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Four questions must be answerable for every figure: what it measures, where it comes from, how it is counted, and the date it was true. Whatever cannot be answered is marked as unanswered.
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DEFINITION
What does this figure measure?
Not published yetNo definition has been published for this figure. The design promises every figure carries one, but the text has not been written — stated here rather than left blank as if it were complete.
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SOURCE
Where does the raw data come from?
Not published yetNo source published. That is why this figure cannot carry the VERIFIED label — the API refuses it, not the interface.
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METHOD
How is it counted, and who verifies?
Not published yetNo counting method published.
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UPDATED DATE
When was this figure true?
Not published yetNo measurement date recorded.
Record last edited: 26/08/2026
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The four steps applied to every figure
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DEFINITION
What the figure measures, its scope, and what it excludes — published first.
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SOURCE
Where the raw data comes from: documents, registration systems, or self-reports.
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METHOD
How it is counted, de-duplicated, and who performs verification.
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UPDATED DATE
Every figure carries its last-updated date — stale numbers are never presented as current.