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World total |
Developing country totala |
East Asia & Pacific |
Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
Latin America and Caribbean |
Middle East & North Africa |
South Asia |
Sub Saharan Africa |
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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 |
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1998 |
5,897 |
5,011 |
1,817 |
475 |
502 |
286 |
1,305 |
627 |
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Reducing Extreme Poverty |
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Population covered by at least one survey for poverty data [%] |
|
1985-98b |
|
88.1 |
90.8 |
81.7 |
88.0 |
52.5 |
97.9 |
72.9 |
Population living on less than $1 a dayc [millions]
|
estimates for |
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 |
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1993 |
" |
1,304.3 |
431.9 |
18.3 |
70.8 |
5.0 |
505.1 |
273.3 |
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1996 |
" |
1,190.6 |
265.1 |
23.8 |
76.0 |
5.0 |
531.7 |
289.0 |
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1998 |
" |
1,198.9 |
278.3 |
24.0 |
78.2 |
5.5 |
522.0 |
290.9 |
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Population living on less than $1 a dayc [%]
|
estimates for |
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 |
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1993 |
" |
28.1 |
25.2 |
4.0 |
15.3 |
1.9 |
42.4 |
49.7 |
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1996 |
" |
24.5 |
14.9 |
5.1 |
15.6 |
1.8 |
42.3 |
48.5 |
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1998 |
" |
24.0 |
15.3 |
5.1 |
15.6 |
1.9 |
40.0 |
46.3 |
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Poverty Gapc, d [%] |
estimates for |
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 |
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1993 |
" |
8.9 |
7.5 |
1.3 |
5.8 |
0.4 |
11.2 |
21.7 |
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1996 |
" |
7.5 |
4.0 |
1.5 |
5.3 |
0.4 |
10.6 |
21.5 |
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1998 |
" |
7.2 |
4.2 |
1.6 |
5.3 |
0.2 |
9.5 |
20.1 |
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National income/consumption by poorest 20% [share that accrues
to the bottom 20% of the population]
|
|
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 |
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Prevalence of child malnutrition, weight for age [% of children
under 5 years old] |
|
1992-98b |
30 |
31 |
22 |
8 |
8 |
15 |
51 |
33 |
Universal Primary Education |
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Net primary school enrolment [school age in school as % of all
school age children]
|
Female
|
1980 |
77 |
72 |
82 |
91 |
85 |
64 |
52 |
49 |
1990 |
86 |
83 |
96 |
95 |
88 |
82 |
65 |
52 |
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1997 |
88 |
86 |
99 |
99 |
93 |
84 |
70 |
54 |
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Male
|
1980 |
86 |
83 |
90 |
93 |
86 |
84 |
75 |
59 |
|
1990 |
91 |
89 |
99 |
95 |
88 |
92 |
82 |
59 |
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1997 |
92 |
91 |
99 |
100 |
95 |
91 |
83 |
66 |
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Total
|
1980 |
81 |
78 |
86 |
92 |
85 |
74 |
64 |
54 |
|
1990 |
88 |
86 |
97 |
95 |
88 |
87 |
74 |
56 |
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1997 |
90 |
88 |
99 |
100 |
94 |
87 |
77 |
" |
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Persistence to grade 5 [% of children enrolled at Grade 1 who
reach Grade 5] |
|
1990-1995b |
77 |
74 |
91 |
" |
76 |
90 |
56 |
67 |
Youth literacy rate [% of people 15-24]
|
Female
|
1980 |
70 |
69 |
85 |
96 |
89 |
47 |
38 |
44 |
1990 |
77 |
77 |
92 |
97 |
92 |
63 |
50 |
60 |
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1998 |
81 |
81 |
95 |
98 |
94 |
75 |
58 |
72 |
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Male
|
1980 |
83 |
83 |
95 |
99 |
90 |
73 |
64 |
66 |
|
1990 |
87 |
87 |
97 |
99 |
92 |
82 |
71 |
75 |
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1998 |
89 |
89 |
98 |
99 |
93 |
87 |
76 |
81 |
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Total
|
1980 |
77 |
76 |
90 |
97 |
89 |
60 |
52 |
55 |
|
1990 |
82 |
82 |
94 |
98 |
92 |
73 |
61 |
68 |
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1998 |
85 |
85 |
97 |
99 |
94 |
81 |
67 |
76 |
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Adult literacy rate [% of people 15+]
|
Female
|
1980 |
54 |
52 |
57 |
92 |
77 |
28 |
25 |
28 |
1990 |
62 |
61 |
71 |
94 |
83 |
41 |
34 |
40 |
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1998 |
68 |
67 |
78 |
95 |
87 |
52 |
41 |
51 |
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Male
|
1980 |
72 |
71 |
80 |
97 |
82 |
56 |
52 |
49 |
|
1990 |
78 |
78 |
87 |
98 |
86 |
67 |
59 |
60 |
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1998 |
82 |
82 |
91 |
98 |
89 |
74 |
65 |
68 |
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Total
|
1980 |
63 |
62 |
69 |
94 |
80 |
42 |
39 |
38 |
|
1990 |
70 |
69 |
79 |
96 |
85 |
54 |
47 |
50 |
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1998 |
75 |
74 |
84 |
96 |
88 |
63 |
53 |
59 |
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Gender Equality |
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Gender equality in school [female gross enrolment ratio as a %
of male gross enrolment ratio]
|
Primary
|
1980 |
87 |
84 |
87 |
99 |
97 |
74 |
67 |
76 |
1990 |
90 |
88 |
94 |
99 |
100f |
86 |
75 |
82 |
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1994-1998b |
94 |
92 |
100 |
98 |
98f |
86 |
82 |
84 |
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Primary & Secondary
|
1990 |
" |
" |
88 |
93 |
98 |
82 |
75 |
82 |
|
1996 |
" |
" |
91 |
85 |
95 |
86 |
94 |
87 |
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Gender equality in adult literacy [female literacy rate as a %
of male literacy rate]
|
|
1980 |
75 |
73 |
71 |
95 |
94 |
50 |
48 |
57 |
1990 |
79 |
78 |
82 |
96 |
97 |
61 |
58 |
67 |
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1998 |
83 |
82 |
86 |
97 |
98 |
70 |
63 |
75 |
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Infant and Child Mortality |
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Infant mortality rate [per 1,000 live births]
|
|
1980 |
80 |
87 |
55 |
41 |
61 |
95 |
119 |
115 |
1990 |
60 |
65 |
40 |
28 |
41 |
60 |
87 |
101 |
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1998 |
54 |
59 |
35 |
22 |
31 |
45 |
75 |
92 |
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Under-5 mortality rate [per 1,000 live births]
|
|
1980 |
123 |
135 |
82 |
" |
78 |
136 |
180 |
188 |
1990 |
87 |
91 |
55 |
34 |
49 |
71 |
121 |
155 |
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1998 |
75 |
79 |
43 |
26 |
38 |
55 |
89 |
151 |
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Maternal Mortality |
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Maternal mortality ratio [per 100,000 live births] |
|
1990 |
430 |
480 |
210 |
95 |
190 |
320 |
610 |
980 |
Births attended by health staff [% of total]
|
|
1990 |
" |
49 |
58 |
" |
" |
58 |
39 |
" |
1996-1998b |
52 |
47 |
" |
92 |
78 |
62 |
29 |
38 |
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Reproductive Health |
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Contraceptive prevalence |
|
1997-1998b |
49 |
48 |
52 |
67 |
59 |
55 |
49 |
21 |
HIV prevalenceg [Percentage of adults (15-49 years)
living with HIV/AIDS in 1999] |
|
1999 |
1.1 |
" |
0.07 |
0.14 |
" |
0.13 |
" |
8.0 |
Environment |
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National strategies for sustainable developmenth [countries
with effective processes for sustainable development] |
|
1998 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Safe water [% of population with access]
|
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 National Surface Area]
|
|
1990 |
30 |
29 |
25 |
36 |
49 |
4 |
14 |
23: |
1995j |
25 |
26 |
24 |
36 |
45 |
1 |
16 |
17 |
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Biodiversity: land area protected [% of total land area]
|
|
1994i |
6.7 |
5.1 |
6.2 |
3.6 |
6.5 |
3.0 |
4.4 |
5.8 |
1996j |
6.6 |
5.3 |
6.9 |
3.2 |
7.3 |
2.2 |
4.5 |
6.2 |
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Energy efficiency: GDP per unit of energy use
|
|
1990 |
" |
" |
" |
0.7 |
" |
1.5 |
" |
" |
1997 |
" |
" |
" |
0.8 |
" |
1.3 |
" |
" |
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Industrial Carbon Dioxide emissions [tonnes per capita]
|
|
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 |
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1996 |
4.0 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
7.4 |
2.5 |
3.9 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
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General Indicators |
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Life Expectancy at Birth [in years]
|
Female
|
1980 |
64 |
60 |
67å |
72 |
68 |
60 |
54 |
49 |
1990 |
68 |
65 |
69 |
74 |
71 |
66 |
59 |
52 |
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1998 |
69 |
67 |
71 |
74 |
73 |
69 |
63 |
52 |
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Male
|
1980 |
59 |
56 |
64å |
63 |
62 |
57 |
54 |
46 |
|
1990 |
63 |
62 |
66 |
65 |
65 |
63 |
59 |
49 |
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1998 |
65 |
63 |
67 |
65 |
67 |
66 |
62 |
49 |
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Total
|
1980 |
61 |
58 |
66å |
68 |
65 |
59 |
54 |
48 |
|
1990 |
65 |
63 |
67 |
69 |
68 |
65 |
59 |
50 |
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1998 |
67 |
65 |
69 |
69 |
70 |
68 |
62 |
50 |
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Fertility Rate [births per woman]
|
|
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 |
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1998 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
5.4 |
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GNP per capita [Atlas method (current US$)]
|
|
1980 |
2,530 |
790 |
330 |
" |
2,110 |
2,040 |
270 |
650 |
1990 |
4,030 |
940 |
570 |
" |
2,250 |
1,720 |
380 |
550 |
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1998 |
4,890 |
1,250 |
990 |
2,200 |
3,860 |
2,030 |
430 |
510 |
a Combined figure for low and middle income countries used as a proxy for developing countries with the exception of the indicators for persistence to Grade 5, maternal mortality ratio and safe water where a true developing countries figure is used.World Bank & UN Sourcesb 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 These data relate to environmental action plans. These are not the same as national sustainable strategies for development but are a proxy until further information is available.
i Relates to the year in which the strategies or action plans were adopted.
j Data may refer to earlier years
" = Not available