Percentage of relevant data sources that include self-identification of Afrodescendants, such as censuses, surveys and administrative records in the different sectors. | Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development

I.5

Percentage of relevant data sources that include self-identification of Afrodescendants, such as censuses, surveys and administrative records in the different sectors.

Definition:

Ratio between: (i) numerator: number of data sources of the national statistical system that include Afrodescendent identification, and (ii) denominator: total number of data sources of the national statistical system (per cent).

Disaggregation:

Data sources or specific statistical operations (see under Notes).

Notes:

This indicator is fundamental since it reflects the spirit of SDG 17.18 to provide, by 2020, timely and quality data with an ethnicity and race breakdown. In order to determine who is Afrodescendent in the statistical data, there is an international consensus that self-identification should be used, establishing categories that make sense to Afrodescendent people and communities, including different varieties of self-denomination, be these racial or ethnic (Del Popolo and Schkolnik, 2013 http://www.cepal.
org/es/publicaciones/37682-notas-poblacion-vol40-ndeg-97 and ECLAC, 2009 http://www.cepal.org/es/
publicaciones/6940-censos-2010-la-inclusion-enfoque-etnico-construccion-participativa-pueblos).

A minimum set of data sources needs to be defined for the indicator to be comparable at the regional level, including population and housing censuses, agricultural censuses, surveys of living conditions (income, employment, multipurpose, among others), demographic and health surveys, vital records, continuous records of health, education, housing, and other continuous records that constitute the primary data source for other indicators of the Montevideo Consensus and the 2030 Agenda. The indicator can also be calculated for specific statistical operations, such as the percentage of continuous household surveys that include Afrodescendent self-identification.

Type

Quantitative

Priority Measures

A.4 - Population and development

Ensure full integration of population dynamics into sustainable development planning, sectoral policies and public policies and programmes in general ―in particular in development and land-use planning― at national and subnational levels, drawing on sociodemographic knowledge and information and harnessing technological advances.

I.92 - Respect for and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Program of Action with the full participation of people of African descent

Respect and implement the provisions of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action adopted at the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, by adapting the legal frameworks and formulating the policies necessary for their implementation, with the full participation of Afro-descendent persons.

I.94 - Demographic and sociocultural dynamics in Afro-descendant populations

Consider the special demographic and sociocultural dynamics of Afro-descendent populations in the design and implementation of public policies, ensuring their full participation and the development of disaggregated statistics.

I.98 - Generation of knowledge and information on Afro-descendant populations

Generate knowledge and reliable and timely information with a gender perspective and disaggregated by sex, age and socioeconomic status, among other variables, on Afro-descendent populations through participatory processes, paying attention to the international requirements and recommendations relating to the issue.

SDG

Topic

I. Afro-Descendants

A.4 - Population and development

I.92 - Respect for and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Program of Action with the full participation of people of African descent

I.94 - Demographic and sociocultural dynamics in Afro-descendant populations

I.98 - Generation of knowledge and information on Afro-descendant populations

Number and percentage of Afrodescendent experts (male and female) working on information production and analysis in government offices.

Proportion of indicators produced at the national level for monitoring the Montevideo Consensus, with feasible disaggregation when relevant to the target, in accordance with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics.

Existence of mechanisms that guarantee Afrodescendants’ full participation in the production of official statistics.