{"id":3328,"date":"2016-08-03T13:40:35","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T06:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/?p=3328"},"modified":"2023-01-14T10:12:44","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T03:12:44","slug":"oucru-researchers-demonstrate-vietnams-progress-towards-achieving-sdgs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.oucru.org\/index.php\/2016\/08\/03\/oucru-researchers-demonstrate-vietnams-progress-towards-achieving-sdgs\/","title":{"rendered":"OUCRU researchers demonstrate Vietnam\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s progress towards achieving SDGs"},"content":{"rendered":"

A study by the international Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) collaboration (which includes researchers from OUCRU), published in The Lancet<\/em>, analyzed each country\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s progress toward achieving the United Nation\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets by creating an overall SDG Index score. Countries were then ranked by their scores to show which nations are closest to achieving the targets, and Vietnam stands out as having achieved significant progress.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lancet\/article\/PIIS0140-6736(16)31467-2\/abstract<\/a><\/p>\n

A nation\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s SDG index score is based on a scale of zero to 100. Iceland tops the list with a score of 85. The lowest-scoring nation was the Central African Republic, at 20. The United States has a score of 75, just behind Slovenia, Greece, and Japan, all at 76. The study was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.<\/p>\n

South East Asia and Vietnam Summary<\/h1>\n

Vietnam is ranked 94 of the 188 countries studied, when benchmarked by a battery of \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcindicators\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 of achievement against SDGs. The SDG index scores for South East Asian countries are presented below, and show Vietnam has a score of 59 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c the fifth highest in South East Asia \u00e2\u20ac\u201c ahead of Thailand (56) and closely following Indonesia (60).<\/p>\n

SDG composite score for South East Asian and selected comparison countries<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Country<\/strong><\/td>\nSDG Index<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Singapore<\/td>\n85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brunei<\/td>\n78<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malaysia<\/td>\n69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indonesia<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vietnam<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thailand<\/td>\n56<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
East Timor<\/td>\n53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Philippines<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cambodia<\/td>\n47<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Myanmar (Burma)<\/td>\n46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Laos<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
– UK<\/em><\/td>\n82<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
– USA<\/em><\/td>\n75<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
– Japan<\/em><\/td>\n76<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
– China<\/em><\/td>\n60\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Vietnam has made significant advances in relation to the SDGs. In 1990 its SDG score was 34, in 2000 38 and in 2015 59. Furthermore, its SDG index is higher than would be predicted by socio-demographic factors alone. Dr Justin Beardsley from OUCRU HCMC says that this raw score only tells part of the story: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Vietnam has made significant progress. Behind these increasing numbers is an important human reality: higher scores mean healthier people.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d This paper highlights some areas where Vietnam is performing well and others where further effort could improve the achievement of health-related development goals. The three best and worst indicators can be found below.<\/p>\n

The three best indicators<\/h3>\n

SDG 2 <\/strong>End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture\u00c2\u00a0 <\/em>Highest Indicator #1\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Prevalence of \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcoverweight\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 in children aged 2 to 4<\/p>\n

SDG 3:<\/strong> Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages<\/em><\/p>\n

Highest Indicator #2\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel<\/p>\n

SDG 16:<\/strong> Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions at all levels<\/em><\/p>\n

Highest Indicator #3\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Incidence of deaths due to war<\/p>\n

The three worst indicators<\/h3>\n

SDG 3:<\/strong> Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages<\/em><\/p>\n

Lowest Indicator #1 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Incidence of malaria in areas where transmission is known to occur<\/p>\n

Lowest Indicator #2\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Incidence of Hepatitis B<\/p>\n

Lowest Indicator #3\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Incidence of new cases of HIV<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We have concrete examples of countries making important progress on a range of health-related SDG indicators,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Dr. Stephen S. Lim, Professor of Global Health at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington, and lead author of study. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We now need to look to those countries that have seen strong progress to find out what they are doing right and how it can be applied more broadly.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

The GBD is the largest and most comprehensive epidemiological effort to quantify health loss across places and over time. The GBD enterprise \u00e2\u20ac\u201c now consisting of more than 1,800 researchers and policymakers in nearly 130 nations and territories \u00e2\u20ac\u201c is coordinated by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington.<\/p>\n

Nations with the top 10 and bottom 10 SDG Index scores:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Top 10 <\/strong><\/td>\nBottom 10 <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Iceland (85)<\/td>\n1.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Central African Republic (20)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Singapore (85)<\/td>\n2.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Somalia (22)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Sweden (85)<\/td>\n3.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 South Sudan (22)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Andorra (83)<\/td>\n4.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Niger (23)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 United Kingdom (82)<\/td>\n5.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Chad (24)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Finland (82)<\/td>\n6.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Democratic Republic of the Congo (24)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Spain (82)<\/td>\n7.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Burundi (26)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Netherlands (82)<\/td>\n8.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Mali (26)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Canada (81)<\/td>\n9.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Afghanistan (26)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10. Australia (81)<\/td>\n10. Sierra Leone (27)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A study by the international Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) collaboration (which includes researchers from OUCRU), published in The Lancet, analyzed each country\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s progress toward achieving the United Nation\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets by creating an overall SDG Index score. Countries were then ranked by their scores to show which nations are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.oucru.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.oucru.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.oucru.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.oucru.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.oucru.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3328"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/test.oucru.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3328\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15721,"href":"https:\/\/test.oucru.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3328\/revisions\/15721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.oucru.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.oucru.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.oucru.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}