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01. Human development index
Human development index value, 20050.532
Life expectancy at birth, annual estimates (years), 200549.8
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-200567.9
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education (%), 200562.31
GDP per capita (PPP US$), 20052,299
Life expectancy index0.414
Education index0.660
GDP index0.523
GDP per capita (PPP US$) rank minus HDI rank- 13
1a. Basic indicators for other UN member states
Life expectancy at birth, annual estimates (years), 2000-0549.8
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-200567.9
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education (%), 200562.3
GDP per capita (PPP US$), 20052,299
Population, total (thousands), 200417,795
Fertility rate, total (births per woman), 2000-054.9
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 2005149
Net primary enrolment rate (%), 2004..
HIV prevalence (% aged 15-49), 20055.4 [4.9–5.9]
Population undernourished (% of total population), 2002/0426
Population using an improved water source (%), 200466
02. Human development index trends
Human development index (trends), 19750.422
Human development index (trends), 19800.468
Human development index (trends), 19850.523
Human development index (trends), 19900.529
Human development index (trends), 19950.513
Human development index (trends), 20000.525
Human development index (trends), 20050.532
03. Human and income poverty: developing countries
Human poverty index (HPI-1) rank64
Human Poverty Index (HPI-1) value (%)31.8
Probability at birth of not surviving to age 40 (% of cohort), 2000-0535.7
Adult illiteracy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-200532.1
Population not using an improved water source (%), 200434
Children underweight for age (% under age 5), 1996-200518
Population living below $1 a day (%), 1990-200517.1
Population living below $2 a day (%), 1990-200550.6
Population living below the national poverty line (%), 1990-200440.22
HPI-1 rank minus income poverty rank4
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), 2000-0552.9
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), 19757.8
Population, total (millions), 200517.8
Population, total (millions), 201521.5
Population, annual growth rate (%), 1975-20052.7
Population, annual growth rate (%), 2005-151.9
Population, urban (% of total population), 197527.3
Population, urban (% of total population), 200554.6
Population, urban (% of total population), 201562.7
Population under age 15 (% of total population), 200541.8
Population under age 15 (% of total population), 201538.4
Population aged 65 and older (% of total population), 20053.5
Population aged 65 and older (% of total population), 20153.6
Fertility rate, total (births per woman), 1970-756.3
Fertility rate, total (births per woman), 2000-054.9
06. Commitment to health: resources, access and services
Public expenditure on health (% of GDP), 20041.5
Private expenditure on health (% of GDP), 20043.7
Health expenditure per capita (PPP US$), 200483
One-year-olds fully immunized against tuberculosis (%), 200577
One-year-olds fully immunized against measles (%), 200568
Children with diarrhoea receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding (% under age 5), 1998-200543
Contraceptive prevalence rate (% of married women aged 15-49), 1997-200526
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%), 1997-200562
Physicians (per 100,000 people), 2000-04192
07. Water, sanitation and nutritional status
Population using improved sanitation (%), 199048
Population using improved sanitation (%), 200451
Population using an improved water source (%), 199050
Population using an improved water source (%), 200466
Population undernourished (% of total population), 1990-92332
Population undernourished (% of total population), 2002-0426
Children under weight for age (% under age 5), 1996-200518
Children under height for age (% under age 5), 1996-2005352
Infants with low birthweight (%), 1998-200513
08. Inequalities in maternal and child health
Survey year for inequality data in table 82004
Births attended by skilled health personnel, poorest 20% (%)29
Births attended by skilled health personnel, richest 20% (%)94
One-year-olds fully immunized, poorest 20% (%)36
One-year-olds fully immunized, richest 20% (%)60
Children under height for age, poorest 20% (% children under age 5)41
Children under height for age, richest 20% (% children under age 5)12
Infant mortality rate, poorest 20% (per 1,000 live births)101
Infant mortality rate, richest 20% (per 1,000 live births)51
Under-five mortality rate, poorest 20% (per 1,000 live births)189
Under-five mortality rate, richest 20% (per 1,000 live births)88
09. Leading global health crises and risks
HIV prevalence (% aged 15-49), 20055.4 [4.9–5.9]
Condom use at last high-risk sex, women (% aged 15-24), 1999-200546
Condom use at last high-risk sex, men (% aged 15-24), 1999-200557
Children under age 5 using insecticide-treated bednets (%), 1999-20051
Children under age 5 with fever treated with antimalarial drugs (%), 1999-200553
Tuberculosis cases, prevalence (per 100,000 people), 2005206
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS (%), 2005106
Tuberculosis cases cured under DOTS (%), 200371
Prevalence of smoking, women (% of adults), 2002-04..2
Prevalence of smoking, men (% of adults), 2002-04..2
10. Survival: progress and setbacks
Life expectancy at birth, quinquennial estimates (years), 1970-7547.0
Life expectancy at birth, quinquennial estimates (years), 2000-0549.9
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 1970127
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 200587
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 1970215
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 2005149
Probability at birth of surviving to age 65, female (% of cohort), 2000-0542.5
Probability at birth of surviving to age 65, male (% of cohort), 2000-0539.9
Maternal mortality ratio, reported (per 100,000 live births), 1990-2004670
Maternal mortality ratio, adjusted (per 100,000 live births), 20001,0002
11. Commitment to education: public spending
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 19913.2
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 2002-051.83
Public expenditure on education (% of total government expenditure), 199119.6
Public expenditure on education (% of total government expenditure), 2002-058.63
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), 2002-05683
Current public expenditure on education, secondary (% of all levels), 1991..
Current public expenditure on education, secondary (% of all levels), 2002-0583
Current public expenditure on education, tertiary (% of all levels), 1991..
Current public expenditure on education, tertiary (% of all levels), 2002-05243
12. Literacy and enrolment
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1985-1995..
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-200567.9
Youth literacy rate (% aged 15-24), 1985-1995..
Youth literacy rate (% aged 15-24), 1995-2005..
Net primary enrolment rate (%), 1991744
Net primary enrolment rate (%), 2005..
Net secondary enrolment rate (%), 1991..
Net secondary enrolment rate (%), 2005..
Children reaching grade 5 (% of grade 1 students), 1991..
Children reaching grade 5 (% of grade 1 students), 20046445
Tertiary students in science, engineering, manufacturing and construction (% of tertiary students), 1999-2005234
13. Technology: diffusion and creation
Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people), 19903
Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people), 200566
Cellular subscribers (per 1,000 people), 19900
Cellular subscribers (per 1,000 people), 2005138
Internet users (per 1,000 people), 19900
Internet users (per 1,000 people), 200515
Patents granted to residents (per million peole), 2005..
Receipts of royalties and license fees (US$ per person), 2005(.)7
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP), 2000-2005..
Researchers in R&D (per million people), 1990-2005..
14. Economic performance
GDP (current US$ billions), 200516.9
GDP, PPP (current international $ billions), 200537.5
GDP per capita (US$), 20051,034
GDP per capita, PPP (2005 international $), 20052,299
GDP per capita, annual growth rate (%), 1975-2005- 0.4
GDP per capita, annual growth rate (%), 1990-20050.6
GDP per capita, highest value (2005 PPP US$), 1975-20053,175
GDP per capita, year of highest value1986
Consumer price index, average annual change in (%), 1990-20054.7
Consumer price index, average annual change in (%), 2004-052.0
15. Inequality in income or expenditure
Survey Year20018
Share of income or consumption, poorest 10% (%)2.3
Share of income or consumption, poorest 20% (%)5.6
Share of income or consumption, richest 20% (%)50.9
Share of income or consumption, richest 10% (%)35.4
Inequality measures, ratio of richest 10% to poorest 10%15.7
Inequality measures, ratio of richest 20% to poorest 20%9.1
Gini index44.6
16. Structure of trade
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP), 199017
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP), 200525
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP), 199020
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP), 200523
Primary exports (% of merchandise exports), 199091
Primary exports (% of merchandise exports), 200585
Manufactured exports (% of merchandise exports), 19909
Manufactured exports (% of merchandise exports), 20053
High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports), 19903.1
High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports), 20052.0
Terms of trade (2000=100), 2004-2005112
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), 2005413.8
Official development assistance received (net disbursements) per capita (US$), 200525.4
Official development assistance received (net disbursements) (% of GDP), 19904.0
Official development assistance received (net disbursements) (% of GDP), 20052.5
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP), 1990- 1.0
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP), 20050.1
Private flows, other (% of GDP), 1990- 0.1
Private flows, other (% of GDP), 2005- 0.3
Debt service, total (% of GDP), 19904.6
Debt service, total (% of GDP), 20054.7
Debt service, total (% of exports of goods, services and net income from abroad), 199020.3
Debt service, total (% of exports of goods, services and net income from abroad), 200515.49
19. Priorities in public spending
Public expenditure on health (% of GDP), 20041.5
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 19913.2
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 2002-051.810
Military expenditure (% of GDP), 19901.5
Military expenditure (% of GDP), 20051.3
Debt service, total (% of GDP), 19904.6
Debt service, total (% of GDP), 20054.7
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), 1996-2005468
Unemployment rate Total (% of labour force), 1996-20057.5
Unemployment rate (female rate as % of male rate), 1996-200582
Employment, total (thousands), 1996-20055,8062
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment), 1996-2005612
Employment in industry (% of total employment), 1996-200592
Employment in services (% of total employment), 1996-2005232
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), 2004256
Electricity consumption per capita (% change), 1990-20040.1
Electrification rate (%)47
Population without electricity (millions)8.7
GDP per unit of energy use (2000 PPP US$ per kg of oil equivalent), 20044.5
GDP per unit of energy use (% change), 1990-2004(.)
Forest area (% total land), 200545.6
Forest area (thousand sq km), 2005212.5
Forest area change from 1990-2005 (thousand sq km), 1990-2005- 33.0
Forest area, average annual change (%), 1990-2005- 0.9
23. Energy sources
Total primary energy supply (TPES) (Mt of oil equivalent), 19905.0
Total primary energy supply (TPES) (Mt of oil equivalent), 20057.0
Coal (% of total primary energy supply), 19900
Coal (% of total primary energy supply), 20050
Oil (% of total primary energy supply), 199019.5
Oil (% of total primary energy supply), 200516.6
Gas (% of total primary energy supply), 19900
Gas (% of total primary energy supply), 20050
Hydro, solar, wind and geothermal power (% of total primary energy supply), 19904.5
Hydro, solar, wind and geothermal power (% of total primary energy supply), 20054.8
Biomass and waste (% of total primary energy supply), 199075.9
Biomass and waste (% of total primary energy supply), 200578.6
Nuclear power (% of total primary energy supply), 19900
Nuclear power (% of total primary energy supply), 20050
24. Carbon dioxide emissions and stocks
CO2 emissions, total (Mt CO2), 19901.6
CO2 emissions, total (Mt CO2), 20043.8
CO2 emissions, average annual change in (%), 1990-20049.9
CO2 emissions (% of world total), 1990(.)
CO2 emissions (% of world total), 2004(.)
CO2 emissions per capita (tonnes), 19900.1
CO2 emissions per capita (tonnes), 20040.3
Carbon intensity of energy (kt CO2 per kt of oil equivalent), 19900.32
Carbon intensity of energy (kt CO2 per kt of oil equivalent), 20040.55
Carbon intensity of growth ( kt CO2 per million 2000 PPP US$), 19900.07
Carbon intensity of growth ( kt CO2 per million 2000 PPP US$), 20040.12
CO2 emissions/sequestration from forests (Mt CO2 per year), 1990-200572.1
Carbon stocks in forests (living biomass) (Mt C), 20051,902.0
25. Status of major international environmental treaties
Status of environmental treaties - Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (year of ratification/signature)2003
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)2002
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), 19881989
Status of environmental treaties - Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the Ozone Layer (year of ratification/signature)1989
Status of environmental treaties - Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (year of ratification/signature), 2001200111
Status of environmental treaties - UN Law of the Sea (year of ratification/signature)1985
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), 200635
Refugees by country of origin (thousands), 200610
Conventional arms transfers, imports (1990 US$ millions), 19964
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), 200714
Armed forces, index (1985=100), 2007192
27. Crime and justice
Homicides (per 100,000 people), 2000-2004..
Prison population total, 200720000
Prison population (per 100,000 people), 2007125
Prison population (% female), 2007..
Year in which countries have partially or completely abolished the death penalty..2
28. Gender-related development index
Gender-related development index (GDI) rank, 2005125
Gender-related development index (GDI) value, 20050.524
Life expectancy at birth, female (years), 200550.2
Life expectancy at birth, male (years), 200549.4
Adult literacy rate, female (% aged 15 and older), 200559.8
Adult literacy rate, male (% aged 15 and older), 200577.0
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education, female (%) , 200557
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education, male (%) , 200568
Estimated earned income, female (PPP US$), 20051,51912
Estimated earned income, male (PPP US$), 20053,08612
HDI rank minus GDI rank, 20050
29. Gender empowerment measure
Gender empowerment measure (GEM) rank..
Gender empowerment measure (GEM) value..
Seats in parliament (% held by women)8.9
Legislators, senior officials and managers (% female), 1999-2005..
Professional and technical workers (% female), 1994-2005..
Ratio of estimated female to male earned income0.49
30. Gender inequality in education
Adult literacy rate, female (% aged 15 and older) , 200559.8
Adult literacy rate (ratio of female rate to male rate), 20050.78
Youth literacy rate, female (% aged 15-24), 2005..
Youth literacy rate (ratio of female rate to male rate), 2005..
Net primary enrolment rate, female (%), 2005..
Net primary enrolment rate (ratio of female rate to male rate), 2005..
Gross primary enrolment ratio, female (%), 200510713
Gross primary enrolment ratio (ratio of female ratio to male ratio)0.8513
Gross secondary enrolment ratio, female (%), 20053913
Gross secondary enrolment ratio (ratio of female ratio to male ratio), 20050.8013
Gross tertiary enrolment ratio, female (%), 2005513
Gross tertiary enrolment ratio (ratio of female ratio to male ratio), 20050.6613
31. Gender inequality in economic activity
Economic activity rate, female (% aged 15 and older), 200551.7
Economic activity index (1990=100), female (aged 15 and older), 200592
Economic activity rate (female rate as % of male rate, aged 15 and older), 200565
Employment in agriculture, female (% of total female employment), 1995-2005682
Employment in agriculture, male (% of total male employment), 1995-2004532
Employment in industry, female (% of total female employment), 1995-200342
Employment in industry, male (% of total male employment), 1995-2003142
Employment in services, female (% of total female employment), 1995-2003232
Employment in services, male (% of total male employment), 1995-2003262
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 vote1946
Year women received right to stand for election1946
Year first woman elected (E) or appointed (A) to parliament1960 E
Women in government at ministerial level (as % of total), 200511.1
Seats in lower house or single house (% held by women), 199014.4
Seats in lower house or single house (% held by women), 20078.9
Seats in upper house or senate (% held by women), 2007NA
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), 1948..
Status of human rights instruments: International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (year of ratification/signature), 19651971
Status of human rights instruments: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (year of ratification/signature), 19661984
Status of human rights instruments: International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (year of ratification/signature), 19661984
Status of human rights instruments: International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (year of ratification/signature), 19791994
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), 19891993
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)1962
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of forced and compulsory labour - Convention 29 (year of ratification/signature)1960
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of forced and compulsory labour - Convention 105 (year of ratification/signature)1962
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation - Convention 100 (year of ratification/signature)1970
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation - Convention 111 (year of ratification/signature)1988
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)2002

Notes:
1 - National or UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate.
2 -
3 - National or UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate.
4 - National or UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate.
5 - Data refer to an earlier year than that specified.
6 - Data refer to 2004.
7 - Data refer to 2003.
8 - Data refer to expenditure shares by percentiles of population, ranked by per capita expenditure.
9 - Data refer to 2003.
10 - National or UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate.
11 - Signature not yet followed by ratification.
12 - 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.
13 - National or UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate.