, Since 2007, the number of homeless people in Denmark has been mapped every two years. See the most recent report on homelessness in Denmark – ", Hjemløshed i Danmark 2024, “ (in Danish) from VIVE, the Danish Center for Social Science Research., All previous reports on homelessness in Denmark (in Danish) are available at , VIVE’s website, ., Several publications, news and articles are available at VIVEs , temaside om hjemløshed, (in Danish), which is a theme page on homelessness., See also the homelessness barometer – , Hjemløsebarometeret, – from Hjem til Alle, which is an alliance of 20 partners working to stop homelessness among young people. The barometer puts Danish homelessness in a Nordic perspective in a , report from 2018, (in Danish)., Are there any homeless young people?, See the , theme pages on homelessness, among young people – unges hjemløshed by the National Board of Social Services., How many live in shelters?, In 2017, Statistics Denmark took over the responsibility for the annual statistics on users of shelters and care homes (the Social Services Act, section 110). See , subject page, and , tables in StatBank Denmark, . This set of statistics was previously published by the , Appeals Board, (in Danish)., How many sex workers are there in Denmark?, The National Board of Social Services’ , The Danish Centre against Human Trafficking, have information e.g. on the number of sex workers and customers, foreign women involved in sex work, trafficking in human beings, young people and paid sexual exploitation., See also , publications by the National Board of Social Services, (in Danish) on the subject, e.g. recent memos on the extent and forms of sex work., VIVE - the Danish Center for Social Science Research reports on the number of sex workers in the report ", Salg af sex i Danmark 2020, “ (in Danish)., In 2019, SSI and University of Aalborg published the report ", Sex i Danmark, “ (in Danish), in which there is a section focused on the extent to which people have either received payment for sex or paid for sex., [This page was last reviewed in July 2025],  

      https://www.dst.dk/en/informationsservice/oss/Socudsatte

      Income

      How much do we earn throughout our lifetime? How many people are poor in Denmark?, How much do we earn throughout our lifetime?, Hvor meget tjener man i løbet af livet?, How many people are poor in Denmark?, In Statbank Denmark, there are a number of , tables on income distribution, , e.g. on the number of people who live in relative poverty, by age and duration., In the news series ", Nyt fra Danmarks Statistik, " (in Danish), articles are released annually on personal income and income distribution., The Gini coefficients from 1987 onwards are available in the table ”, Income distribution on equivalised disposable income by indicator and municipality, ” in StatBank Denmark., In StatBank Denmark, you will also find tables from the survey , Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (SILC), , based on surveys of Danish households, asking them e.g. whether it is easy or difficult to make ends meet. According to the 2023 , survey, , 10 per cent of the population were economically vulnerable; see the definition of economically vulnerable in ", Økonomisk sårbare, " (in Danish)., In connection with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, Statistics Denmark has developed three poverty indicators – relative poverty, low income poverty and economically vulnerable people. The purpose of the indicators is to measure development in relation to SDG no. 1: End poverty and target 1.2: Reduce poverty in all its dimensions by half. See the indicators in the , SDG portal, ., In June 2013, an expert committee – put together by the minister of social affairs and integration then in power – published a report with proposals for a poverty line. The definition of this poverty line and the development in the number of economically poor people in terms of the poverty line is available in the expert committee’s report on suggested poverty assessment methods: ", En dansk fattigdomsgrænse - analyser og forslag til opgørelsesmetoder, " (in Danish)., Based on the committee’s definition, the report "Familiernes økonomi - fordeling, fattigdom og incitamenter" (in Danish) was released in , 2014, and again in , 2015, , dealing with the financial situation of families – distribution, poverty and incentives., In 2016, VIVE (the Danish Center for Social Science Research) published a study on poverty and deprivation – ", Fattigdom og afsavn, " (in Danish), which is also based on the committee’s definition of poverty. The report offers insights in the relationship between economic poverty and deprivation and describes the correlation with e.g. employment, family relations, debts, mental health issues and social exposure., In ", Børn og unge i Danmark – Velfærd og trivsel 2022, " (in Danish) from VIVE, you will find information on the share of 3-19-year-old children living in poverty., The Economic Council of the Labour Movement publishes analyses (in Danish) on , income distribution, , , wealth inequality, and , poverty, . , [This page was last reviewed in December 2025],  

      https://www.dst.dk/en/informationsservice/oss/indkomst

      Nordic webinar on development cooperation

      On February 9, 2022 at 9.30 am a webinar on Data for Development is held. The webinar will provide a Nordic perspective on integrating statistics into development policy making., 25 January 2022 13:00 ,  ,  , The National Statistical Institutions (NSIs) in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland have all been engaged in development cooperation in statistics for several decades. In order to contribute to continuous learning and increased coordination, the development cooperation units in the NSIs have been exchanging experiences and sharing good practice from their work, formally on an annual basis but even more regularly on an informal basis., To increase this coordination and learning, in 2020, a first meeting was held for an external audience, including financing institutions and external partners, with the aim of fostering joint understanding, providing inspiration, and proposing opportunities for concrete cooperation in future work. Since this was experienced as a useful and informative meeting, it was proposed to carry out a similar joint event virtually in 2022., This meeting will focus on the use of data and statistics in policymaking. It’s essential for our partner to ensure that statistics is relevant, in demand and used in order to realise the full potential that statistics can bring to development policymaking. However, it is often considered challenging to work with the user perspective of statistics and to support our partners adequately. This meeting aims to exchange practical experiences and ideas for how to ensure that the final step in the statistics value chain can be reached, and to get input from donors and external partners to help us develop our projects further in this area.,  , Register here,  , Program:, Using data for development, – a Nordic perspective on integrating statistics into development policymaking , 9 February 2022, 9.30-11.30 ,  , Time                            , Agenda point, Comments/speakers, 9.30-9.35, Check-in, Denmark to host the meeting, 9.35-9.45, The Nordic model for statistical capacity development – how has it changed over the years to focus more on the user perspective, Mr Stefan Andersson, Head of International Cooperation, Statistics Sweden , 9.45-10.30, Panel discussion:, Moderated by Mr Timo Koskimäki, Director of International Affairs at Statistics Finland, Including Q&A, Mr James L Donovan, Senior Policy Specialist, Swedish International Development Agency Sida , Mr Henrik Hansen, Professor, , Institute of Economics, University of Copenhagen, member of the Development Economics Research Group, Mr Geir Øvensen, Senior Advisor, Norad, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, Mr Miikka Paajavuori, Senior Officer, Ministry for Foreign Affairs Finland , 10.30-10.50, About wage negotiations, data needs and trust in data. What is the role of official statistics? , Perspectives from LO and NHO, Ms Liv Tørres, International Secretary, Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) , Ms Victoria Sparrman, Economist, Confederation of Norwegian Enterprises (NHO) , 10.50-11.10, More and better financing for more and better statistical capacity, Ms Jurei Yada, Partnerships Coordinator, PARIS21 , 11.10-11.20, Conclusions and way forward: developing the Nordic model, Ms Janne Utkilen, Head of Development Cooperation, Statistics Norway, Register here,  

      https://www.dst.dk/en/consulting/news-from-international-consulting/2022/25-01-2022-nordic-webinar-on-development-cooperation

      R-training in Georgia

      In Georgia there is definitely something to celebrate! Despite difficulties coming from the new COVID19-normal, 22 participants have just completed their first training in the IT software ‘R’ at the Georgian National Statistical Office (GeoStat) as part of the EU Twinning project. A success assigned to coordination and cooperation across different sectors and domains with multiple partners and interest groups., 18 May 2021 8:00 ,  , An IT review and a discussion with Expertise France... , EU Twinning projects run with a specific set of objectives and clearly defined activities. But in GeoStat something more is bustling as an IT review combined with an ongoing coordination across projects has led to supplementary and essential goals to be pursued., Georgia - table with gear ready for Covid19 and online meeting. , Photo: Steen B. Pedersen,  , IT-resources are scarce in GeoStat why an IT-sector review led by the , UN Economic Commission on Europe (, UNECE), which the Twinning project was invited to take part in, encouraged them to develop an IT-training strategy for both IT and statistical staff. Training of IT staff will raise the skills and competence level of staff and in the long run hopefully attract new IT staff to GeoStat. Training of statistical staff will on the other hand, loosen the pressure on IT-resources. , The IT-sector review also suggested that GeoStat considers alternatives to Excel and MS-Access for statistical production processes. And meanwhile, Twinning experts on different subject areas were working with colleagues from GeoStat on implementing new statistical products and procedures – and choosing IT software was an essential part of that work. Selecting a well-known solution would of course be the easiest on the short run, but this did not happen!  , The Resident Twinning Advisor and the Project leader from Expertise France implementing the EU funded project “Statistics for the Eastern Partnership” (STEP) had long been discussing opportunities for possible areas of cooperation and synergies between the two projects with ‘R’ being a top priority for cooperation. Now to build from the bricks of the IT-sector review and the parallel discussions around cooperation efforts, ‘R’ was instead added to both work plans and course materials with efforts to take the first steps towards implementing an open source software more systematically as an integrated part of the statistical production process.  , Conducting training in times of COVID19, Like so much else, COVID19 also challenges statistical capacity building across borders why the first R-mission in the frame of the Twinning project was conducted online. On a positive note, this allowed for more employees to participate compared to the original plan. 6 sessions, of three hours each, in a combination of plenary introductions and practical training in “breakout rooms” - covered subjects such as data manipulation, data visualisation and more advanced loops and function procedures. , The next training mission will be conducted during the summer 2021. Meanwhile GeoStat employees have the opportunity to test/put their newly adapted skills into practice.,  , # Facts , about the EU Twinning project:, Name: , Strengthening the capacity of the Georgian Statistical system, Partner: ,  , National Statistics Office of Georgia  & Statistics Denmark, Duration: , April 2019 – July 2021,  

      https://www.dst.dk/en/consulting/news-from-international-consulting/2021/18-05-2021-R-training-in-Georgia

      Bicycles

      How many ride a bicycle in Denmark? How is Danish cycling behaviour and cycle tourism?, Note: Below, we provide links to Statistics Denmark and others who make statistics on the subject. In some instances, the sources referred to below have content in Danish only or limited content in English., How many are cycling and how far?, That can be answered at , Danish Centre for Cycling Knowledge, , which has prepared the knowledge portal , The National Cycle Account,  (in Danish). The cycle account has collected cycle data across a wide range of sources, including the Transport Habit Survey and the Road Directorate's accident statistics, so that you can find your way around e.g. bicycle thefts, number of bicycle trips and a municipal satisfaction index for cyclists., The , Cycle traffic index, of , The , Danish Road Directorate, describes the development in the cycle traffic and is based on registrations from bicycle counting stations throughout the country., Statistics Denmark describes in the article ", Danmark på to hjul, " (2022) i.a. road cycling as exercise and cycling as a membership sport., In 2024, The Danish Accident Investigation Board has prepared a , theme-based report (in Danish), with a focus on bicycle accidents at crossroads in cities., In the national bicycle strategy “, Danmark - op på cyklen!, " from 2014, the Ministry of Transport has compiled figures to monitor the development in cycle traffic in Denmark since 1990. You can also read about the development in children who cycle to school, increased road safety for cyclists and the development of cycle tourism., Who knows anything about the behavior of cyclists in traffic?, In the publication ", Cyclist behaviour in signalized intersections, “ from 2019, the Danish Road Directorate has looked into the road behaviour of cyclists, e.g. how many cross signalised intersections when the light is red, cycle on the pavement or use hand-held mobile phones while cycling., Rådet for Sikker Trafik, has statistics on the use of cycling helmets from 2004 onwards., Where to find information about cycle tourism?, The Danish Road Directorate, has reports on recreational cycling and cycle tourism (in Danish)., In their report ", Cykelturisterne i Danmark, " (only in Danish), VisitDenmark describes Danish and foreign cycle tourists in Denmark., In a survey for , Danish Cycling Tourism, , YouGov has examined , Danes as cycle tourists, : E.g. who goes on cycling holidays, which countries we go to on cycling holidays, when Danes go on cycling holidays and who they bring along., Where do I find information on electric bikes?, Statistics Denmark has described the Danish production and sales of electric bikes in the article ", Den danske produktion og salg af elcykler, " (in Danish only) from Danish enterprises in 2013-2020. Unfortunately, similar calculations for carrier bikes are not possible. The following analysis has been released in 2024 (in Danish): , Flere end 100.000 elcykler importeret sidste år, ., In addition, Statistics Denmark has assessed the , number of accidents involving electric bikes,  (in Danish), just as The Danish Accident Investigation Board in 2019 has published a report on ", Elcykelulykker, " (in Danish)., Where can I find information about "small motorized vehicles"?, Motorized scooters, speed pedelecs and self-balancing skateboards have become a common sight in the larger cities. In 2020, the Danish Road Traffic Authority published the ", Evalueringsrapport om små motoriserede køretøjer, " (in Danish), which, among other things, gives an insight into the type of accidents the vehicles are involved in. Ulykkes Analyse Gruppen, at Odense University Hospital, has recorded injuries after accidents with motorized scooters treated at the local emergency department. The result can be read in the , following press release,  (in Danish).,  , [This page was last reviewed in July 2025],  ,  

      https://www.dst.dk/en/informationsservice/oss/cykler

      Every Number Tells a Story

      Bosnian students use statistics and videos to share their vision for the future., 11 April 2025 15:00 , By , Klaus Munch Haagensen, For most Europeans, the European Union is simply a part of daily life. It’s in the freedom to travel without borders, the shared regulations like those concerning plastic bottle caps, and the routine of voting every few years. Yet for many, the EU remains in the background - something that quietly shapes lives rather than dominates them., But for Bosnia and Herzegovina, a candidate country for EU membership, the path toward integration is very much in the foreground. As part of efforts to prepare the country’s statistical system for EU accession, Statistics Denmark, in collaboration with partners from Finland, Italy, and Slovenia, launched a unique initiative aimed at the next generation.,  , Facts about the project, This initiative is part of a Twinning project focused on enhancing the statistical capacity of Bosnia and Herzegovina across five key areas: , Business Statistics, Tourism Satellite Accounts (TSA), Information and Communication Technology Statistics (ICT), Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (SILC), and , Monthly Balance of Payments Statistics. , The project is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2026. , You can read more about the project here, ., Under the headline "Every Number Tells a Story – And We Are Listening," a national video competition was held for 18–19-year-old students from secondary schools across Bosnia and Herzegovina. Their task: create a two-minute video using official statistics from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Eurostat to tell a story of their choosing., The top 10 finalists presented their videos to a jury in Sarajevo on April 9. The themes were as diverse as the students themselves, covering topics such as demographics, gender, tourism, violent deaths, and living conditions. Yet one thread ran through them all - a desire for a better future. As one team from the Mixed Secondary School “Hasan Kikić” in Gradačac put it: “To Dream, to Build, to Change.”, This message of hope stood in contrast to the realities highlighted by official statistics, which continue to show inequalities both within Bosnia and Herzegovina and in comparison to EU member states. But as the competition showed, the first step to change is understanding the present - and numbers help tell that story., Through their work, students not only learned how to interpret and present statistical data, but also how to use that data to communicate powerful, meaningful messages about their society and their future., The winning entry, came from the Mixed Secondary School in Busovača, which told a compelling story about Gross Domestic Product (GDP) statistics in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the EU., You can watch the top 3 videos below:, GDP is to blame, Overuse of the Internet,  , Marriages and divorces

      https://www.dst.dk/en/consulting/news-from-international-consulting/2025/11-04-2025-Every-NumberTells-a-Story

      Advancing Environmental Statistics in Ghana

      Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) together with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is working hard on establishing green national accounts., 19 August 2024 15:00 ,  , The development of robust statistics on environmental goods and services is crucial for understanding the economic contribution of initiatives focused on environmental protection and resource management. These statistics, which form part of the broader system of environmental-economic accounting- often referred to as "green national accounts" - offer valuable insights into the economic activities related to green goods and services. As countries worldwide prioritize sustainability, the ability to measure and report on these areas becomes increasingly important., In July, Ghana made significant progress in this area. Two experts from Statistics Denmark visited Accra to collaborate with representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Ghana Statistical Services (GSS). Their mission was to develop a strategy for data collection and design effective questionnaires. This visit followed a previous mission that introduced key concepts related to environmental statistics, fostered understanding within the local context, and discussed potential implementation strategies., During the same week, the Executive Director of Ghana's EPA met with the experts from Statistics Denmark to discuss the implementation of the System of Environmental Economic Accounting (SEEA) in Ghana. The meeting underscored the critical role of collaboration between the EPA and Ghana Statistical Services (GSS) in advancing sustainable development. Over the coming years, GSS and EPA, with the support of Statistics Denmark, will focus on Water and Waste accounts to drive informed decision-making and promote a more sustainable future for Ghana., The second mission from Statistics Denmark yielded notable progress. Among the key outcomes was an enhanced understanding of the revised Classification of Environmental Purposes (CEP) among the Ghanaian partners. This classification is essential for accurately categorizing and measuring environmental expenditures. The partners also agreed to combine data collection efforts with the existing Business Survey (IBES 2). This approach is expected to streamline the process and ensure more comprehensive data collection., A critical aspect of the mission involved discussions on how to structure the questionnaire, which will be a primary tool in gathering the necessary data. These discussions culminated in an agreement on an ambitious action plan, with a target date set for publishing the statistics on green goods and services by the end of January 2026., This collaboration between Ghana and international experts from Statistics Denmark is part of the  Strategic Sector Cooperation scheme financed by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The collaboration represents a significant stride toward developing a reliable and comprehensive framework for environmental-economic accounting in the country. As Ghana continues to integrate these practices, the resulting data will be invaluable for shaping policies and strategies that support sustainable development and environmental stewardship.,  , You can read more about our different projects under the Strategic Sector Cooperation scheme here: ,  , Ghana, Morocco, Vietnam

      https://www.dst.dk/en/consulting/news-from-international-consulting/2024/19-08-2024-Advancing-Environmental-Statistics-in-Ghana
      Previous
      Next