Table 3

Examples of health issues, SDGs targets and current indicators for each target, our proposed objectives and potential new indicators

Health issueSDGs targets and current indicators for each target29Proposed objectives (intersectoral actions)Examples of potential new indicators
Respiratory diseases1.1 (1.1.1); 1.2 (1.2.1; 1.2.2); 1.3 (1.3.1); 1.4 (1.4.1); 2.1 (2.1.1; 2.1.2); 2.2 (2.2.1; 2.2.2); 3.3 (3.3.1); 3.4 (3.4.1); 3.8 (3.8.1; 3.8.2); 3.9 (3.9.1); 3.a (3.a.1); 7.1 (7.1.1; 7.1.2); 7.2 (7.2.1); 7.a (7.a.1); 7.b (7.b.1); 11.1 (11.1.1); 11.2 (11.2.1); 11.6 (11.6.2); 12.c (12.c.1); 13.1 (13.1.1; 13.1.2); 13.2 (13.2.1); 13.3 (13.3.1; 13.3.2)To improve access to social protection and health systems and services
To reduce malnutrition
To improve access to clean energy sources (eg, renewable) to reduce outdoor and indoor air pollution (eg, coal, biomass, radon)
To reduce exposure to smoke from cooking and heating with coal and biomass
To improve access to sustainable, clean energy
To reduce overcrowding
To reduce smoking and passive smoking prevalence		Proportion of population who have access to social protection and health services—for example, time/kilometres from home, and social support for travel/access
Proportion of population with access to adequate food and energy intake
Proportion of households with access to sustainable and clean energy sources (eg, renewables)
Reduce the exposure to outdoor and indoor air pollution (eg, coal, biomass, radon) and related respiratory diseases, and deaths by x%.
Number of people living in each house and bedroom
Reduce exposure to smoking and passive smoking, and related deaths by x%
Diarrhoeal diseases1.1 (1.1.1); 1.2 (1.2.1; 1.2.2); 1.3 (1.3.1); 1.4 (1.4.1); 3.2 (3.2.1; 3.2.2); 3.3 ; 3.8 (3.8.1; 3.8.2); 3.9 (3.9.2; 3.9.3); 6.1 (6.1.1); 6.2 (6.2.1); 6.3 (6.3.1; 6.3.2); 11.1 (11.1.1); 11.6 (11.6.1); 12.4 (12.4.1; 12.4.2); 13.1 (13.1.1; 13.1.2); 13.2 (13.2.1); 13.3 (13.3.1; 13.3.2)To improve access to social protection and health systems and services
To improve sanitation infrastructure and facilities
To promote personal hygiene and behaviour change
To improve water infrastructure and drinking water quality		Proportion of population who have access to social protection and health services—for example, time/kilometres from home, and social support for travel/access
Proportion of households with access to reliable sanitation infrastructure and facilities
Proportion of households with access to hand and body-washing facilities
Proportion of households with access to clean drinking water facilities
Malnutrition1.1 (1.1.1); 1.2 (1.2.1; 1.2.2); 1.3 (1.3.1); 1.4 (1.4.1; 1.4.2); 2.1 (2.1.1; 2.1.2); 2.2 (2.2.1; 2.2.2); 2.3 (2.3.1; 2.3.2); 2.4 (2.4.1); 3.2 (3.2.1; 3.2.2); 3.4 (3.4.1); 3.8 (3.8.1; 3.8.2); 6.1 (6.1.1); 6.2 (6.2.1); 6.3 (6.3.1; 6.3.2); 11.1 (11.1.1); 13.1 (13.1.1; 13.1.2); 13.2 (13.2.1); 13.3 (13.3.1; 13.3.2)To improve access to social protection and health systems and services
To reduce poverty and hunger
To improve food intake and access to high nutritional food
To promote sustainable food production and distribution
To improve access to land
To improve sanitation, quality of drinking water and personal hygiene
To mitigate and adapt to climate change to improve food security		Proportion of population who have access to social protection and health services—for example, time/kilometres from home and social support for travel/access
Proportion of population with malnutrition by age group
Proportion of people with access to adequate food and energy intake
Proportion of rural population with access to cultivable land
Proportion of households with access to sanitation, hand and body-washing and drinking water facilities
Number of countries taking active actions and implementing measures to improve food security by mitigating and adapting to climate change
Lung cancer1.1 (1.1.1); 1.2 (1.2.1; 1.2.2); 1.3 (1.3.1); 1.4 (1.4.1); 3.4 (3.4.1); 3.8 (3.8.1; 3.8.2); 3.9 (3.9.1); 3.a (3.a.1); 7.1 (7.1.1; 7.1.2); 7.2 (7.2.1); 7.a (7.a.1); 7.b (7.b.1); 11.1 (11.1.1); 11.2 (11.2.1); 11.6 (11.6.1); 12.4 (12.4.1); 12.c (12.c.1)To improve access to social protection and health systems and services
To reduce smoking and passive smoking prevalence
To improve access to clean energy sources (eg, renewable) to reduce outdoor and indoor air pollution (eg, coal, biomass, radon)		Proportion of population who have access to social protection and health services—for example, time/kilometres from home and social support for travel/access
Reduce the exposure to smoking and passive smoking, and related deaths by x%
Reduce the exposure to outdoor and indoor pollution (eg, coal, biomass, radon) and related deaths by x%
Overweight and obesity1.1 (1.1.1); 1.2 (1.2.1; 1.2.2); 1.3 (1.3.1); 1.4 (1.4.1); 3.4 (3.4.1); 3.8 (3.8.1; 3.8.2); 11.2 (11.2.1); 11.7 (11.7.1)To improve access to social protection and health systems and services
To reduce the intake to high nutritional food
To reduce sedentary lifestyles and promote physical activity
To promote walking, cycling, use of public transport
To improve urban planning, access and use of public green and blue spaces
To implement public policies that support healthy diets		Proportion of population who have access to social protection and health services—for example, time/kilometres from home, and social support for travel/access
Proportion of population overweight and obese, by age group
Proportion of population with diabetes type 2
Mortality and morbidity attributed to overweight and obesity
Proportion of population travelling by public transport, cycling and walking, by kilometres/number of journeys
Reduce the exposure to outdoor pollution, related diseases and deaths by x%
Road traffic accidents1.1; 1.2; 1.3; 1.4; 3.5 (3.5.1; 3.5.2); 3.6 (3.6.1); 3.8 (3.8.1; 3.8.2); 11.2 (11.2.1); 11.6To improve access to social protection and health systems and services
To promote reductions in alcohol intake
To improve the efficiency of public transport
To promote safe walking, cycling, use of public transport
To improve urban planning and road safety (eg, use of helmets, use of seat belts, speed limits, bicycle lanes, pavements)		Proportion of population who have access to social protection and health services—for example, time/kilometres from home and social support for travel/access
Reduce the intake of alcohol and related deaths by x%
Proportion of population travelling by public transport, cycling and walking, by kilometres/number of journeys
Number of road traffic accidents, injuries and deaths by age group
Mortality and morbidity attributed to road traffic accidents