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01. Human development index
Human development index value, 20050.869
Life expectancy at birth, annual estimates (years), 200574.8
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-200597.2
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education (%), 200589.71
GDP per capita (PPP US$), 200514,280
Life expectancy index0.831
Education index0.947
GDP index0.828
GDP per capita (PPP US$) rank minus HDI rank9
1a. Basic indicators for other UN member states
Life expectancy at birth, annual estimates (years), 2000-0574.8
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-200597.2
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education (%), 200589.7
GDP per capita (PPP US$), 200514,280
Population, total (thousands), 200438,747
Fertility rate, total (births per woman), 2000-052.4
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 200518
Net primary enrolment rate (%), 200499
HIV prevalence (% aged 15-49), 20050.6 [0.3–1.9]
Population undernourished (% of total population), 2002/043
Population using an improved water source (%), 200496
02. Human development index trends
Human development index (trends), 19750.790
Human development index (trends), 19800.804
Human development index (trends), 19850.811
Human development index (trends), 19900.813
Human development index (trends), 19950.836
Human development index (trends), 20000.862
Human development index (trends), 20050.869
03. Human and income poverty: developing countries
Human poverty index (HPI-1) rank4
Human Poverty Index (HPI-1) value (%)4.1
Probability at birth of not surviving to age 40 (% of cohort), 2000-054.9
Adult illiteracy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-20052.8
Population not using an improved water source (%), 20044
Children underweight for age (% under age 5), 1996-20054
Population living below $1 a day (%), 1990-20056.6
Population living below $2 a day (%), 1990-200517.4
Population living below the national poverty line (%), 1990-2004..2
HPI-1 rank minus income poverty rank- 14
04. Human and income poverty: OECD countries, Central and Eastern Europe and the CIS
Human poverty index (HPI-2) rank..
Human poverty index (HPI-2) value (%)..
Probability at birth of not surviving to age 60 (% of cohort), 2000-0514.9
Population lacking functional literacy skills (% aged 16-65), 1994-2003..
Long-term unemployment (% of labour force), 2006..
Population living below 50% of median income (%), 2000-2004..2
Population living below $11 a day (1994 PPP US$), 1994-95..
Population living below $4 a day (1990 PPP US$), 2000-04..2
HPI-2 rank minus income poverty rank..
05. Demographic trends
Population, total (millions), 197526.0
Population, total (millions), 200538.7
Population, total (millions), 201542.7
Population, annual growth rate (%), 1975-20051.3
Population, annual growth rate (%), 2005-151.0
Population, urban (% of total population), 197581.0
Population, urban (% of total population), 200590.1
Population, urban (% of total population), 201591.6
Population under age 15 (% of total population), 200526.4
Population under age 15 (% of total population), 201523.9
Population aged 65 and older (% of total population), 200510.2
Population aged 65 and older (% of total population), 201511.1
Fertility rate, total (births per woman), 1970-753.1
Fertility rate, total (births per woman), 2000-052.4
06. Commitment to health: resources, access and services
Public expenditure on health (% of GDP), 20044.3
Private expenditure on health (% of GDP), 20045.3
Health expenditure per capita (PPP US$), 20041,274
One-year-olds fully immunized against tuberculosis (%), 200599
One-year-olds fully immunized against measles (%), 200599
Children with diarrhoea receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding (% under age 5), 1998-2005..
Contraceptive prevalence rate (% of married women aged 15-49), 1997-2005..
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%), 1997-200599
Physicians (per 100,000 people), 2000-043013
07. Water, sanitation and nutritional status
Population using improved sanitation (%), 199081
Population using improved sanitation (%), 200491
Population using an improved water source (%), 199094
Population using an improved water source (%), 200496
Population undernourished (% of total population), 1990-92..2
Population undernourished (% of total population), 2002-043
Children under weight for age (% under age 5), 1996-20054
Children under height for age (% under age 5), 1996-200582
Infants with low birthweight (%), 1998-20058
08. Inequalities in maternal and child health
Survey year for inequality data in table 8..
Births attended by skilled health personnel, poorest 20% (%)..
Births attended by skilled health personnel, richest 20% (%)..
One-year-olds fully immunized, poorest 20% (%)..
One-year-olds fully immunized, richest 20% (%)..
Children under height for age, poorest 20% (% children under age 5)..
Children under height for age, richest 20% (% children under age 5)..
Infant mortality rate, poorest 20% (per 1,000 live births)..
Infant mortality rate, richest 20% (per 1,000 live births)..
Under-five mortality rate, poorest 20% (per 1,000 live births)..
Under-five mortality rate, richest 20% (per 1,000 live births)..
09. Leading global health crises and risks
HIV prevalence (% aged 15-49), 20050.6 [0.3–1.9]
Condom use at last high-risk sex, women (% aged 15-24), 1999-2005..
Condom use at last high-risk sex, men (% aged 15-24), 1999-2005..
Children under age 5 using insecticide-treated bednets (%), 1999-2005..
Children under age 5 with fever treated with antimalarial drugs (%), 1999-2005..
Tuberculosis cases, prevalence (per 100,000 people), 200551
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS (%), 200567
Tuberculosis cases cured under DOTS (%), 200358
Prevalence of smoking, women (% of adults), 2002-04252
Prevalence of smoking, men (% of adults), 2002-04322
10. Survival: progress and setbacks
Life expectancy at birth, quinquennial estimates (years), 1970-7567.1
Life expectancy at birth, quinquennial estimates (years), 2000-0574.3
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 197059
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 200515
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 197071
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 200518
Probability at birth of surviving to age 65, female (% of cohort), 2000-0585.6
Probability at birth of surviving to age 65, male (% of cohort), 2000-0572.5
Maternal mortality ratio, reported (per 100,000 live births), 1990-200440
Maternal mortality ratio, adjusted (per 100,000 live births), 2000772
11. Commitment to education: public spending
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 19913.3
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 2002-053.8
Public expenditure on education (% of total government expenditure), 1991..
Public expenditure on education (% of total government expenditure), 2002-0513.1
Current public expenditure on education, pre-primary and primary (as % of all levels), 1991..
Current public expenditure on education, pre-primary and primary (as % of all levels), 2002-0545
Current public expenditure on education, secondary (% of all levels), 1991..
Current public expenditure on education, secondary (% of all levels), 2002-0538
Current public expenditure on education, tertiary (% of all levels), 1991..
Current public expenditure on education, tertiary (% of all levels), 2002-0517
12. Literacy and enrolment
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1985-199596.1
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-200597.2
Youth literacy rate (% aged 15-24), 1985-199598.3
Youth literacy rate (% aged 15-24), 1995-200598.9
Net primary enrolment rate (%), 1991..
Net primary enrolment rate (%), 2005994
Net secondary enrolment rate (%), 1991..
Net secondary enrolment rate (%), 2005794
Children reaching grade 5 (% of grade 1 students), 1991..
Children reaching grade 5 (% of grade 1 students), 2004974
Tertiary students in science, engineering, manufacturing and construction (% of tertiary students), 1999-200519
13. Technology: diffusion and creation
Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people), 199093
Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people), 2005227
Cellular subscribers (per 1,000 people), 1990(.)
Cellular subscribers (per 1,000 people), 2005570
Internet users (per 1,000 people), 19900
Internet users (per 1,000 people), 2005177
Patents granted to residents (per million peole), 20054
Receipts of royalties and license fees (US$ per person), 20051.4
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP), 2000-20050.410125471515889
Researchers in R&D (per million people), 1990-2005720
14. Economic performance
GDP (current US$ billions), 2005183.2
GDP, PPP (current international $ billions), 2005553.3
GDP per capita (US$), 20054,728
GDP per capita, PPP (2005 international $), 200514,280
GDP per capita, annual growth rate (%), 1975-20050.3
GDP per capita, annual growth rate (%), 1990-20051.1
GDP per capita, highest value (2005 PPP US$), 1975-200514,489
GDP per capita, year of highest value1998
Consumer price index, average annual change in (%), 1990-20057.1
Consumer price index, average annual change in (%), 2004-059.6
15. Inequality in income or expenditure
Survey Year20045
Share of income or consumption, poorest 10% (%)0.9
Share of income or consumption, poorest 20% (%)3.1
Share of income or consumption, richest 20% (%)55.4
Share of income or consumption, richest 10% (%)38.2
Inequality measures, ratio of richest 10% to poorest 10%40.9
Inequality measures, ratio of richest 20% to poorest 20%17.8
Gini index51.3
16. Structure of trade
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP), 19905
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP), 200519
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP), 199010
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP), 200525
Primary exports (% of merchandise exports), 199071
Primary exports (% of merchandise exports), 200568
Manufactured exports (% of merchandise exports), 199029
Manufactured exports (% of merchandise exports), 200531
High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports), 19907.16
High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports), 20056.6
Terms of trade (2000=100), 2004-2005107
17. OECD-DAC country expenditures on aid
Official development assistance, net disbursed (US$ millions), 2005..
Official development assistance, net disbursed (% of GNI), 1990..
Official development assistance, net disbursed (% of GNI), 2005..
Official development assistance per capita of donor country (2005 US$), 1990..
Official development assistance per capita of donor country (2005 US$), 2005..
Official development assistance to least developed countries (% of total), 1990..
Official development assistance to least developed countries (% of total), 2005..
Official development assistance to basic social services (% of total allocable by sector), 1996-1997..
Official development assistance to basic social services (% of total allocable by sector), 2004-2005..
Untied bilateral ODA (% of total), 1990..
Untied bilateral ODA (% of total), 2005..
18. Flows of aid, private capital and debt
Official development assistance received (net disbursements) (US$ millions), 200599.7
Official development assistance received (net disbursements) per capita (US$), 20052.6
Official development assistance received (net disbursements) (% of GDP), 19900.1
Official development assistance received (net disbursements) (% of GDP), 20050.1
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP), 19901.3
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP), 20052.6
Private flows, other (% of GDP), 1990- 1.5
Private flows, other (% of GDP), 20050.5
Debt service, total (% of GDP), 19904.4
Debt service, total (% of GDP), 20055.8
Debt service, total (% of exports of goods, services and net income from abroad), 199037.0
Debt service, total (% of exports of goods, services and net income from abroad), 200520.7
19. Priorities in public spending
Public expenditure on health (% of GDP), 20044.3
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 19913.3
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 2002-053.8
Military expenditure (% of GDP), 19901.2
Military expenditure (% of GDP), 20051.0
Debt service, total (% of GDP), 19904.4
Debt service, total (% of GDP), 20055.8
20. Unemployment in OECD countries
Unemployed people (thousands), 2006..
Unemployment rate Total (% of labour force), 2006..
Unemployment rate, average annual (% of labour force), 1996-2006..
Unemployment rate Female (% of male rate), 2006..
Youth unemployment rate, total (% of labour force aged 15-24), 2006..
Youth unemployment rate (female rate as % of male rate), 2006..
Long-term unemployment, women (% of total unemployment), 2006..
Long-term unemployment, men (% of total unemployment), 2006..
21. Unemployment and informal sector work in non-OECD countries
Unemployed people (thousands), 1996-20051,141
Unemployment rate Total (% of labour force), 1996-200510.6
Unemployment rate (female rate as % of male rate), 1996-2005135
Employment, total (thousands), 1996-20059,639
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment), 1996-20051
Employment in industry (% of total employment), 1996-200524
Employment in services (% of total employment), 1996-200575
Survey year, 1990-200420032
Employment in non-agricultural informal sector, both sexes (% of non-agricultural employment), 1990-2004402
Employment in non-agricultural informal sector, female (% of non-agricultural employment), 1990-2004312
Employment in non-agricultural informal sector, male (% of non-agricultural employment), 1990-2004462
22. Energy and the environment
Electricity consumption per capita (kilowatt-hours), 20042,714
Electricity consumption per capita (% change), 1990-20040.7
Electrification rate (%)95
Population without electricity (millions)1.8
GDP per unit of energy use (2000 PPP US$ per kg of oil equivalent), 20047.4
GDP per unit of energy use (% change), 1990-20040.2
Forest area (% total land), 200512.1
Forest area (thousand sq km), 2005330.2
Forest area change from 1990-2005 (thousand sq km), 1990-2005- 22.4
Forest area, average annual change (%), 1990-2005- 0.4
23. Energy sources
Total primary energy supply (TPES) (Mt of oil equivalent), 199046.1
Total primary energy supply (TPES) (Mt of oil equivalent), 200563.7
Coal (% of total primary energy supply), 19902.1
Coal (% of total primary energy supply), 20051.4
Oil (% of total primary energy supply), 199045.7
Oil (% of total primary energy supply), 200536.7
Gas (% of total primary energy supply), 199040.8
Gas (% of total primary energy supply), 200550.4
Hydro, solar, wind and geothermal power (% of total primary energy supply), 19903.4
Hydro, solar, wind and geothermal power (% of total primary energy supply), 20054.6
Biomass and waste (% of total primary energy supply), 19903.7
Biomass and waste (% of total primary energy supply), 20053.5
Nuclear power (% of total primary energy supply), 19904.1
Nuclear power (% of total primary energy supply), 20052.8
24. Carbon dioxide emissions and stocks
CO2 emissions, total (Mt CO2), 1990109.7
CO2 emissions, total (Mt CO2), 2004141.7
CO2 emissions, average annual change in (%), 1990-20042.1
CO2 emissions (% of world total), 19900.5
CO2 emissions (% of world total), 20040.5
CO2 emissions per capita (tonnes), 19903.4
CO2 emissions per capita (tonnes), 20043.7
Carbon intensity of energy (kt CO2 per kt of oil equivalent), 19902.38
Carbon intensity of energy (kt CO2 per kt of oil equivalent), 20042.22
Carbon intensity of growth ( kt CO2 per million 2000 PPP US$), 19900.38
Carbon intensity of growth ( kt CO2 per million 2000 PPP US$), 20040.31
CO2 emissions/sequestration from forests (Mt CO2 per year), 1990-2005121.6
Carbon stocks in forests (living biomass) (Mt C), 20052,411.0
25. Status of major international environmental treaties
Status of environmental treaties - Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (year of ratification/signature)20007
Status of environmental treaties - Framework Convention on Climate Change (year of ratification/signature)1994
Status of environmental treaties - Kyoto Protocol to the Framework Convention on Climate Change (year of ratification/signature)2001
Status of environmental treaties - Convention on Biological Diversity (year of ratification/signature)1994
Status of environmental treaties - Vienna Convention for the protection of the Ozone Layer (year of ratification/signature), 19881990
Status of environmental treaties - Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the Ozone Layer (year of ratification/signature)1990
Status of environmental treaties - Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (year of ratification/signature), 20012005
Status of environmental treaties - UN Law of the Sea (year of ratification/signature)1995
Status of environmental treaties - UN Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa (year of ratification/signature)1997
26. Refugees and armaments
Internally displaced people (thousands), 2006..
Refugees by country of asylum (thousands), 20063
Refugees by country of origin (thousands), 20061
Conventional arms transfers, imports (1990 US$ millions), 199657
Conventional arms transfers, imports (1990 US$ millions), 200653
Conventional arms transfers, exports (1990 US$ millions), 20060
Conventional arms transfers, exports (% of world total), 2002-06..
Armed forces (thousands), 200772
Armed forces, index (1985=100), 200767
27. Crime and justice
Homicides (per 100,000 people), 2000-20049.5
Prison population total, 200754472
Prison population (per 100,000 people), 2007140
Prison population (% female), 20075
Year in which countries have partially or completely abolished the death penalty19842
28. Gender-related development index
Gender-related development index (GDI) rank, 200536
Gender-related development index (GDI) value, 20050.865
Life expectancy at birth, female (years), 200578.6
Life expectancy at birth, male (years), 200571.1
Adult literacy rate, female (% aged 15 and older), 200597.2
Adult literacy rate, male (% aged 15 and older), 200597.2
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education, female (%) , 2005948
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education, male (%) , 2005868
Estimated earned income, female (PPP US$), 200510,0639
Estimated earned income, male (PPP US$), 200518,6869
HDI rank minus GDI rank, 20051
29. Gender empowerment measure
Gender empowerment measure (GEM) rank17
Gender empowerment measure (GEM) value0.728
Seats in parliament (% held by women)36.8
Legislators, senior officials and managers (% female), 1999-200533
Professional and technical workers (% female), 1994-200553
Ratio of estimated female to male earned income0.54
30. Gender inequality in education
Adult literacy rate, female (% aged 15 and older) , 200597.2
Adult literacy rate (ratio of female rate to male rate), 20051.00
Youth literacy rate, female (% aged 15-24), 200599.1
Youth literacy rate (ratio of female rate to male rate), 20051.00
Net primary enrolment rate, female (%), 20059810
Net primary enrolment rate (ratio of female rate to male rate), 20050.9910
Gross primary enrolment ratio, female (%), 200511210
Gross primary enrolment ratio (ratio of female ratio to male ratio)0.9910
Gross secondary enrolment ratio, female (%), 20058910
Gross secondary enrolment ratio (ratio of female ratio to male ratio), 20051.0710
Gross tertiary enrolment ratio, female (%), 20057610
Gross tertiary enrolment ratio (ratio of female ratio to male ratio), 20051.4110
31. Gender inequality in economic activity
Economic activity rate, female (% aged 15 and older), 200553.3
Economic activity index (1990=100), female (aged 15 and older), 2005139
Economic activity rate (female rate as % of male rate, aged 15 and older), 200570
Employment in agriculture, female (% of total female employment), 1995-20051
Employment in agriculture, male (% of total male employment), 1995-20042
Employment in industry, female (% of total female employment), 1995-200311
Employment in industry, male (% of total male employment), 1995-200333
Employment in services, female (% of total female employment), 1995-200388
Employment in services, male (% of total male employment), 1995-200366
Contributing family workers, women (% of total), 1995-2005..
Contributing family workers, men (% of total), 1995-2004..
33. Women’s political participation
Year women received right to vote1947
Year women received right to stand for election1947
Year first woman elected (E) or appointed (A) to parliament1951 E
Women in government at ministerial level (as % of total), 20058.3
Seats in lower house or single house (% held by women), 19906.3
Seats in lower house or single house (% held by women), 200735.0
Seats in upper house or senate (% held by women), 200743.1
34. Status of major international human rights instruments
Status of human rights instruments: International convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (year of ratification/signature), 19481956
Status of human rights instruments: International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (year of ratification/signature), 19651968
Status of human rights instruments: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (year of ratification/signature), 19661986
Status of human rights instruments: International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (year of ratification/signature), 19661986
Status of human rights instruments: International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (year of ratification/signature), 19791985
Status of human rights instruments: Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (year of ratification/signature), 19841986
Status of human rights instruments: Convention on the Rights of the Child (year of ratification/signature), 19891990
35. Status of fundamental labour rights conventions
Status of labour rights conventions: Freedom of association and collective bargaining - Convention 87 (year of ratification/signature)1960
Status of labour rights conventions: Freedom of association and collective bargaining - Convention 98 (year of ratification/signature)1956
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of forced and compulsory labour - Convention 29 (year of ratification/signature)1950
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of forced and compulsory labour - Convention 105 (year of ratification/signature)1960
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation - Convention 100 (year of ratification/signature)1956
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation - Convention 111 (year of ratification/signature)1968
Status of labour rights conventions: Abolition of child labour - Convention 138 (year of ratification/signature)1996
Status of labour rights conventions: Abolition of child labour - Convention 182 (year of ratification/signature)2001

Notes:
1 - Data refer to a year other than that specified.
2 -
3 - Data refer to a year between 1997 and 1999.
4 - Data refer to an earlier year than that specified.
5 - Data refer to income shares by percentiles of population, ranked by per capita income.
6 - Data refer to the closest available year between 1988 and 1992.
7 - Signature not yet followed by ratification.
8 - Data refer to an earlier year than that specified.
9 - No wage data are available. For the purposes of calculating the estimated female and male earned income, a value of 0.75 was used for the ratio of the female nonagricultural wage to the male nonagricultural wage.
10 - Data refer to an earlier year than that specified.