Context:

World leaders gathered at the Millennium Summit in New York in September 2000 adopted an ambitious set of goals aimed at achieving measurable progress towards reducing poverty and improving human well-being across the globe. They recognized the particular needs of Africa, the world’s poorest region, which lags behind on virtually every major indicator of development.

There is growing international concern that while Africa has made some modest progress in a few areas, it will not be able to even approach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by the target year of 2015 — unless both African countries and the international community mobilize far more efforts and resources.

Details of the dataset

The Africa Millennium Development Goals dataset is a comprehensive resource that provides insights into the progress of various African countries towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals.

The dataset was produced jointly by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the African Union (AU), the African Development Bank (AfDB), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). It covers a wide range of countries in Africa (Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, and many more) and includes data on various indicators related to education, environment, gender, health, mortality, poverty, and more.

Note: Please note that the dataset was last updated on 24 November 20161, so it might not reflect the most recent developments.