|
World total |
Developing |
East |
Eastern |
Latin |
Middle |
South |
Sub |
|
Population [millions] |
1980 |
4,430 |
3,641 |
1,398 |
426 |
360 |
174 |
903 |
380 |
1990 |
5,255 |
4,414 |
1,641 |
466 |
439 |
238 |
1,122 |
508 |
|
1998 |
5,897 |
5,011 |
1,817 |
475 |
502 |
286 |
1,305 |
627 |
|
Reducing Extreme Poverty |
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Population covered by at least |
1985-98b |
,, |
88.1 |
90.8 |
81.7 |
88.0 |
52.5 |
97.9 |
72.9 |
Population living on less |
1987 |
,, |
1,183.2 |
417.5 |
1.1 |
63.7 |
9.3 |
474.4 |
217.2 |
1990 |
,, |
1,276.4 |
452.4 |
7.1 |
73.8 |
5.7 |
495.1 |
242.3 |
|
1993 |
,, |
1,304.3 |
431.9 |
18.3 |
70.8 |
5.0 |
505.1 |
273.3 |
|
1996 |
,, |
1,190.6 |
265.1 |
23.8 |
76.0 |
5.0 |
531.7 |
289.0 |
|
estimates for 1998 |
,, |
1,198.9 |
278.3 |
24.0 |
78.2 |
5.5 |
522.0 |
290.9 |
|
Population living on
|
1987 |
,, |
28.3 |
26.6 |
0.2 |
15.3 |
4.3 |
44.9 |
46.6 |
1990 |
,, |
29.0 |
27.6 |
1.6 |
16.8 |
2.4 |
44.0 |
47.7 |
|
1993 |
,, |
28.1 |
25.2 |
4.0 |
15.3 |
1.9 |
42.4 |
49.7 |
|
1996 |
,, |
24.5 |
14.9 |
5.1 |
15.6 |
1.8 |
42.3 |
48.5 |
|
estimates for 1998 |
,, |
24.0 |
15.3 |
5.1 |
15.6 |
1.9 |
40.0 |
46.3 |
|
Poverty Gapc, d [%] |
1987 |
,, |
8.6 |
6.8 |
0.1 |
5.2 |
1.0 |
13.0 |
20.0 |
1990 |
,, |
9.0 |
7.6 |
1.0 |
6.0 |
0.5 |
12.0 |
20.4 |
|
1993 |
,, |
8.9 |
7.5 |
1.3 |
5.8 |
0.4 |
11.2 |
21.7 |
|
1996 |
,, |
7.5 |
4.0 |
1.5 |
5.3 |
0.4 |
10.6 |
21.5 |
|
estimates for 1998 |
,, |
7.2 |
4.2 |
1.6 |
5.3 |
0.2 |
9.5 |
20.1 |
|
National income/ |
1980s |
,, |
,, |
6.3 |
9.8 |
3.7 |
6.6 |
7.9 |
5.7 |
1990s |
,, |
,, |
6.9 |
8.8 |
4.5 |
6.9 |
8.8 |
5.2 |
|
Prevalence of child |
1992-98b |
30 |
31 |
22 |
8 |
8 |
15 |
51 |
33 |
Universal Primary Education |
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Net primary school
|
Female 1980 |
77 |
72 |
82 |
91 |
85 |
64 |
52 |
49 |
1990 |
86 |
83 |
96 |
95 |
88 |
82 |
65 |
52 |
|
1997 |
88 |
86 |
99 |
99 |
93 |
84 |
70 |
54 |
|
Male 1980 |
86 |
83 |
90 |
93 |
86 |
84 |
75 |
59 |
|
1990 |
91 |
89 |
99 |
95 |
88 |
92 |
82 |
59 |
|
1997 |
92 |
91 |
99 |
100 |
95 |
91 |
83 |
66 |
|
Total 1980 |
81 |
78 |
86 |
92 |
85 |
74 |
64 |
54 |
|
1990 |
88 |
86 |
97 |
95 |
88 |
87 |
74 |
56 |
|
1997 |
90 |
88 |
99 |
100 |
94 |
87 |
77 |
,, |
|
Persistence to grade 5 |
1990-1995b |
77 |
74 |
91 |
,, |
76 |
90 |
56 |
67 |
Youth literacy rate
|
Female 1980 |
70 |
69 |
85 |
96 |
89 |
47 |
38 |
44 |
1990 |
77 |
77 |
92 |
97 |
92 |
63 |
50 |
60 |
|
1998 |
81 |
81 |
95 |
98 |
94 |
75 |
58 |
72 |
|
Male 1980 |
83 |
83 |
95 |
99 |
90 |
73 |
64 |
66 |
|
1990 |
87 |
87 |
97 |
99 |
92 |
82 |
71 |
75 |
|
1998 |
89 |
89 |
98 |
99 |
93 |
87 |
76 |
81 |
|
Total 1980 |
77 |
76 |
90 |
97 |
89 |
60 |
52 |
55 |
|
1990 |
82 |
82 |
94 |
98 |
92 |
73 |
61 |
68 |
|
1998 |
85 |
85 |
97 |
99 |
94 |
81 |
67 |
76 |
|
Adult literacy rate
|
Female 1980 |
54 |
52 |
57 |
92 |
77 |
28 |
25 |
28 |
1990 |
62 |
61 |
71 |
94 |
83 |
41 |
34 |
40 |
|
1998 |
68 |
67 |
78 |
95 |
87 |
52 |
41 |
51 |
|
Male 1980 |
72 |
71 |
80 |
97 |
82 |
56 |
52 |
49 |
|
1990 |
78 |
78 |
87 |
98 |
86 |
67 |
59 |
60 |
|
1998 |
82 |
82 |
91 |
98 |
89 |
74 |
65 |
68 |
|
Total 1980 |
63 |
62 |
69 |
94 |
80 |
42 |
39 |
38 |
|
1990 |
70 |
69 |
79 |
96 |
85 |
54 |
47 |
50 |
|
1998 |
75 |
74 |
84 |
96 |
88 |
63 |
53 |
59 |
|
Gender Equality |
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Gender equality in school
|
Primary 1980 |
87 |
84 |
87 |
99 |
97 |
74 |
67 |
76 |
1990 |
90 |
88 |
94 |
99 |
100f |
86 |
75 |
82 |
|
1994-1998b |
94 |
92 |
100 |
98 |
98f |
86 |
82 |
84 |
|
Primary & Secondary 1990 |
,, |
,, |
88 |
93 |
98 |
82 |
75 |
82 |
|
1996 |
,, |
,, |
91 |
85 |
95 |
86 |
94 |
87 |
|
Gender equality in adult
|
1980 |
75 |
73 |
71 |
95 |
94 |
50 |
48 |
57 |
1990 |
79 |
78 |
82 |
96 |
97 |
61 |
58 |
67 |
|
1998 |
83 |
82 |
86 |
97 |
98 |
70 |
63 |
75 |
|
Infant and Child Mortality |
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Infant mortality rate |
1980 |
80 |
87 |
55 |
41 |
61 |
95 |
119 |
115 |
1990 |
60 |
65 |
40 |
28 |
41 |
60 |
87 |
101 |
|
1998 |
54 |
59 |
35 |
22 |
31 |
45 |
75 |
92 |
|
Under-5 mortality rate |
1980 |
123 |
135 |
82 |
,, |
78 |
136 |
180 |
188 |
1990 |
87 |
91 |
55 |
34 |
49 |
71 |
121 |
155 |
|
1998 |
75 |
79 |
43 |
26 |
38 |
55 |
89 |
151 |
|
Maternal Mortality |
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Maternal mortality ratio |
1990 |
430 |
480 |
210 |
95 |
190 |
320 |
610 |
980 |
Births attended by health staff |
1990 |
,, |
49 |
58 |
,, |
,, |
58 |
39 |
,, |
1996-1998b |
52 |
47 |
,, |
92 |
78 |
62 |
29 |
38 |
|
Reproductive Health |
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Contraceptive prevalence |
1997-1998b |
49 |
48 |
52 |
67 |
59 |
55 |
49 |
21 |
HIV prevalenceg |
1999 |
1.1 |
,, |
0.07 |
0.14 |
,, |
0.13 |
,, |
8.0 |
Environment |
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National strategies for |
1998 |
,, |
,, |
,, |
,, |
,, |
,, |
,, |
,, |
Safe water [% of |
Urban 1990-98b |
90 |
89 |
95 |
,, |
88 |
97 |
86 |
77 |
Rural 1990-98b |
62 |
62 |
58 |
,, |
42 |
72 |
78 |
39 |
|
Total 1990-98b |
72 |
72 |
69 |
,, |
78 |
85 |
80 |
50 |
|
Forest Area [% of |
1990 |
30 |
29 |
25 |
36 |
49 |
4 |
14 |
23 |
1995h |
25 |
26 |
24 |
36 |
45 |
1 |
16 |
17 |
|
Biodiversity: land area |
1994h |
6.7 |
5.1 |
6.2 |
3.6 |
6.5 |
3.0 |
4.4 |
5.8 |
1996h |
6.6 |
5.3 |
6.9 |
3.2 |
7.3 |
2.2 |
4.5 |
6.2 |
|
Energy efficiency: GDP per |
1990 |
,, |
,, |
,, |
0.7 |
,, |
1.5 |
,, |
,, |
1997 |
,, |
,, |
,, |
0.8 |
,, |
1.3 |
,, |
,, |
|
Industrial Carbon Dioxide |
1980 |
3.4 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
,, |
2.4 |
3.0 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
1990 |
3.3 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
,, |
2.2 |
3.3 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
|
1996 |
4.0 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
7.4 |
2.5 |
3.9 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
|
General Indicators |
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Life Expectancy at Birth |
Female 1980 |
64 |
60 |
67e |
72 |
68 |
60 |
54 |
49 |
1990 |
68 |
65 |
69 |
74 |
71 |
66 |
59 |
52 |
|
1998 |
69 |
67 |
71 |
74 |
73 |
69 |
63 |
52 |
|
Male 1980 |
59 |
56 |
64e |
63 |
62 |
57 |
54 |
46 |
|
1990 |
63 |
62 |
66 |
65 |
65 |
63 |
59 |
49 |
|
1998 |
65 |
63 |
67 |
65 |
67 |
66 |
62 |
49 |
|
Total 1980 |
61 |
58 |
66e |
68 |
65 |
59 |
54 |
48 |
|
1990 |
65 |
63 |
67 |
69 |
68 |
65 |
59 |
50 |
|
1998 |
67 |
65 |
69 |
69 |
70 |
68 |
62 |
50 |
|
Fertility Rate
|
1980 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
4.1 |
6.2 |
5.3 |
6.6 |
1990 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
4.8 |
4.1 |
6.0 |
|
1998 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
5.4 |
|
GNP per capita
|
1980 |
2,530 |
790 |
330 |
,, |
2,110 |
2,040 |
270 |
650 |
1990 |
4,030 |
940 |
570 |
,, |
2,250 |
1,720 |
380 |
550 |
|
1998 |
4,890 |
1,250 |
990 |
2,200 |
3,860 |
2,030 |
430 |
510 |
b Data refer to the most recent year available within the specified period.
c At 1993 purchasing power parities (PPPs) adjusted to current price terms
d The poverty gap is the mean shortfall below the poverty line (counting the non-poor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. The measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.
e Data are for nearest available year.
f Figures are based on net enrolment ratios.
g The indicator actually relates to HIV prevalence in 15 to 24 year old pregnant women. However, until satisfactory data coverage is achieved on this indicator, the prevalence of HIV infection in all adults will be used.
h Data may refer to earlier years
,, = Not available
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