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01. Human development index
Human development index value, 20050.845
Life expectancy at birth, annual estimates (years), 200572.3
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-2005..1
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education (%), 200570.8
GDP per capita (PPP US$), 200518,3802
Life expectancy index0.789
Education index0.875
GDP index0.870
GDP per capita (PPP US$) rank minus HDI rank- 12
1a. Basic indicators for other UN member states
Life expectancy at birth, annual estimates (years), 2000-0572.3
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-2005..
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education (%), 200570.8
GDP per capita (PPP US$), 200518,380
Population, total (thousands), 2004323
Fertility rate, total (births per woman), 2000-052.1
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 200515
Net primary enrolment rate (%), 200491
HIV prevalence (% aged 15-49), 20053.3 [1.3–4.5]
Population undernourished (% of total population), 2002/048
Population using an improved water source (%), 200497
02. Human development index trends
Human development index (trends), 1975..
Human development index (trends), 19800.809
Human development index (trends), 19850.822
Human development index (trends), 19900.831
Human development index (trends), 19950.820
Human development index (trends), 20000.825
Human development index (trends), 20050.845
03. Human and income poverty: developing countries
Human poverty index (HPI-1) rank..
Human Poverty Index (HPI-1) value (%)..
Probability at birth of not surviving to age 40 (% of cohort), 2000-0510.6
Adult illiteracy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-2005..
Population not using an improved water source (%), 20043
Children underweight for age (% under age 5), 1996-2005..
Population living below $1 a day (%), 1990-2005..
Population living below $2 a day (%), 1990-2005..
Population living below the national poverty line (%), 1990-2004..3
HPI-1 rank minus income poverty rank..
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), 2000-0524.2
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..3
Population living below $11 a day (1994 PPP US$), 1994-95..
Population living below $4 a day (1990 PPP US$), 2000-04..3
HPI-2 rank minus income poverty rank..
05. Demographic trends
Population, total (millions), 19750.2
Population, total (millions), 20050.3
Population, total (millions), 20150.4
Population, annual growth rate (%), 1975-20051.8
Population, annual growth rate (%), 2005-151.2
Population, urban (% of total population), 197571.5
Population, urban (% of total population), 200590.4
Population, urban (% of total population), 201592.2
Population under age 15 (% of total population), 200527.6
Population under age 15 (% of total population), 201523.0
Population aged 65 and older (% of total population), 20056.2
Population aged 65 and older (% of total population), 20158.2
Fertility rate, total (births per woman), 1970-753.4
Fertility rate, total (births per woman), 2000-052.1
06. Commitment to health: resources, access and services
Public expenditure on health (% of GDP), 20043.4
Private expenditure on health (% of GDP), 20043.4
Health expenditure per capita (PPP US$), 20041,349
One-year-olds fully immunized against tuberculosis (%), 2005..
One-year-olds fully immunized against measles (%), 200585
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), 2000-041054
07. Water, sanitation and nutritional status
Population using improved sanitation (%), 1990100
Population using improved sanitation (%), 2004100
Population using an improved water source (%), 1990..
Population using an improved water source (%), 200497
Population undernourished (% of total population), 1990-9293
Population undernourished (% of total population), 2002-048
Children under weight for age (% under age 5), 1996-2005..
Children under height for age (% under age 5), 1996-2005..3
Infants with low birthweight (%), 1998-20057
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), 20053.3 [1.3–4.5]
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), 200549
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS (%), 2005675
Tuberculosis cases cured under DOTS (%), 2003625
Prevalence of smoking, women (% of adults), 2002-04..3
Prevalence of smoking, men (% of adults), 2002-04..3
10. Survival: progress and setbacks
Life expectancy at birth, quinquennial estimates (years), 1970-7566.5
Life expectancy at birth, quinquennial estimates (years), 2000-0571.1
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 197038
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 200513
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 197049
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 200515
Probability at birth of surviving to age 65, female (% of cohort), 2000-0575.9
Probability at birth of surviving to age 65, male (% of cohort), 2000-0565.2
Maternal mortality ratio, reported (per 100,000 live births), 1990-2004..
Maternal mortality ratio, adjusted (per 100,000 live births), 2000163
11. Commitment to education: public spending
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 19913.7
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 2002-053.667
Public expenditure on education (% of total government expenditure), 199116.3
Public expenditure on education (% of total government expenditure), 2002-0519.767
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), 2002-05..
Current public expenditure on education, secondary (% of all levels), 1991..
Current public expenditure on education, secondary (% of all levels), 2002-05..
Current public expenditure on education, tertiary (% of all levels), 1991..
Current public expenditure on education, tertiary (% of all levels), 2002-05..
12. Literacy and enrolment
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1985-1995..
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-2005..
Youth literacy rate (% aged 15-24), 1985-1995..
Youth literacy rate (% aged 15-24), 1995-2005..
Net primary enrolment rate (%), 1991908
Net primary enrolment rate (%), 200591
Net secondary enrolment rate (%), 1991..
Net secondary enrolment rate (%), 200584
Children reaching grade 5 (% of grade 1 students), 199184
Children reaching grade 5 (% of grade 1 students), 2004998
Tertiary students in science, engineering, manufacturing and construction (% of tertiary students), 1999-2005..
13. Technology: diffusion and creation
Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people), 1990274
Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people), 20054399
Cellular subscribers (per 1,000 people), 19908
Cellular subscribers (per 1,000 people), 20055849
Internet users (per 1,000 people), 19900
Internet users (per 1,000 people), 2005319
Patents granted to residents (per million peole), 2005..
Receipts of royalties and license fees (US$ per person), 2005..
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP), 2000-2005..
Researchers in R&D (per million people), 1990-2005..
14. Economic performance
GDP (current US$ billions), 20055.510
GDP, PPP (current international $ billions), 20055.311
GDP per capita (US$), 200517,49710
GDP per capita, PPP (2005 international $), 200518,38011
GDP per capita, annual growth rate (%), 1975-20051.312
GDP per capita, annual growth rate (%), 1990-20050.412
GDP per capita, highest value (2005 PPP US$), 1975-200519,16212
GDP per capita, year of highest value2000
Consumer price index, average annual change in (%), 1990-20052.0
Consumer price index, average annual change in (%), 2004-051.6
15. Inequality in income or expenditure
Survey Year..
Share of income or consumption, poorest 10% (%)..
Share of income or consumption, poorest 20% (%)..
Share of income or consumption, richest 20% (%)..
Share of income or consumption, richest 10% (%)..
Inequality measures, ratio of richest 10% to poorest 10%..
Inequality measures, ratio of richest 20% to poorest 20%..
Gini index..
16. Structure of trade
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP), 1990..
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP), 2005..
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP), 1990..
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP), 2005..
Primary exports (% of merchandise exports), 19908113
Primary exports (% of merchandise exports), 20055814
Manufactured exports (% of merchandise exports), 19901913
Manufactured exports (% of merchandise exports), 20054214
High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports), 1990..
High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports), 20054.914
Terms of trade (2000=100), 2004-2005..
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), 2005..
Official development assistance received (net disbursements) per capita (US$), 2005..
Official development assistance received (net disbursements) (% of GDP), 19900.1
Official development assistance received (net disbursements) (% of GDP), 2005..
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP), 1990- 0.6
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP), 20053.515
Private flows, other (% of GDP), 1990..
Private flows, other (% of GDP), 2005..
Debt service, total (% of GDP), 1990..
Debt service, total (% of GDP), 2005..
Debt service, total (% of exports of goods, services and net income from abroad), 1990..
Debt service, total (% of exports of goods, services and net income from abroad), 2005..
19. Priorities in public spending
Public expenditure on health (% of GDP), 20043.4
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 19913.7
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 2002-053.61617
Military expenditure (% of GDP), 19900.8
Military expenditure (% of GDP), 20050.7
Debt service, total (% of GDP), 1990..
Debt service, total (% of GDP), 2005..
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), 1996-200518
Unemployment rate Total (% of labour force), 1996-200510.2
Unemployment rate (female rate as % of male rate), 1996-2005122
Employment, total (thousands), 1996-2005161
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment), 1996-20054
Employment in industry (% of total employment), 1996-200518
Employment in services (% of total employment), 1996-200578
Survey year, 1990-2004..
Employment in non-agricultural informal sector, both sexes (% of non-agricultural employment), 1990-2004..
Employment in non-agricultural informal sector, female (% of non-agricultural employment), 1990-2004..
Employment in non-agricultural informal sector, male (% of non-agricultural employment), 1990-2004..
22. Energy and the environment
Electricity consumption per capita (kilowatt-hours), 20046,96418
Electricity consumption per capita (% change), 1990-20040.9
Electrification rate (%)..
Population without electricity (millions)..
GDP per unit of energy use (2000 PPP US$ per kg of oil equivalent), 2004..
GDP per unit of energy use (% change), 1990-2004..
Forest area (% total land), 200551.5
Forest area (thousand sq km), 20055.2
Forest area change from 1990-2005 (thousand sq km), 1990-2005..
Forest area, average annual change (%), 1990-2005..
23. Energy sources
Total primary energy supply (TPES) (Mt of oil equivalent), 1990..
Total primary energy supply (TPES) (Mt of oil equivalent), 2005..
Coal (% of total primary energy supply), 1990..
Coal (% of total primary energy supply), 2005..
Oil (% of total primary energy supply), 1990..
Oil (% of total primary energy supply), 2005..
Gas (% of total primary energy supply), 1990..
Gas (% of total primary energy supply), 2005..
Hydro, solar, wind and geothermal power (% of total primary energy supply), 1990..
Hydro, solar, wind and geothermal power (% of total primary energy supply), 2005..
Biomass and waste (% of total primary energy supply), 1990..
Biomass and waste (% of total primary energy supply), 2005..
Nuclear power (% of total primary energy supply), 1990..
Nuclear power (% of total primary energy supply), 2005..
24. Carbon dioxide emissions and stocks
CO2 emissions, total (Mt CO2), 19901.9
CO2 emissions, total (Mt CO2), 20042.0
CO2 emissions, average annual change in (%), 1990-20040.2
CO2 emissions (% of world total), 1990(.)
CO2 emissions (% of world total), 2004(.)
CO2 emissions per capita (tonnes), 19907.6
CO2 emissions per capita (tonnes), 20046.7
Carbon intensity of energy (kt CO2 per kt of oil equivalent), 1990..
Carbon intensity of energy (kt CO2 per kt of oil equivalent), 2004..
Carbon intensity of growth ( kt CO2 per million 2000 PPP US$), 19900.46
Carbon intensity of growth ( kt CO2 per million 2000 PPP US$), 2004..
CO2 emissions/sequestration from forests (Mt CO2 per year), 1990-2005..
Carbon stocks in forests (living biomass) (Mt C), 2005..
25. Status of major international environmental treaties
Status of environmental treaties - Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (year of ratification/signature)2004
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)1999
Status of environmental treaties - Convention on Biological Diversity (year of ratification/signature)1993
Status of environmental treaties - Vienna Convention for the protection of the Ozone Layer (year of ratification/signature), 19881993
Status of environmental treaties - Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the Ozone Layer (year of ratification/signature)1993
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)1983
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)2000
26. Refugees and armaments
Internally displaced people (thousands), 2006..
Refugees by country of asylum (thousands), 2006..
Refugees by country of origin (thousands), 2006(.)
Conventional arms transfers, imports (1990 US$ millions), 19960
Conventional arms transfers, imports (1990 US$ millions), 20060
Conventional arms transfers, exports (1990 US$ millions), 2006..
Conventional arms transfers, exports (% of world total), 2002-06..
Armed forces (thousands), 20071
Armed forces, index (1985=100), 2007172
27. Crime and justice
Homicides (per 100,000 people), 2000-200415.93
Prison population total, 20071500
Prison population (per 100,000 people), 2007462
Prison population (% female), 20072
Year in which countries have partially or completely abolished the death penalty..3
28. Gender-related development index
Gender-related development index (GDI) rank, 200548
Gender-related development index (GDI) value, 20050.841
Life expectancy at birth, female (years), 200575.0
Life expectancy at birth, male (years), 200569.6
Adult literacy rate, female (% aged 15 and older), 200595.019
Adult literacy rate, male (% aged 15 and older), 200595.019
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education, female (%) , 200571
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education, male (%) , 200571
Estimated earned income, female (PPP US$), 200514,6562021
Estimated earned income, male (PPP US$), 200520,8032021
HDI rank minus GDI rank, 20050
29. Gender empowerment measure
Gender empowerment measure (GEM) rank20
Gender empowerment measure (GEM) value0.696
Seats in parliament (% held by women)22.2
Legislators, senior officials and managers (% female), 1999-200546
Professional and technical workers (% female), 1994-200560
Ratio of estimated female to male earned income0.70
30. Gender inequality in education
Adult literacy rate, female (% aged 15 and older) , 2005..
Adult literacy rate (ratio of female rate to male rate), 2005..
Youth literacy rate, female (% aged 15-24), 2005..
Youth literacy rate (ratio of female rate to male rate), 2005..
Net primary enrolment rate, female (%), 200592
Net primary enrolment rate (ratio of female rate to male rate), 20051.03
Gross primary enrolment ratio, female (%), 2005101
Gross primary enrolment ratio (ratio of female ratio to male ratio)1.00
Gross secondary enrolment ratio, female (%), 200591
Gross secondary enrolment ratio (ratio of female ratio to male ratio), 20051.00
Gross tertiary enrolment ratio, female (%), 2005..
Gross tertiary enrolment ratio (ratio of female ratio to male ratio), 2005..
31. Gender inequality in economic activity
Economic activity rate, female (% aged 15 and older), 200564.4
Economic activity index (1990=100), female (aged 15 and older), 2005105
Economic activity rate (female rate as % of male rate, aged 15 and older), 200591
Employment in agriculture, female (% of total female employment), 1995-2005(.)
Employment in agriculture, male (% of total male employment), 1995-20046
Employment in industry, female (% of total female employment), 1995-20035
Employment in industry, male (% of total male employment), 1995-200330
Employment in services, female (% of total female employment), 1995-200394
Employment in services, male (% of total male employment), 1995-200364
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 vote1961, 1964
Year women received right to stand for election1961, 1964
Year first woman elected (E) or appointed (A) to parliament1977 A
Women in government at ministerial level (as % of total), 200526.7
Seats in lower house or single house (% held by women), 19904.1
Seats in lower house or single house (% held by women), 200712.2
Seats in upper house or senate (% held by women), 200753.8
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), 19481975
Status of human rights instruments: International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (year of ratification/signature), 19651975
Status of human rights instruments: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (year of ratification/signature), 1966..
Status of human rights instruments: International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (year of ratification/signature), 1966..
Status of human rights instruments: International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (year of ratification/signature), 19791993
Status of human rights instruments: Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (year of ratification/signature), 1984..
Status of human rights instruments: Convention on the Rights of the Child (year of ratification/signature), 19891991
35. Status of fundamental labour rights conventions
Status of labour rights conventions: Freedom of association and collective bargaining - Convention 87 (year of ratification/signature)2001
Status of labour rights conventions: Freedom of association and collective bargaining - Convention 98 (year of ratification/signature)1976
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of forced and compulsory labour - Convention 29 (year of ratification/signature)1976
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of forced and compulsory labour - Convention 105 (year of ratification/signature)1976
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation - Convention 100 (year of ratification/signature)2001
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation - Convention 111 (year of ratification/signature)2001
Status of labour rights conventions: Abolition of child labour - Convention 138 (year of ratification/signature)2001
Status of labour rights conventions: Abolition of child labour - Convention 182 (year of ratification/signature)2001

Notes:
1 - In the absence of recent data, estimates from UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Institute for Statistics. 2003. Correspondence on adult and youth literacy rates. March. Montreal, based on outdated census or survey information, were used and should be interpreted with caution: Bahamas 95.8, Barbados 99.7, Comoros 56.8, Djibouti 70.3, Eritrea 60.5, Fiji 94.4, Gambia 42.5, Guinea-Bissau 44.8, Guyana 99.0, Haiti 54.8, Hong Kong, China (SAR) 94.6, Hungary 99.4, Lebanon 88.3, Poland 99.8 and Uzbekistan 99.4.
2 - Data refer to a year other than that specified.
3 -
4 - Data refer to a year between 1997 and 1999.
5 - Data refer to a period other than that specified.
6 - National or UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate.
7 - Data refer to an earlier year than that specified (in the period 1999 to 2001).
8 - National or UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate.
9 - Data refer to 2004.
10 - Data refer to 2003.
11 - Data refer to 2002.
12 - Data refer to a period shorter than that specified.
13 - Data refer to the closest available year between 1988 and 1992.
14 - Data refer to an earlier year than that specified; from 2000 onwards.
15 - Data refer to 2003.
16 - National or UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate.
17 - Data refer to an earlier year than that specified; from 1999 onwards.
18 - Data are estimates produced by the UN Statistics Division.
19 - In the absence of recent data, estimates from UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Institute for Statistics. 2003. Correspondence on adult and youth literacy rates. March. Montreal, based on outdated census or survey information were used, and should be interpreted with caution.
20 - Data from earlier years were adjusted to reflect their values in 2005 prices.
21 - 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.