Individual Consultant for 2025 Census Mortality Thematic Report

The consultant will guide Lao Statistics Bureau specialists in analysing 2025 census mortality data, applying direct and indirect demographic methods, producing life tables and geospatial products, and drafting a national thematic monograph and policy brief for health and development planning.

Department: Population and Development Team

• Design the mortality-analysis methodology, life-table framework and indirect estimation equations
• Guide validation and analysis of infant, child, adult and maternal mortality indicators
• Construct complete and abridged life tables and calculate life expectancy measures
• Develop reproducible SPSS or R syntax and mentor Lao Statistics Bureau experts
• Integrate mortality indicators with GIS to produce provincial and district thematic maps
• Draft the national mortality monograph and a concise policy brief with actionable recommendations
• Validate census outputs and reconcile death reporting with administrative health data

• Advanced university degree in demography, population studies, statistics, quantitative sociology or a closely related discipline
• At least seven years of progressive international experience in advanced demographic analysis
• Track record authoring national census mortality monographs or life tables for UN agencies or national statistical offices
• Advanced mastery of SPSS and R, including syntax automation
• Excellent spoken and written English

• Assignment comprises 35 working days from August to November 2026
• Work is hybrid with remote delivery and one planned five-day mission to Vientiane
• UNFPA covers authorised mission travel
• Payments are made in two instalments against accepted deliverables
• Selected consultant must complete BSAFE, anti-fraud and PSEA training before contract signature