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2007/2008 Human Development Report

Mexico
HDI Rank - 52
ExcelCountry Factsheet

01. Human development index
Human development index value, 20050.829
Life expectancy at birth, annual estimates (years), 200575.6
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-200591.6
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education (%), 200575.6
GDP per capita (PPP US$), 200510,751
Life expectancy index0.843
Education index0.863
GDP index0.781
GDP per capita (PPP US$) rank minus HDI rank7
1a. Basic indicators for other UN member states
Life expectancy at birth, annual estimates (years), 2000-0575.6
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-200591.6
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education (%), 200575.6
GDP per capita (PPP US$), 200510,751
Population, total (thousands), 2004104,266
Fertility rate, total (births per woman), 2000-052.4
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 200527
Net primary enrolment rate (%), 200498
HIV prevalence (% aged 15-49), 20050.3 [0.2–0.7]
Population undernourished (% of total population), 2002/045
Population using an improved water source (%), 200497
02. Human development index trends
Human development index (trends), 19750.694
Human development index (trends), 19800.739
Human development index (trends), 19850.758
Human development index (trends), 19900.768
Human development index (trends), 19950.786
Human development index (trends), 20000.814
Human development index (trends), 20050.829
03. Human and income poverty: developing countries
Human poverty index (HPI-1) rank10
Human Poverty Index (HPI-1) value (%)6.8
Probability at birth of not surviving to age 40 (% of cohort), 2000-055.8
Adult illiteracy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-20058.4
Population not using an improved water source (%), 20043
Children underweight for age (% under age 5), 1996-20058
Population living below $1 a day (%), 1990-20053.0
Population living below $2 a day (%), 1990-200511.6
Population living below the national poverty line (%), 1990-200417.61
HPI-1 rank minus income poverty rank- 7
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), 2000-0514.6
Population lacking functional literacy skills (% aged 16-65), 1994-2003..
Long-term unemployment (% of labour force), 20060.1
Population living below 50% of median income (%), 2000-200420.21
Population living below $11 a day (1994 PPP US$), 1994-95..
Population living below $4 a day (1990 PPP US$), 2000-04..1
HPI-2 rank minus income poverty rank..
05. Demographic trends
Population, total (millions), 197560.7
Population, total (millions), 2005104.3
Population, total (millions), 2015115.8
Population, annual growth rate (%), 1975-20051.8
Population, annual growth rate (%), 2005-151.0
Population, urban (% of total population), 197562.8
Population, urban (% of total population), 200576.0
Population, urban (% of total population), 201578.7
Population under age 15 (% of total population), 200530.8
Population under age 15 (% of total population), 201525.6
Population aged 65 and older (% of total population), 20055.8
Population aged 65 and older (% of total population), 20157.5
Fertility rate, total (births per woman), 1970-756.5
Fertility rate, total (births per woman), 2000-052.4
06. Commitment to health: resources, access and services
Public expenditure on health (% of GDP), 20043.0
Private expenditure on health (% of GDP), 20043.5
Health expenditure per capita (PPP US$), 2004655
One-year-olds fully immunized against tuberculosis (%), 200599
One-year-olds fully immunized against measles (%), 200596
Children with diarrhoea receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding (% under age 5), 1998-2005..
Contraceptive prevalence rate (% of married women aged 15-49), 1997-200574
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%), 1997-200583
Physicians (per 100,000 people), 2000-041981
07. Water, sanitation and nutritional status
Population using improved sanitation (%), 199058
Population using improved sanitation (%), 200479
Population using an improved water source (%), 199082
Population using an improved water source (%), 200497
Population undernourished (% of total population), 1990-9251
Population undernourished (% of total population), 2002-045
Children under weight for age (% under age 5), 1996-20058
Children under height for age (% under age 5), 1996-2005161
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), 20050.3 [0.2–0.7]
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), 200527
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS (%), 2005110
Tuberculosis cases cured under DOTS (%), 200382
Prevalence of smoking, women (% of adults), 2002-0451
Prevalence of smoking, men (% of adults), 2002-04131
10. Survival: progress and setbacks
Life expectancy at birth, quinquennial estimates (years), 1970-7562.4
Life expectancy at birth, quinquennial estimates (years), 2000-0574.9
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 197079
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 200522
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 1970110
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 200527
Probability at birth of surviving to age 65, female (% of cohort), 2000-0584.5
Probability at birth of surviving to age 65, male (% of cohort), 2000-0576.2
Maternal mortality ratio, reported (per 100,000 live births), 1990-200463
Maternal mortality ratio, adjusted (per 100,000 live births), 2000601
11. Commitment to education: public spending
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 19913.8
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 2002-055.4
Public expenditure on education (% of total government expenditure), 199115.3
Public expenditure on education (% of total government expenditure), 2002-0525.6
Current public expenditure on education, pre-primary and primary (as % of all levels), 199139
Current public expenditure on education, pre-primary and primary (as % of all levels), 2002-0550
Current public expenditure on education, secondary (% of all levels), 199128
Current public expenditure on education, secondary (% of all levels), 2002-0530
Current public expenditure on education, tertiary (% of all levels), 199117
Current public expenditure on education, tertiary (% of all levels), 2002-0517
12. Literacy and enrolment
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1985-199587.6
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-200591.6
Youth literacy rate (% aged 15-24), 1985-199595.4
Youth literacy rate (% aged 15-24), 1995-200597.6
Net primary enrolment rate (%), 199198
Net primary enrolment rate (%), 200598
Net secondary enrolment rate (%), 199144
Net secondary enrolment rate (%), 200565
Children reaching grade 5 (% of grade 1 students), 199180
Children reaching grade 5 (% of grade 1 students), 200494
Tertiary students in science, engineering, manufacturing and construction (% of tertiary students), 1999-200531
13. Technology: diffusion and creation
Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people), 199064
Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people), 2005189
Cellular subscribers (per 1,000 people), 19901
Cellular subscribers (per 1,000 people), 2005460
Internet users (per 1,000 people), 19900
Internet users (per 1,000 people), 2005181
Patents granted to residents (per million peole), 20051
Receipts of royalties and license fees (US$ per person), 20050.7
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP), 2000-20050.397044687191618
Researchers in R&D (per million people), 1990-2005268
14. Economic performance
GDP (current US$ billions), 2005768.4
GDP, PPP (current international $ billions), 20051,108.3
GDP per capita (US$), 20057,454
GDP per capita, PPP (2005 international $), 200510,751
GDP per capita, annual growth rate (%), 1975-20051.0
GDP per capita, annual growth rate (%), 1990-20051.5
GDP per capita, highest value (2005 PPP US$), 1975-200510,751
GDP per capita, year of highest value2005
Consumer price index, average annual change in (%), 1990-200514.8
Consumer price index, average annual change in (%), 2004-054.0
15. Inequality in income or expenditure
Survey Year20042
Share of income or consumption, poorest 10% (%)1.6
Share of income or consumption, poorest 20% (%)4.3
Share of income or consumption, richest 20% (%)55.1
Share of income or consumption, richest 10% (%)39.4
Inequality measures, ratio of richest 10% to poorest 10%24.6
Inequality measures, ratio of richest 20% to poorest 20%12.8
Gini index46.1
16. Structure of trade
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP), 199020
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP), 200532
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP), 199019
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP), 200530
Primary exports (% of merchandise exports), 199056
Primary exports (% of merchandise exports), 200523
Manufactured exports (% of merchandise exports), 199043
Manufactured exports (% of merchandise exports), 200577
High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports), 19908.3
High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports), 200519.6
Terms of trade (2000=100), 2004-200598
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), 2005189.4
Official development assistance received (net disbursements) per capita (US$), 20051.8
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), 19901.0
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP), 20052.4
Private flows, other (% of GDP), 19902.7
Private flows, other (% of GDP), 20050.5
Debt service, total (% of GDP), 19904.3
Debt service, total (% of GDP), 20055.7
Debt service, total (% of exports of goods, services and net income from abroad), 199020.7
Debt service, total (% of exports of goods, services and net income from abroad), 200517.2
19. Priorities in public spending
Public expenditure on health (% of GDP), 20043.0
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 19913.8
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 2002-055.4
Military expenditure (% of GDP), 19900.4
Military expenditure (% of GDP), 20050.4
Debt service, total (% of GDP), 19904.3
Debt service, total (% of GDP), 20055.7
20. Unemployment in OECD countries
Unemployed people (thousands), 20061,367.3
Unemployment rate Total (% of labour force), 20063.2
Unemployment rate, average annual (% of labour force), 1996-20063.3
Unemployment rate Female (% of male rate), 2006118
Youth unemployment rate, total (% of labour force aged 15-24), 20066.2
Youth unemployment rate (female rate as % of male rate), 2006138
Long-term unemployment, women (% of total unemployment), 20062.3
Long-term unemployment, men (% of total unemployment), 20062.7
21. Unemployment and informal sector work in non-OECD countries
Unemployed people (thousands), 1996-20051,498
Unemployment rate Total (% of labour force), 1996-20053.5
Unemployment rate (female rate as % of male rate), 1996-2005106
Employment, total (thousands), 1996-200541,321
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment), 1996-200515
Employment in industry (% of total employment), 1996-200526
Employment in services (% of total employment), 1996-200559
Survey year, 1990-20042005
Employment in non-agricultural informal sector, both sexes (% of non-agricultural employment), 1990-200433
Employment in non-agricultural informal sector, female (% of non-agricultural employment), 1990-200430
Employment in non-agricultural informal sector, male (% of non-agricultural employment), 1990-200435
22. Energy and the environment
Electricity consumption per capita (kilowatt-hours), 20042,130
Electricity consumption per capita (% change), 1990-20040.5
Electrification rate (%)..
Population without electricity (millions)..
GDP per unit of energy use (2000 PPP US$ per kg of oil equivalent), 20045.5
GDP per unit of energy use (% change), 1990-20040.1
Forest area (% total land), 200533.7
Forest area (thousand sq km), 2005642.4
Forest area change from 1990-2005 (thousand sq km), 1990-2005- 47.8
Forest area, average annual change (%), 1990-2005- 0.5
23. Energy sources
Total primary energy supply (TPES) (Mt of oil equivalent), 1990124.3
Total primary energy supply (TPES) (Mt of oil equivalent), 2005176.5
Coal (% of total primary energy supply), 19902.8
Coal (% of total primary energy supply), 20054.9
Oil (% of total primary energy supply), 199067.0
Oil (% of total primary energy supply), 200558.8
Gas (% of total primary energy supply), 199018.6
Gas (% of total primary energy supply), 200525.0
Hydro, solar, wind and geothermal power (% of total primary energy supply), 19905.2
Hydro, solar, wind and geothermal power (% of total primary energy supply), 20054.9
Biomass and waste (% of total primary energy supply), 19905.9
Biomass and waste (% of total primary energy supply), 20054.7
Nuclear power (% of total primary energy supply), 19900.6
Nuclear power (% of total primary energy supply), 20051.6
24. Carbon dioxide emissions and stocks
CO2 emissions, total (Mt CO2), 1990413.3
CO2 emissions, total (Mt CO2), 2004437.8
CO2 emissions, average annual change in (%), 1990-20040.4
CO2 emissions (% of world total), 19901.8
CO2 emissions (% of world total), 20041.5
CO2 emissions per capita (tonnes), 19905.0
CO2 emissions per capita (tonnes), 20044.2
Carbon intensity of energy (kt CO2 per kt of oil equivalent), 19903.32
Carbon intensity of energy (kt CO2 per kt of oil equivalent), 20042.65
Carbon intensity of growth ( kt CO2 per million 2000 PPP US$), 19900.65
Carbon intensity of growth ( kt CO2 per million 2000 PPP US$), 20040.46
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)2002
Status of environmental treaties - Framework Convention on Climate Change (year of ratification/signature)1993
Status of environmental treaties - Kyoto Protocol to the Framework Convention on Climate Change (year of ratification/signature)2000
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), 19881987
Status of environmental treaties - Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the Ozone Layer (year of ratification/signature)1988
Status of environmental treaties - Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (year of ratification/signature), 20012003
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)1995
26. Refugees and armaments
Internally displaced people (thousands), 2006..1
Refugees by country of asylum (thousands), 20063
Refugees by country of origin (thousands), 20063
Conventional arms transfers, imports (1990 US$ millions), 199679
Conventional arms transfers, imports (1990 US$ millions), 200668
Conventional arms transfers, exports (1990 US$ millions), 2006..
Conventional arms transfers, exports (% of world total), 2002-06..
Armed forces (thousands), 2007238
Armed forces, index (1985=100), 2007184
27. Crime and justice
Homicides (per 100,000 people), 2000-200413
Prison population total, 2007214450
Prison population (per 100,000 people), 2007196
Prison population (% female), 20075
Year in which countries have partially or completely abolished the death penalty2005
28. Gender-related development index
Gender-related development index (GDI) rank, 200551
Gender-related development index (GDI) value, 20050.820
Life expectancy at birth, female (years), 200578.0
Life expectancy at birth, male (years), 200573.1
Adult literacy rate, female (% aged 15 and older), 200590.2
Adult literacy rate, male (% aged 15 and older), 200593.2
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education, female (%) , 200576
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education, male (%) , 200575
Estimated earned income, female (PPP US$), 20056,039
Estimated earned income, male (PPP US$), 200515,680
HDI rank minus GDI rank, 2005- 1
29. Gender empowerment measure
Gender empowerment measure (GEM) rank46
Gender empowerment measure (GEM) value0.589
Seats in parliament (% held by women)21.5
Legislators, senior officials and managers (% female), 1999-200529
Professional and technical workers (% female), 1994-200542
Ratio of estimated female to male earned income0.39
30. Gender inequality in education
Adult literacy rate, female (% aged 15 and older) , 200590.2
Adult literacy rate (ratio of female rate to male rate), 20050.97
Youth literacy rate, female (% aged 15-24), 200597.6
Youth literacy rate (ratio of female rate to male rate), 20051.00
Net primary enrolment rate, female (%), 200598
Net primary enrolment rate (ratio of female rate to male rate), 20051.00
Gross primary enrolment ratio, female (%), 2005108
Gross primary enrolment ratio (ratio of female ratio to male ratio)0.98
Gross secondary enrolment ratio, female (%), 200583
Gross secondary enrolment ratio (ratio of female ratio to male ratio), 20051.07
Gross tertiary enrolment ratio, female (%), 200524
Gross tertiary enrolment ratio (ratio of female ratio to male ratio), 20050.99
31. Gender inequality in economic activity
Economic activity rate, female (% aged 15 and older), 200540.2
Economic activity index (1990=100), female (aged 15 and older), 2005116
Economic activity rate (female rate as % of male rate, aged 15 and older), 200550
Employment in agriculture, female (% of total female employment), 1995-20055
Employment in agriculture, male (% of total male employment), 1995-200421
Employment in industry, female (% of total female employment), 1995-200319
Employment in industry, male (% of total male employment), 1995-200330
Employment in services, female (% of total female employment), 1995-200376
Employment in services, male (% of total male employment), 1995-200349
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 election1953
Year first woman elected (E) or appointed (A) to parliament1952 A
Women in government at ministerial level (as % of total), 20059.4
Seats in lower house or single house (% held by women), 199012.0
Seats in lower house or single house (% held by women), 200722.6
Seats in upper house or senate (% held by women), 200717.2
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), 19481952
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), 19661981
Status of human rights instruments: International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (year of ratification/signature), 19661981
Status of human rights instruments: International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (year of ratification/signature), 19791981
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)1950
Status of labour rights conventions: Freedom of association and collective bargaining - Convention 98 (year of ratification/signature)..
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of forced and compulsory labour - Convention 29 (year of ratification/signature)1934
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of forced and compulsory labour - Convention 105 (year of ratification/signature)1959
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation - Convention 100 (year of ratification/signature)1952
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation - Convention 111 (year of ratification/signature)1961
Status of labour rights conventions: Abolition of child labour - Convention 138 (year of ratification/signature)..
Status of labour rights conventions: Abolition of child labour - Convention 182 (year of ratification/signature)2000

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2 - Data refer to expenditure shares by percentiles of population, ranked by per capita expenditure.

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