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01. Human development index
Human development index value, 20050.917
Life expectancy at birth, annual estimates (years), 200577.4
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-200599.712
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education (%), 200594.3
GDP per capita (PPP US$), 200522,273
Life expectancy index0.874
Education index0.974
GDP index0.902
GDP per capita (PPP US$) rank minus HDI rank4
1a. Basic indicators for other UN member states
Life expectancy at birth, annual estimates (years), 2000-0577.4
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-200599.7
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education (%), 200594.3
GDP per capita (PPP US$), 200522,273
Population, total (thousands), 20041,999
Fertility rate, total (births per woman), 2000-051.2
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 20054
Net primary enrolment rate (%), 200498
HIV prevalence (% aged 15-49), 2005<0.1 [<0.2]
Population undernourished (% of total population), 2002/043
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), 19900.851
Human development index (trends), 19950.857
Human development index (trends), 20000.891
Human development index (trends), 20050.917
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), 2000-052.6
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 (%), 1990-2004..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), 2000-0510.8
Population lacking functional literacy skills (% aged 16-65), 1994-2003..
Long-term unemployment (% of labour force), 2006..
Population living below 50% of median income (%), 2000-20048.24
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), 19751.7
Population, total (millions), 20052.0
Population, total (millions), 20152.0
Population, annual growth rate (%), 1975-20050.5
Population, annual growth rate (%), 2005-15(.)
Population, urban (% of total population), 197542.4
Population, urban (% of total population), 200551.0
Population, urban (% of total population), 201553.3
Population under age 15 (% of total population), 200514.1
Population under age 15 (% of total population), 201513.4
Population aged 65 and older (% of total population), 200515.6
Population aged 65 and older (% of total population), 201518.2
Fertility rate, total (births per woman), 1970-752.2
Fertility rate, total (births per woman), 2000-051.2
06. Commitment to health: resources, access and services
Public expenditure on health (% of GDP), 20046.6
Private expenditure on health (% of GDP), 20042.1
Health expenditure per capita (PPP US$), 20041,815
One-year-olds fully immunized against tuberculosis (%), 2005985
One-year-olds fully immunized against measles (%), 200594
Children with diarrhoea receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding (% under age 5), 1998-2005..
Contraceptive prevalence rate (% of married women aged 15-49), 1997-2005746
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%), 1997-2005100
Physicians (per 100,000 people), 2000-042253
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), 1990-9237
Population undernourished (% of total population), 2002-043
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), 2005<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), 200515
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS (%), 200584
Tuberculosis cases cured under DOTS (%), 200390
Prevalence of smoking, women (% of adults), 2002-04208
Prevalence of smoking, men (% of adults), 2002-04288
10. Survival: progress and setbacks
Life expectancy at birth, quinquennial estimates (years), 1970-7569.8
Life expectancy at birth, quinquennial estimates (years), 2000-0576.8
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 197025
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 20053
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 197029
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 20054
Probability at birth of surviving to age 65, female (% of cohort), 2000-0590.1
Probability at birth of surviving to age 65, male (% of cohort), 2000-0577.6
Maternal mortality ratio, reported (per 100,000 live births), 1990-200417
Maternal mortality ratio, adjusted (per 100,000 live births), 200063
11. Commitment to education: public spending
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 19914.8
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 2002-056.0
Public expenditure on education (% of total government expenditure), 199116.1
Public expenditure on education (% of total government expenditure), 2002-0512.6
Current public expenditure on education, pre-primary and primary (as % of all levels), 199143
Current public expenditure on education, pre-primary and primary (as % of all levels), 2002-05289
Current public expenditure on education, secondary (% of all levels), 199137
Current public expenditure on education, secondary (% of all levels), 2002-05489
Current public expenditure on education, tertiary (% of all levels), 199117
Current public expenditure on education, tertiary (% of all levels), 2002-0524
12. Literacy and enrolment
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1985-199599.5
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-200599.710
Youth literacy rate (% aged 15-24), 1985-199599.8
Youth literacy rate (% aged 15-24), 1995-200599.810
Net primary enrolment rate (%), 19919611
Net primary enrolment rate (%), 200598
Net secondary enrolment rate (%), 1991..
Net secondary enrolment rate (%), 200594
Children reaching grade 5 (% of grade 1 students), 1991..
Children reaching grade 5 (% of grade 1 students), 2004..
Tertiary students in science, engineering, manufacturing and construction (% of tertiary students), 1999-200521
13. Technology: diffusion and creation
Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people), 1990211
Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people), 2005408
Cellular subscribers (per 1,000 people), 19900
Cellular subscribers (per 1,000 people), 2005879
Internet users (per 1,000 people), 19900
Internet users (per 1,000 people), 2005545
Patents granted to residents (per million peole), 2005113
Receipts of royalties and license fees (US$ per person), 20058.2
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP), 2000-20051.61
Researchers in R&D (per million people), 1990-20052,543
14. Economic performance
GDP (current US$ billions), 200534.4
GDP, PPP (current international $ billions), 200544.6
GDP per capita (US$), 200517,173
GDP per capita, PPP (2005 international $), 200522,273
GDP per capita, annual growth rate (%), 1975-20053.212
GDP per capita, annual growth rate (%), 1990-20053.2
GDP per capita, highest value (2005 PPP US$), 1975-200522,27312
GDP per capita, year of highest value2005
Consumer price index, average annual change in (%), 1990-20059.2
Consumer price index, average annual change in (%), 2004-052.5
15. Inequality in income or expenditure
Survey Year199813
Share of income or consumption, poorest 10% (%)3.6
Share of income or consumption, poorest 20% (%)9.1
Share of income or consumption, richest 20% (%)35.7
Share of income or consumption, richest 10% (%)21.4
Inequality measures, ratio of richest 10% to poorest 10%5.9
Inequality measures, ratio of richest 20% to poorest 20%3.9
Gini index28.4
16. Structure of trade
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP), 199079
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP), 200565
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP), 199091
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP), 200565
Primary exports (% of merchandise exports), 19901414
Primary exports (% of merchandise exports), 200512
Manufactured exports (% of merchandise exports), 19908614
Manufactured exports (% of merchandise exports), 200588
High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports), 19903.214
High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports), 20054.6
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), 1990..
Official development assistance received (net disbursements) (% of GDP), 2005..
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP), 1990..
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP), 20051.6
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), 20046.6
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 19914.8
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 2002-056.0
Military expenditure (% of GDP), 19902.215
Military expenditure (% of GDP), 20051.5
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), 1996-200558
Unemployment rate Total (% of labour force), 1996-20055.8
Unemployment rate (female rate as % of male rate), 1996-2005111
Employment, total (thousands), 1996-2005946
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment), 1996-20059
Employment in industry (% of total employment), 1996-200537
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), 20047,262
Electricity consumption per capita (% change), 1990-2004..
Electrification rate (%)..
Population without electricity (millions)..
GDP per unit of energy use (2000 PPP US$ per kg of oil equivalent), 20045.4
GDP per unit of energy use (% change), 1990-20040.1
Forest area (% total land), 200562.8
Forest area (thousand sq km), 200512.6
Forest area change from 1990-2005 (thousand sq km), 1990-20050.8
Forest area, average annual change (%), 1990-20050.4
23. Energy sources
Total primary energy supply (TPES) (Mt of oil equivalent), 19905.6
Total primary energy supply (TPES) (Mt of oil equivalent), 20057.3
Coal (% of total primary energy supply), 199025.4
Coal (% of total primary energy supply), 200520.2
Oil (% of total primary energy supply), 199031.7
Oil (% of total primary energy supply), 200535.8
Gas (% of total primary energy supply), 199013.6
Gas (% of total primary energy supply), 200512.7
Hydro, solar, wind and geothermal power (% of total primary energy supply), 19904.5
Hydro, solar, wind and geothermal power (% of total primary energy supply), 20054.1
Biomass and waste (% of total primary energy supply), 19904.8
Biomass and waste (% of total primary energy supply), 20056.7
Nuclear power (% of total primary energy supply), 199021.5
Nuclear power (% of total primary energy supply), 200521.0
24. Carbon dioxide emissions and stocks
CO2 emissions, total (Mt CO2), 199012.316
CO2 emissions, total (Mt CO2), 200416.2
CO2 emissions, average annual change in (%), 1990-20042.617
CO2 emissions (% of world total), 19900.116
CO2 emissions (% of world total), 20040.1
CO2 emissions per capita (tonnes), 19906.216
CO2 emissions per capita (tonnes), 20048.1
Carbon intensity of energy (kt CO2 per kt of oil equivalent), 19902.4616
Carbon intensity of energy (kt CO2 per kt of oil equivalent), 20042.26
Carbon intensity of growth ( kt CO2 per million 2000 PPP US$), 19900.5116
Carbon intensity of growth ( kt CO2 per million 2000 PPP US$), 20040.43
CO2 emissions/sequestration from forests (Mt CO2 per year), 1990-2005- 8.5
Carbon stocks in forests (living biomass) (Mt C), 2005147.1
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)1995
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), 19881992
Status of environmental treaties - Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the Ozone Layer (year of ratification/signature)1992
Status of environmental treaties - Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (year of ratification/signature), 20012004
Status of environmental treaties - UN Law of the Sea (year of ratification/signature)1995
Status of environmental treaties - UN Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa (year of ratification/signature)2001
26. Refugees and armaments
Internally displaced people (thousands), 2006..
Refugees by country of asylum (thousands), 2006(.)
Refugees by country of origin (thousands), 20062
Conventional arms transfers, imports (1990 US$ millions), 199614
Conventional arms transfers, imports (1990 US$ millions), 20062
Conventional arms transfers, exports (1990 US$ millions), 2006..
Conventional arms transfers, exports (% of world total), 2002-06..
Armed forces (thousands), 20077
Armed forces, index (1985=100), 2007..
27. Crime and justice
Homicides (per 100,000 people), 2000-20041.5
Prison population total, 20071301
Prison population (per 100,000 people), 200765
Prison population (% female), 20074
Year in which countries have partially or completely abolished the death penalty1989
28. Gender-related development index
Gender-related development index (GDI) rank, 200525
Gender-related development index (GDI) value, 20050.914
Life expectancy at birth, female (years), 200581.1
Life expectancy at birth, male (years), 200573.6
Adult literacy rate, female (% aged 15 and older), 200599.6318
Adult literacy rate, male (% aged 15 and older), 200599.7318
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education, female (%) , 200599
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education, male (%) , 200590
Estimated earned income, female (PPP US$), 200517,02219
Estimated earned income, male (PPP US$), 200527,77919
HDI rank minus GDI rank, 20051
29. Gender empowerment measure
Gender empowerment measure (GEM) rank41
Gender empowerment measure (GEM) value0.611
Seats in parliament (% held by women)10.8
Legislators, senior officials and managers (% female), 1999-200533
Professional and technical workers (% female), 1994-200557
Ratio of estimated female to male earned income0.61
30. Gender inequality in education
Adult literacy rate, female (% aged 15 and older) , 200599.620
Adult literacy rate (ratio of female rate to male rate), 20051.0020
Youth literacy rate, female (% aged 15-24), 200599.920
Youth literacy rate (ratio of female rate to male rate), 20051.0020
Net primary enrolment rate, female (%), 200598
Net primary enrolment rate (ratio of female rate to male rate), 20050.99
Gross primary enrolment ratio, female (%), 2005100
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), 20051.00
Gross tertiary enrolment ratio, female (%), 200596
Gross tertiary enrolment ratio (ratio of female ratio to male ratio), 20051.43
31. Gender inequality in economic activity
Economic activity rate, female (% aged 15 and older), 200553.6
Economic activity index (1990=100), female (aged 15 and older), 200599
Economic activity rate (female rate as % of male rate, aged 15 and older), 200580
Employment in agriculture, female (% of total female employment), 1995-20059
Employment in agriculture, male (% of total male employment), 1995-20049
Employment in industry, female (% of total female employment), 1995-200325
Employment in industry, male (% of total male employment), 1995-200347
Employment in services, female (% of total female employment), 1995-200365
Employment in services, male (% of total male employment), 1995-200343
Contributing family workers, women (% of total), 1995-200558
Contributing family workers, men (% of total), 1995-200442
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 parliament1992 E21
Women in government at ministerial level (as % of total), 20056.3
Seats in lower house or single house (% held by women), 1990..
Seats in lower house or single house (% held by women), 200712.2
Seats in upper house or senate (% held by women), 20077.5
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), 19481992
Status of human rights instruments: International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (year of ratification/signature), 19651992
Status of human rights instruments: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (year of ratification/signature), 19661992
Status of human rights instruments: International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (year of ratification/signature), 19661992
Status of human rights instruments: International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (year of ratification/signature), 19791992
Status of human rights instruments: Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (year of ratification/signature), 19841993
Status of human rights instruments: Convention on the Rights of the Child (year of ratification/signature), 19891992
35. Status of fundamental labour rights conventions
Status of labour rights conventions: Freedom of association and collective bargaining - Convention 87 (year of ratification/signature)1992
Status of labour rights conventions: Freedom of association and collective bargaining - Convention 98 (year of ratification/signature)1992
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of forced and compulsory labour - Convention 29 (year of ratification/signature)1992
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of forced and compulsory labour - Convention 105 (year of ratification/signature)1997
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation - Convention 100 (year of ratification/signature)1992
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation - Convention 111 (year of ratification/signature)1992
Status of labour rights conventions: Abolition of child labour - Convention 138 (year of ratification/signature)1992
Status of labour rights conventions: Abolition of child labour - Convention 182 (year of ratification/signature)2001

Notes:
1 - For purposes of calculating the HDI, a value of 99.0% was applied.
2 - UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimates based on its Global Age-specific Literacy Projections model, April 2007.
3 -
4 - Data refer to a year between 1996 and 1999.
5 - UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund). 2005. State of the World's Children 2006. New York.
6 - Data refer to a year or period other than that specified, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country.
7 - Data refer to the period 1993/95.
8 - Data refer to a period other than that specified.
9 - National or UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate.
10 - UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimates based on its Global Age-specific Literacy Projections model, April 2007.
11 - National or UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate.
12 - Data refer to a period shorter than that specified.
13 - Data refer to expenditure shares by percentiles of population, ranked by per capita expenditure.
14 - Data refer to the closest available year between 1988 and 1992.
15 - Data refer to the closest available year between 1991 and 1992.
16 - In cases where data for 1990 are not available, data for the closest year between 1991 and 1992 have been used.
17 - Refers to the 1992—2004 period.
18 - For the purpose of calculating the GDI, the female and male values appearing in this table were scaled downward to reflect the maximum values for adult literacy (99%), gross enrolment ratios (100%), and GDP per capita (40,000 (PPP US$)). For more details, see Technical note 1.
19 - 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.
20 - UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate based on its Global Age-specific Literacy Projections model, April 2007.
21 - Refers to the year women were elected to the current parliamentary system.