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Winners of the competition "Andmepärl 2021"

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The recognition of best data story was given to the publication " Kuidas mõista andmestunud maailma? Metodoloogiline teejuht" ("Making sense of the datafied world - a methodological guide"). 38 authors contributed to the publication, which was edited by Anu Masso, Katrin Tiidenberg and Andra Siibak. The recognition of best infographic was given to " Õendustöötajate ambulatoorsed vastuvõtud ja koduvisiidid" ("Out-patient consultations and home visits of nursing staff"). Its authors are Viktoria Kirpu and Eva Anderson from the National Institute for Health Development.

Government finance

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General government finance statistics cast light on the use of state funds. In Estonia, the general government sector is divided into three: central government comprising state budget units and extra-budgetary funds, foundations and legal entities governed by public law; local governments, i.e. city and rural municipality administrations with their subsidiary units; social security funds: Estonian Health Insurance Fund and Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund. General government finance statistics cover general government financial indicators, such as tax receipts, general government revenue

Reliable data found a new home

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As of today, 25 August, the new website of Statistics Estonia is available to the public. The purpose of the upgraded website is to ensure more effective dissemination of reliable data and offer a better user experience.

Statistics Estonia is suspending interviewers’ home visits

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In order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Statistics Estonia is suspending interviewers’ home visits related to personal surveys and will collect data by phone or web interviews until the end of April.

Sustainable development

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The statistics in the section of sustainable development provide an overview on how Estonia is moving towards the goals of the global sustainable development agenda. At the UN summit in 2015, the global sustainable development goals were agreed on by adopting the resolution Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which includes 17 global sustainable development goals with 169 targets. The Commission for Sustainable Development approved the relevant indicators for Estonia to monitor progress towards the goals. The topic of cultural space, which is not one of the

The methodology for calculating the gross domestic product changed

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Statistics Estonia revised the national accounts time series from 2000 onwards. Ensuing from all the corrections, the annual gross domestic product (GDP) at current prices changed, on average, by 1% in 2000–2013.

Population projection

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What might happen to Estonia's population in the next few decade and what will be the percentage of children, young people, working- and retirement-aged people in the population? Population projections show how the composition of the population is likely to change in a certain time span. When preparing population projections, current trends in births, deaths and migration are extended to the future. However, many variables need to be taken into account, such as the number of children and the age of mothers, mortality in different age groups, the age distribution of the migrating population and

Statistics Estonia’s call elicited just 54 proposals

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Statistics Estonia’s call to notify of double data collection elicited 54 proposals. Complete or partial re-requesting for data was identified in the case of four questionnaires.