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Canadian postsecondary enrolments edged up as international numbers fell
Statistics Canada reported a 0.1% increase to 2.3 million program enrolments in 2024/2025, alongside a 6.9% decline in international enrolments.
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Danish real income rose 1.4% in 2025
Statistics Denmark said average total pre-tax income among people aged 15 and over was DKK 428,800 per person in 2025. After inflation, the real increase was 1.4%.
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ONS estimates 974 deaths among people experiencing homelessness
The ONS estimated 974 registered deaths among people experiencing homelessness in England and Wales in 2025, with a 95% confidence interval of 908 to 1,041.
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In Italy, 13.6% of temporary employees moved to permanent work within a year
In Istat’s 2024–2025 longitudinal analysis, 13.6% of workers initially on fixed-term contracts had permanent contracts 12 months later.
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Mexico’s 2025 supply of goods and services reached 76.3 trillion pesos
INEGI’s annual accounts put Mexico’s total supply of goods and services at 76,287,449 million current pesos at market prices in 2025.
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Mexico opened 2.06 million criminal investigation files in 2025
INEGI’s federal and state justice census counted 2,064,775 investigation files opened in 2025, 3.5% fewer than in 2024.
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OECD estimates global biodiversity finance at $74.9–92.4 billion a year
A report released on 1 October gives an annual average range for 2023–2025; the lower estimate uses data from 104 countries.
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New Swedish rental housing averaged SEK 2,565 per square metre
Statistics Sweden said annual rent in newly built rental dwellings averaged SEK 2,565 per square metre nationwide in 2025, a 10.3% year-on-year increase.
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Multi-racial households made up 11.4% of South Africa’s households in 2022
A Statistics South Africa data story published October 1 says the share of households containing people from more than one population group rose from 1.3% in 2001 to 11.4% in 2022.
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WHO estimates show life expectancy nearing its pre-pandemic level in 2023
Global life expectancy returned to 73.3 years, while healthy life expectancy remained 0.4 years below 2019.
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WHO estimates 41 million people were living with HIV at end-2025
WHO estimates updated in July 2026 put new HIV infections at 1.2 million and HIV-related deaths at 570,000 in 2025.
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WHO and UNICEF: 85% of infants completed three-dose DTP series in 2025
WUENIC estimates put global three-dose DTP coverage at 85%, up one point; an estimated 13.5 million children received no vaccine.
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