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01. Human development index
Human development index value, 20050.870
Life expectancy at birth, annual estimates (years), 200575.2
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-2005..12
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education (%), 200587.2
GDP per capita (PPP US$), 200513,847
Life expectancy index0.836
Education index0.951
GDP index0.823
GDP per capita (PPP US$) rank minus HDI rank11
1a. Basic indicators for other UN member states
Life expectancy at birth, annual estimates (years), 2000-0575.2
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-2005..
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education (%), 200587.2
GDP per capita (PPP US$), 200513,847
Population, total (thousands), 200438,196
Fertility rate, total (births per woman), 2000-051.3
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 20057
Net primary enrolment rate (%), 200496
HIV prevalence (% aged 15-49), 20050.1 [0.1–0.2]
Population undernourished (% of total population), 2002/04..
Population using an improved water source (%), 2004..
02. Human development index trends
Human development index (trends), 1975..
Human development index (trends), 1980..
Human development index (trends), 1985..
Human development index (trends), 19900.806
Human development index (trends), 19950.822
Human development index (trends), 20000.852
Human development index (trends), 20050.870
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), 2000-053.2
Adult illiteracy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-20051.03
Population not using an improved water source (%), 2004..
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 (%), 1990-200423.83
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), 2000-0514.5
Population lacking functional literacy skills (% aged 16-65), 1994-2003..
Long-term unemployment (% of labour force), 20067.0
Population living below 50% of median income (%), 2000-20048.64
Population living below $11 a day (1994 PPP US$), 1994-95..
Population living below $4 a day (1990 PPP US$), 2000-0420.63
HPI-2 rank minus income poverty rank..
05. Demographic trends
Population, total (millions), 197534.0
Population, total (millions), 200538.2
Population, total (millions), 201537.6
Population, annual growth rate (%), 1975-20050.4
Population, annual growth rate (%), 2005-15- 0.2
Population, urban (% of total population), 197555.3
Population, urban (% of total population), 200562.1
Population, urban (% of total population), 201564.0
Population under age 15 (% of total population), 200516.3
Population under age 15 (% of total population), 201514.2
Population aged 65 and older (% of total population), 200513.3
Population aged 65 and older (% of total population), 201515.5
Fertility rate, total (births per woman), 1970-752.3
Fertility rate, total (births per woman), 2000-051.3
06. Commitment to health: resources, access and services
Public expenditure on health (% of GDP), 20044.3
Private expenditure on health (% of GDP), 20041.9
Health expenditure per capita (PPP US$), 2004814
One-year-olds fully immunized against tuberculosis (%), 200594
One-year-olds fully immunized against measles (%), 200598
Children with diarrhoea receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding (% under age 5), 1998-2005..
Contraceptive prevalence rate (% of married women aged 15-49), 1997-2005495
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%), 1997-2005100
Physicians (per 100,000 people), 2000-042473
07. Water, sanitation and nutritional status
Population using improved sanitation (%), 1990..
Population using improved sanitation (%), 2004..
Population using an improved water source (%), 1990..
Population using an improved water source (%), 2004..
Population undernourished (% of total population), 1990-92..3
Population undernourished (% of total population), 2002-04..
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 (%), 1998-20056
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), 20050.1 [0.1–0.2]
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), 200529
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS (%), 200562
Tuberculosis cases cured under DOTS (%), 200379
Prevalence of smoking, women (% of adults), 2002-04253
Prevalence of smoking, men (% of adults), 2002-04403
10. Survival: progress and setbacks
Life expectancy at birth, quinquennial estimates (years), 1970-7570.5
Life expectancy at birth, quinquennial estimates (years), 2000-0574.6
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 197032
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 20056
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 197036
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 20057
Probability at birth of surviving to age 65, female (% of cohort), 2000-0588.0
Probability at birth of surviving to age 65, male (% of cohort), 2000-0569.7
Maternal mortality ratio, reported (per 100,000 live births), 1990-20044
Maternal mortality ratio, adjusted (per 100,000 live births), 200083
11. Commitment to education: public spending
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 19915.2
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 2002-055.4
Public expenditure on education (% of total government expenditure), 199114.6
Public expenditure on education (% of total government expenditure), 2002-0512.7
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), 2002-0542
Current public expenditure on education, secondary (% of all levels), 1991..
Current public expenditure on education, secondary (% of all levels), 2002-0537
Current public expenditure on education, tertiary (% of all levels), 1991..
Current public expenditure on education, tertiary (% of all levels), 2002-0521
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 (%), 199197
Net primary enrolment rate (%), 200596
Net secondary enrolment rate (%), 199176
Net secondary enrolment rate (%), 200593
Children reaching grade 5 (% of grade 1 students), 199198
Children reaching grade 5 (% of grade 1 students), 200499
Tertiary students in science, engineering, manufacturing and construction (% of tertiary students), 1999-200520
13. Technology: diffusion and creation
Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people), 199086
Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people), 2005309
Cellular subscribers (per 1,000 people), 19900
Cellular subscribers (per 1,000 people), 2005764
Internet users (per 1,000 people), 19900
Internet users (per 1,000 people), 2005262
Patents granted to residents (per million peole), 200528
Receipts of royalties and license fees (US$ per person), 20051.6
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP), 2000-20050.58
Researchers in R&D (per million people), 1990-20051,581
14. Economic performance
GDP (current US$ billions), 2005303.2
GDP, PPP (current international $ billions), 2005528.5
GDP per capita (US$), 20057,945
GDP per capita, PPP (2005 international $), 200513,847
GDP per capita, annual growth rate (%), 1975-20054.36
GDP per capita, annual growth rate (%), 1990-20054.3
GDP per capita, highest value (2005 PPP US$), 1975-200513,8476
GDP per capita, year of highest value2005
Consumer price index, average annual change in (%), 1990-200516.0
Consumer price index, average annual change in (%), 2004-052.1
15. Inequality in income or expenditure
Survey Year20027
Share of income or consumption, poorest 10% (%)3.1
Share of income or consumption, poorest 20% (%)7.5
Share of income or consumption, richest 20% (%)42.2
Share of income or consumption, richest 10% (%)27.0
Inequality measures, ratio of richest 10% to poorest 10%8.8
Inequality measures, ratio of richest 20% to poorest 20%5.6
Gini index34.5
16. Structure of trade
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP), 199022
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP), 200537
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP), 199029
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP), 200537
Primary exports (% of merchandise exports), 199036
Primary exports (% of merchandise exports), 200520
Manufactured exports (% of merchandise exports), 199058
Manufactured exports (% of merchandise exports), 200578
High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports), 19903.78
High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports), 20053.8
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), 2005..
Official development assistance received (net disbursements) per capita (US$), 2005..
Official development assistance received (net disbursements) (% of GDP), 1990..
Official development assistance received (net disbursements) (% of GDP), 2005..
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP), 19900.2
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP), 20053.2
Private flows, other (% of GDP), 1990(.)
Private flows, other (% of GDP), 20055.1
Debt service, total (% of GDP), 19901.6
Debt service, total (% of GDP), 200511.2
Debt service, total (% of exports of goods, services and net income from abroad), 19904.9
Debt service, total (% of exports of goods, services and net income from abroad), 200528.8
19. Priorities in public spending
Public expenditure on health (% of GDP), 20044.3
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 19915.2
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 2002-055.4
Military expenditure (% of GDP), 19902.8
Military expenditure (% of GDP), 20051.9
Debt service, total (% of GDP), 19901.6
Debt service, total (% of GDP), 200511.2
20. Unemployment in OECD countries
Unemployed people (thousands), 20062,344.3
Unemployment rate Total (% of labour force), 200613.8
Unemployment rate, average annual (% of labour force), 1996-200615.7
Unemployment rate Female (% of male rate), 2006116
Youth unemployment rate, total (% of labour force aged 15-24), 200629.8
Youth unemployment rate (female rate as % of male rate), 2006112
Long-term unemployment, women (% of total unemployment), 200652.0
Long-term unemployment, men (% of total unemployment), 200649.0
21. Unemployment and informal sector work in non-OECD countries
Unemployed people (thousands), 1996-20053,045
Unemployment rate Total (% of labour force), 1996-200517.7
Unemployment rate (female rate as % of male rate), 1996-2005115
Employment, total (thousands), 1996-200514,116
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment), 1996-200517
Employment in industry (% of total employment), 1996-200529
Employment in services (% of total employment), 1996-200553
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), 20043,793
Electricity consumption per capita (% change), 1990-20040.1
Electrification rate (%)..
Population without electricity (millions)..
GDP per unit of energy use (2000 PPP US$ per kg of oil equivalent), 20045.1
GDP per unit of energy use (% change), 1990-20040.7
Forest area (% total land), 200530.0
Forest area (thousand sq km), 200591.9
Forest area change from 1990-2005 (thousand sq km), 1990-20053.1
Forest area, average annual change (%), 1990-20050.2
23. Energy sources
Total primary energy supply (TPES) (Mt of oil equivalent), 199099.9
Total primary energy supply (TPES) (Mt of oil equivalent), 200593.0
Coal (% of total primary energy supply), 199075.5
Coal (% of total primary energy supply), 200558.7
Oil (% of total primary energy supply), 199013.3
Oil (% of total primary energy supply), 200523.8
Gas (% of total primary energy supply), 19909.0
Gas (% of total primary energy supply), 200513.2
Hydro, solar, wind and geothermal power (% of total primary energy supply), 19900.1
Hydro, solar, wind and geothermal power (% of total primary energy supply), 20050.2
Biomass and waste (% of total primary energy supply), 19902.2
Biomass and waste (% of total primary energy supply), 20055.1
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), 1990347.6
CO2 emissions, total (Mt CO2), 2004307.1
CO2 emissions, average annual change in (%), 1990-2004- 0.8
CO2 emissions (% of world total), 19901.5
CO2 emissions (% of world total), 20041.1
CO2 emissions per capita (tonnes), 19909.1
CO2 emissions per capita (tonnes), 20048.0
Carbon intensity of energy (kt CO2 per kt of oil equivalent), 19903.48
Carbon intensity of energy (kt CO2 per kt of oil equivalent), 20043.35
Carbon intensity of growth ( kt CO2 per million 2000 PPP US$), 19901.24
Carbon intensity of growth ( kt CO2 per million 2000 PPP US$), 20040.68
CO2 emissions/sequestration from forests (Mt CO2 per year), 1990-2005- 44.1
Carbon stocks in forests (living biomass) (Mt C), 2005895.6
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)1996
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), 200120019
Status of environmental treaties - UN Law of the Sea (year of ratification/signature)1998
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)2001
26. Refugees and armaments
Internally displaced people (thousands), 2006..
Refugees by country of asylum (thousands), 20067
Refugees by country of origin (thousands), 200614
Conventional arms transfers, imports (1990 US$ millions), 199699
Conventional arms transfers, imports (1990 US$ millions), 2006224
Conventional arms transfers, exports (1990 US$ millions), 2006169
Conventional arms transfers, exports (% of world total), 2002-06(.)
Armed forces (thousands), 2007142
Armed forces, index (1985=100), 200745
27. Crime and justice
Homicides (per 100,000 people), 2000-20041.6
Prison population total, 200787901
Prison population (per 100,000 people), 2007230
Prison population (% female), 20073
Year in which countries have partially or completely abolished the death penalty1997
28. Gender-related development index
Gender-related development index (GDI) rank, 200535
Gender-related development index (GDI) value, 20050.867
Life expectancy at birth, female (years), 200579.4
Life expectancy at birth, male (years), 200571.0
Adult literacy rate, female (% aged 15 and older), 2005..10
Adult literacy rate, male (% aged 15 and older), 2005..10
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education, female (%) , 200591
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education, male (%) , 200584
Estimated earned income, female (PPP US$), 200510,41411
Estimated earned income, male (PPP US$), 200517,49311
HDI rank minus GDI rank, 20051
29. Gender empowerment measure
Gender empowerment measure (GEM) rank39
Gender empowerment measure (GEM) value0.614
Seats in parliament (% held by women)19.1
Legislators, senior officials and managers (% female), 1999-200533
Professional and technical workers (% female), 1994-200561
Ratio of estimated female to male earned income0.60
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 (%), 200597
Net primary enrolment rate (ratio of female rate to male rate), 20051.00
Gross primary enrolment ratio, female (%), 200598
Gross primary enrolment ratio (ratio of female ratio to male ratio)0.99
Gross secondary enrolment ratio, female (%), 200599
Gross secondary enrolment ratio (ratio of female ratio to male ratio), 20050.99
Gross tertiary enrolment ratio, female (%), 200574
Gross tertiary enrolment ratio (ratio of female ratio to male ratio), 20051.41
31. Gender inequality in economic activity
Economic activity rate, female (% aged 15 and older), 200547.7
Economic activity index (1990=100), female (aged 15 and older), 200583
Economic activity rate (female rate as % of male rate, aged 15 and older), 200578
Employment in agriculture, female (% of total female employment), 1995-200517
Employment in agriculture, male (% of total male employment), 1995-200418
Employment in industry, female (% of total female employment), 1995-200317
Employment in industry, male (% of total male employment), 1995-200339
Employment in services, female (% of total female employment), 1995-200366
Employment in services, male (% of total male employment), 1995-200343
Contributing family workers, women (% of total), 1995-200560
Contributing family workers, men (% of total), 1995-200440
33. Women’s political participation
Year women received right to vote1918
Year women received right to stand for election1918
Year first woman elected (E) or appointed (A) to parliament1919 E
Women in government at ministerial level (as % of total), 20055.9
Seats in lower house or single house (% held by women), 199013.5
Seats in lower house or single house (% held by women), 200720.4
Seats in upper house or senate (% held by women), 200713.0
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), 19481950
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), 19661977
Status of human rights instruments: International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (year of ratification/signature), 19661977
Status of human rights instruments: International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (year of ratification/signature), 19791980
Status of human rights instruments: Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (year of ratification/signature), 19841989
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)1957
Status of labour rights conventions: Freedom of association and collective bargaining - Convention 98 (year of ratification/signature)1957
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of forced and compulsory labour - Convention 29 (year of ratification/signature)1958
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of forced and compulsory labour - Convention 105 (year of ratification/signature)1958
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation - Convention 100 (year of ratification/signature)1954
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)1978
Status of labour rights conventions: Abolition of child labour - Convention 182 (year of ratification/signature)2002

Notes:
1 - For purposes of calculating the HDI, a value of 99.0% was applied.
2 - 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.
3 -
4 - Data refer to a year between 1996 and 1999.
5 - Data refer to a year or period other than that specified, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country.
6 - Data refer to a period shorter than that specified.
7 - Data refer to expenditure shares by percentiles of population, ranked by per capita expenditure.
8 - Data refer to the closest available year between 1988 and 1992.
9 - Signature not yet followed by ratification.
10 - For the purposes of calculating the GDI, a value of 99.0 % was applied.
11 - 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.