6 Appendix: Deprecated Indicators

This appendix lists the indicators classified as “Dropped or Deprecated” in the explanation framework analysis section, along with recommended substitutions where available.

Deprecated ID (DB) Deprecated Indicator Replacement ID (DB) Replacement Indicator
SN.ITK.DFCT (57) Depth of the food deficit (kilocalories per person per day) SN.ITK.DEFC.ZS (2) Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population)
ER.BDV.TOTL.XQ (57) GEF benefits index for biodiversity (0 = no biodiversity potential to 100 = maximum) NA NA
NY.GEN.DNGY.GD.ZS (57) Genuine savings: energy depletion (% of GDP) NY.ADJ.DNGY.GN.ZS (2) Adjusted savings: energy depletion (% of GNI)
IT.NET.USER.P3 (57) Internet users (per 1,000 people) IT.NET.USER.ZS (2) Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
SL.TLF.SECO.ZS (57) Labor force with secondary education (% of total) SL.TLF.INTM.ZS (12) Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education)
SL.TLF.TERT.ZS (57) Labor force with tertiary education (% of total) SL.TLF.ADVN.ZS (12) Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education)
EN.ATM.PM10.MC.M3 (57) PM10, country level (micrograms per cubic meter) EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3 (2) PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter)
IT.MLT.MAIN.P3 (57) Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people) IT.MLT.MAIN.P2 (2) Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
GC.BAL.CASH.CD (11) Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit (current US$) GC.NLD.TOTL.GD.ZS (2) Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)
GB.BAL.OVRX.CN (11) Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants (current LCU) GC.REV.GOTR.ZS (2) Grants and other revenue (% of revenue)
IC.ELC.OUTG.HR (11) Average duration of power outages (hours) IC.ELC.OUTG.ZS (2) Firms experiencing electrical outages (% of firms)
TX.CONC.IND.XQ (11) Export product concentration index EF.EFM.UNIV.XD (70) Universal Economic Fitness Metric
NY.GNS.PUBL.CD (11) Gross national savings, public (current US$) NY.GNS.ICTR.CD (2) Gross savings (current US$)
IBP.OBI.XQ (11) Open Budget Index Overall Country Score IQ.CPA.FINQ.XQ (2) CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating (1=low to 6=high)
SH.TBS.PREV.LW (11) Tuberculosis prevalence rate, low uncertainty bound (per 1000,000 population, WHO) SH.TBS.INCD (2) Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)

List of Databases

Database ID Database Name
2 World Development Indicators
11 Africa Development Indicators
12 Education Statistics
57 WDI Database Archives
70 Economic Fitness 2