Stat of the week: 50 is the estimated population living in Pitcairn
50 is the estimated population living in Pitcairn. The people of Pitcairn are descended from the mutineers of HMAV Bounty and their Tahitian companions. Pitcairn Island is approximately 3.2km (2 miles) long and 1.6km (1 mile) wide with the capital…
Stat of the week: In French Polynesia, the prevalence of undernourishment is 4% in 2020
In French Polynesia, the prevalence of undernourishment is 4% in 2020.
Prevalence of undernourishment is the percentage of the population whose habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the dietary energy levels that are required to maintain a…
Stat of the week: In Wallis and Futuna, 100% of births are registered within 12 months
In Wallis and Futuna, 100% of births are registered within 12 months.
Reliably estimating completeness of birth and death registration is central to achieving targets in the Sustainable Development Goals aiming for universal birth registration and…
Stat of the week: The median duration of breastfeeding for children born in the last three years was 20.9 months in Samoa
In 2014, the median duration of breastfeeding for children born in the last three years was 20.9 months in Samoa.
This week is the World Breastfeeding Week. Breastfeeding is one of the most effective ways to ensure child health and survival. However,…
Meet Leituala Kuiniselani Toelupe Tago – Elisara, the Regional Director of the Pacific Community’s new Polynesia Regional Office
A new breath of life! Patient education and smoking
Meet Teva, a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a respiratory disease that is often linked to smoking. With the support of a patient education nurse, Teva begins to understand the risks that smoking poses to his health, decides…
TONGA FOOD SECURITY PROFILE 2023
The Tonga Food Security Profile 2023 is part of the series Hunger and Food Security (SDG 2.1) profiles that provide national snapshots for a range of SDG-oriented indicators. Analyses were conducted in collaboration with Tonga…
Samoa Bureau Of Statistics In Partnership With SPC Launched The 3rd Poverty And Hardship Report
The Samoa Bureau of Statistics in partnership with the Pacific Community (SPC) launched its 3rd Poverty and hardship report on the 23rd of February 2023. This was based on the analysis of the 2018 Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES)…
The Kingdom of Tonga welcomes Polynesia Regional Office of the Pacific Community
The presence of SPC on the ground means we will have direct access to services and programmes offered to Polynesian member countries of SPC. For Tonga in particular this will help increase focus on some of our key priorities requiring the support of SPC…