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Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries : an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 GBD 2016 SDG Collaborators

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Material type: materialTypeLabelArticleSeries: The Lancet: Publisher: The Lancet, 2017Subject(s): SEXUAL VIOLENCE | CHILD ABUSE | CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE | HEALTH | INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH | STATISTICS | VIOLENCE | NEW ZEALAND | INTERNATIONALOnline resources: Click here to access online | Interactive tool | Stuff, 19 Sep 2017 In: The Lancet, 2017, 390(10100): 1423-1459 (Open access)Summary: "The UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are grounded in the global ambition of “leaving no one behind”. Understanding today's gains and gaps for the health-related SDGs is essential for decision makers as they aim to improve the health of populations. As part of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2016 (GBD 2016), we measured 37 of the 50 health-related SDG indicators over the period 1990–2016 for 188 countries, and then on the basis of these past trends, we projected indicators to 2030." (Authors' abstract). New Zealand is ranked 32nd out of 188 countries on a range of global health measures related to the UN's health-related sustainable development goals. New Zealand's child sex abuse rates are among the world's worst. Follow the link for interactive data for all countries. See the news article, "Child sex abuse, overweight children drag down New Zealand's health ranking" written by Michael Daly and Adele Redmond (Stuff, 19 September 2017) for discussion of New Zealand's rankings, with comment from Associate Professor Janet Fanslow, University of Auckland. Record #5585
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The Lancet, 2017, 390(10100): 1423-1459 (Open access)

"The UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are grounded in the global ambition of “leaving no one behind”. Understanding today's gains and gaps for the health-related SDGs is essential for decision makers as they aim to improve the health of populations. As part of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2016 (GBD 2016), we measured 37 of the 50 health-related SDG indicators over the period 1990–2016 for 188 countries, and then on the basis of these past trends, we projected indicators to 2030." (Authors' abstract). New Zealand is ranked 32nd out of 188 countries on a range of global health measures related to the UN's health-related sustainable development goals. New Zealand's child sex abuse rates are among the world's worst. Follow the link for interactive data for all countries. See the news article,
"Child sex abuse, overweight children drag down New Zealand's health ranking" written by Michael Daly and Adele Redmond (Stuff, 19 September 2017) for discussion of New Zealand's rankings, with comment from Associate Professor Janet Fanslow, University of Auckland. Record #5585