Tier Classification for Global SDG Indicators

1 tier Classification forGlobal SDG Indicators as of 29 March 20211/33 Introduction:General Information: This document contains the current tier Classification , based on any changes made by the Inter-agency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) following its 11th meeting held virtually in November 2020. The latest changes reflect the decisions by the 52nd session of the UN Statistical Commission (UNSC) in March 2021. tier reclassification requests will be reviewed by the IAEG at its physical and/or WebEx meetings held throughout the year, based on a calendar developed by the Group. The updated tier Classification is expected to be released following these meetings unless otherwise noted. Also reflected in the document are the custodian and partner agencies for the Indicators . For any future requests to add or change an agency as a co-custodian, once all parties have reached final agreement, please send the confirmation to the Secretariat with copy to all possible custodian Classification Criteria/Definitions: tier I: Indicator is conceptually clear, has an internationally established methodology and standards are available, and data are regularly produced by countries for at least 50 per cent of countries and of the population in every region where the indicator is II: Indicator is conceptually clear, has an internationally established methodology and standards are available, but data are not regularly produced by III: No internationally established methodology or standards are yet available for the indicator, but methodology/standards are being (or will be) developed or tested.

2 (As of the 51st UNSC, the Global indicator framework does not contain any tier III Indicators )As of 28 December 2020: The updated tier Classification table contains 130 tier I Indicators , 97 tier II Indicators and 4 Indicators that have multiple tiers (different components of the indicator are classified into different tiers).Current update as of 29 March 2021: The document contains all past updates since 2016 as well as any changes based on the decisions by the 52nd session of the UNSC in March 2021. The changes include refinements to nine Indicators approved by the UNSC (changes highlighted in light red). 2/33 Past Updates (since 2020 comprehensive review):28 December 2020: contained changes based on the 11th IAEG-SDG Meeting held virtually in November 2020. The changes include updates to tier I or II Indicators based on the data availability review at the 11th meeting and refinements to eight Indicators for consideration at the 52nd session of the UNSC in March July 2020: contained 2020 comprehensive review changes available in (Annex II, III) and their provisional tier Classification , as well as updates based on decisions made during the IAEG-SDG WebEx Meetings held between February and April 2020 (highlighted in light red).

3 Deleted Indicators through the 2020 comprehensive review include: , , , , and (a new indicator is a replacement for previous indicator ).17 April 2020: contained 2020 comprehensive review changes available in (Annex II, III) as well as updates based on decisions made during the IAEG-SDG WebEx Meetings held between February and April and details of updates prior to the 2020 comprehensive review are available on the Excel version of the tier Classification Agency(ies)Partner Agency(ies) tier Classification Notes(post-2020 comprehensive review round; explanation and timing of updates or changes) By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than $ a Proportion of the population living below the international poverty line by sex, age, employment status and geographic location (urban/rural)World BankILOTier IUNSC 51 By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national Proportion of population living below the national poverty line, by sex and ageWorld BankUNICEFTier Proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitionsNational Gov.

4 UNICEF, World Bank, UNDPTier Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the Proportion of population covered by social protection floors/systems, by sex, distinguishing children, unemployed persons, older persons, persons with disabilities, pregnant women, newborns, work-injury victims and the poor and the vulnerableILOW orld BankTier By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology and financial services, including Proportion of population living in households with access to basic servicesUN-HabitatUNICEF, WHOTier Proportion of total adult population with secure tenure rights to land, (a) with legally recognized documentation, and (b) who perceive their rights to land as secure, by sex and type of tenureWorld Bank, UN-HabitatFAO, UNSD, UN Women, UNEP, IFADTier By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 populationUNDRRUN-Habitat, UNEP, DESA Population DivisionTier IData availability reviewed in Nov.

5 2020(classified as tier I) are Direct economic loss attributed to disasters in relation to Global gross domestic product (GDP)UNDRRUNEP, FAOTier IITier Classification Sheet (as of 29 March 2021)Goal 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere4/33 TargetIndicatorCustodian Agency(ies)Partner Agency(ies) tier Classification Notes(post-2020 comprehensive review round; explanation and timing of updates or changes) Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 2030 UNDRRUNEPTier are Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategiesUNDRRTier are Ensure significant mobilization of resources from a variety of sources, including through enhanced development cooperation, in order to provide adequate and predictable means for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, to implement programmes and policies to end poverty in all its Total official development assistance grants from all donors that focus on poverty reduction as a share of the recipient country s gross national incomeOECDTier IUNSC 51 replacement included in the 2020 comprehensive review.

6 New indicator is a replacement for previous indicator Proportion of total government spending on essential services (education, health and social protection)Under discussion among agencies (ILO, UNESCO-UIS, WHO) tier Create sound policy frameworks at the national, regional and international levels, based on pro-poor and gender-sensitive development strategies, to support accelerated investment in poverty eradication Pro-poor public social spending UNICEFTier IIUNSC 51 replacement included in the 2020 comprehensive By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year Prevalence of undernourishment FAOTier Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population, based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES)FAOTier By 2030, end all forms of malnutrition, including achieving, by 2025, the internationally agreed targets on stunting and wasting in children under 5 years of age, and address the nutritional needs of adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women and older Prevalence of stunting (height for age <-2 standard deviation from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of ageUNICEF, WHOTier Prevalence of malnutrition (weight for height >+2 or <-2 standard deviation from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age, by type (wasting and overweight)UNICEF, WHOTier IGoal 2.

7 End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture5/33 TargetIndicatorCustodian Agency(ies)Partner Agency(ies) tier Classification Notes(post-2020 comprehensive review round; explanation and timing of updates or changes) Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15 to 49 years, by pregnancy status (percentage)WHOTier IUNSC 51 addition included in the 2020 comprehensive By 2030, double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and opportunities for value addition and non-farm Volume of production per labour unit by classes of farming/pastoral/forestry enterprise sizeFAOTier Average income of small-scale food producers, by sex and indigenous statusFAOW orld BankTier By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought.

8 Flooding and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil Proportion of agricultural area under productive and sustainable agricultureFAOUNEPTier IIUNSC 51 revision included in the 2020 comprehensive review; revision of metadata: change in use of biodiversity-supporting practices By 2020, maintain the genetic diversity of seeds, cultivated plants and farmed and domesticated animals and their related wild species, including through soundly managed and diversified seed and plant banks at the national, regional and international levels, and promote access to and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge, as internationally Number of (a) plant and (b) animal genetic resources for food and agriculture secured in either medium- or long-term conservation facilitiesFAO UNEPTier IUNSC 52 refinementRefinement of the indicator name approved by the Inter-agency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) in November 2020.

9 Final approval pending the 52nd session of the Statistical Commission in March Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinctionFAOUNEPTier IIUNSC 51 revision included in the 2020 comprehensive Increase investment, including through enhanced international cooperation, in rural infrastructure, agricultural research and extension services, technology development and plant and livestock gene banks in order to enhance agricultural productive capacity in developing countries, in particular least developed The agriculture orientation index for government expendituresFAOTier Total official flows (official development assistance plus other official flows) to the agriculture sectorOECDFAOTier I6/33 TargetIndicatorCustodian Agency(ies)Partner Agency(ies) tier Classification Notes(post-2020 comprehensive review round; explanation and timing of updates or changes) Correct and prevent trade restrictions and distortions in world agricultural markets, including through the parallel elimination of all forms of agricultural export subsidies and all export measures with equivalent effect, in accordance with the mandate of the Doha Development Agricultural export subsidiesWTOTier Adopt measures to ensure the proper functioning of food commodity markets and their derivatives and facilitate timely access to market information, including on food reserves, in order to help limit extreme food price Indicator of food price anomalies FAOTier IData availability reviewed in Nov.

10 2020(classified as tier I) By 2030, reduce the Global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live Maternal mortality ratioWHOUNICEF,UNFPA, DESA Population Division, tier Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnelUNICEF, WHOUNFPATier By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live Under 5 mortality rateUNICEFDESA Population Division, World Bank,WHOTier Neonatal mortality rateUNICEFDESA Population Division, World Bank,WHOTier By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex, age and key populationsUNAIDSWHO, UNFPATier Tuberculosis incidence per 100,000 populationWHOTier Malaria incidence per 1.