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9 June 2005

World and regional trends
 

Data and estimates are provided as available for the nearest year to the benchmark year 1990 and for the latest available year.

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For the regional classifications, see the Regional groupings relating to this table. United Nations geographical regions for statistical purposes are used unless otherwise indicated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goal 1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
       
Target 1. Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people whose income is less than one dollar a day
       
Regions      
       
Indicator 1. Population below $1 purchasing power parity (PPP) per day1,2
   
Percentage of population living below $1 per day
 
1990
2001
Developing countries and transition economies
27.9
21.3
  Northern Africa and Western Asia
2.2
2.7
  Sub-Saharan Africa
44.6
46.4
  Latin America and the Caribbean
11.3
9.5
  Eastern Asia
33.0
16.6
  Southern Asia
39.4
29.9
  South-Eastern Asia and Oceania
19.6
10.2
Commonwealth of Independent States
0.4
5.3
Transition countries of south-eastern Europe
0.2
2.0
       
1 High-income economies, as defined by the World Bank, are excluded.
2 Estimates updated by the World Bank in December 2004.
         
Indicator 2. Poverty gap ratio 1

(No new global or regional data are available. Data presented are from 2004 report).
   
Mean shortfall from poverty line, percentage 2
   
1990
1999
2001
Northern Africa
0.5
0.3
0.3
Sub-Saharan Africa
19.5
18.6
20.5
Latin America and the Caribbean
3.5
4.1
3.5
Eastern Asia
8.9
4.2
3.9
Southern Asia
10.3
7.1
7.1
South-Eastern Asia
3.8
2.0
1.7
Western Asia
0.4
1.0
0.9
Commonwealth of Independent States
0.2
2.9
1.0
Transition countries of south-eastern Europe
0.3
0.6
0.6
         
1 The poverty gap ratio measures the magnitude of poverty. Expressed as a percentage of the poverty line, it is the result of multiplying the proportion of people who live below the poverty line by the difference between the poverty line and the average income of the population living under the poverty line. If, for example, 30 per cent of the population live below the $1 a day line and on average the consumption or income of these people is 20 per cent below the poverty line (i.e., US$ 0.80), then the poverty gap ratio is 6 per cent.
2 High-income economies, as defined by the World Bank, are excluded.
         
Indicator 3. Share of poorest quintile in national consumption
         
No global or regional data are available.
         
Target 2. Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people who suffer from hunger
         
Regions  
         
Indicator 4. Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age
         

(a) Total

       
     
Children under-five years of age who are underweight, percentage
     
1990
2003
Developing Regions  
33
28
  Northern Africa  
10
8
  Sub-Saharan Africa  
32
31
  Latin America and the Caribbean  
11
7
  Eastern Asia  
19
10
  Southern Asia  
53
47
  South-Eastern Asia  
38
29
  Western Asia  
11
10
  Oceania  
-
-
         
(b) By sex        
   
Children under-five years of age who are underweight, by sex, percentage in 1995-2003
   
Boys
Girls
Boys/Girls
Developing Regions
28
28
0.98
  Northern Africa
8
7
1.12
  Sub-Saharan Africa
30
28
1.04
  Latin America and the Caribbean
8
8
1.01
  Eastern Asia
11
11
0.96
  Southern Asia
43
46
0.95
  South-Eastern Asia
30
30
1.00
  Western Asia
17
16
1.07
  Oceania
-
-
-
         
Indicator 5. Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption
   
Percentage of undernourished in total population
     
1990-1992
2000-2002
Developing Regions  
20
17
  Northern Africa  
4
4
  Sub-Saharan Africa  
36
33
  Latin America and the Caribbean  
13
10
  Eastern Asia  
16
11
  Southern Asia  
25
22
  South-Eastern Asia  
18
13
  Western Asia  
7
10
  Commonwealth of Independent States, Asia  
16 1
23
  Commonwealth of Independent States, Europe  
41
4

Other transition countries in Europe 2

 
31
3
Least Developed Countries (LDCs)  
38
36
Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs)  
-
33
Small Island Developing States (SIDS)  
25
19
         
1 Data refer to the period 1993 – 1995.
2 Includes: MDGs Transition countries of south-eastern Europe (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, TFYR of Macedonia) and other European countries (Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia).
         
Goal 2. Achieve universal primary education
         
Target 3. Ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling
         
Regions        
         
Indicator 6. Net enrolment ratio in primary education
         
   
Primary-level enrolees per 100 children of enrolment age
   
1990/91
1998/99
2001/02
World
81.6
84.1
84.2
  Developing Regions
79.5
82.6
82.6
    Northern Africa
81.7
88.1
91.9
    Sub-Saharan Africa
53.9
57.1
62.2
    Latin America and the Caribbean
86.3
94.4
95.7
    Eastern Asia
97.2
-
94.9
    Southern Asia
72.7
-
79.3
    South-Eastern Asia
92.4
89.6
90.9
    Western Asia
81.0
80.2
82.9
    Oceania
74.2
77.0
76.0
  Commonwealth of Independent States
89.0
84.7
91.1
    Commonwealth of Independent States, Asia
84.7
86.9
94.4
    Commonwealth of Independent States, Europe
91.1
-
88.3
  Developed Regions
96.2
96.4
95.7
  Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
53.0
59.8
62.0
  Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
54.1
60.3
64.9
  Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
66.1
83.1
82.9
         
Indicator 7. Proportion of pupils starting grade 1 who reach grade 5
               
7a. Primary Completion Rate (PCR)
   
Percentage of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school 1
   
1998/99
2001/02
   
Total
Boys
Girls
Total
Boys
Girls
World
83.3
86.2
80.2
85.0
87.5
82.3
  Developing Regions
80.7
84.0
77.2
83.0
85.9
79.8
    Northern Africa
85.5
89.0
81.8
85.5
87.1
83.9
    Sub-Saharan Africa
49.4
54.4
44.4
52.8
57.0
48.6
    Latin America and the            
    Caribbean
89.0
86.6
91.5
98.0
97.2
98.9
    Eastern Asia
104.82
104.22
105.42
104.2
104.1
104.2
    Southern Asia
71.8
78.9
64.3
75.4
81.5
68.9
    South-Eastern Asia
87.9
88.8
87.0
92.7
92.8
92.6
    Western Asia
77.2
82.9
71.1
76.3
81.1
71.3
    Oceania
62.7
63.4
61.9
63.3
64.5
62.0
  Commonwealth of            
  Independent States
94.3
-
-
95.5
95.8
95.1
    Commonwealth of            
    Independent States, Asia
96.3
97.0
95.6
97.9
98.7
97.0
    Commonwealth of            
    Independent States, Europe
93.1
-
-
93.9
94.0
93.8
  Developed Regions
100.0
100.3
99.6
98.8
-
-
  Least Developed Countries            
  (LDCs)
48.5
53.4
43.5
50.1
54.0
46.1
  Landlocked Developing            
  Countries (LLDCs)
53.7
59.1
48.1
57.4
63.4
51.3
  Small Island Developing            
  States (SIDS)
73.5
73.2
73.8
78.4
77.8
78.9
               
1 The primary completion rate is calculated through the Gross Intake Rate at the Last Grade of Primary : "Total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade". Global Education Digest 2004 (page 149) - Comparing Education Statistics Across the World, UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
2 Data refer to 1999/2000.
               
Indicator 8. Literacy rate of 15–24 year–olds
               
   
Literacy rate, 1990 and 2000-2004 (percentage)
   
1990
2000/04 1
   
Total
Men
Women
Total
Men
Women
World
84.3
88.2
80.1
87.3
90.7
83.8
  Developing Regions
80.9
85.8
75.8
84.9
89.0
80.7
    Northern Africa
66.3
76.3
55.8
78.5
84.1
72.5
    Sub-Saharan Africa
67.4
74.9
59.8
74.0
79.0
69.3
    Latin America and the Caribbean
92.7
92.7
92.7
95.5
95.2
95.9
    Eastern Asia
95.5
97.6
93.3
98.9
99.2
98.6
    Southern Asia
61.5
71.1
51.0
72.4
81.6
62.8
    South-Eastern Asia
94.3
95.5
93.1
95.7
96.4
95.1
    Western Asia
80.1
88.2
71.5
85.7
90.7
80.3
    Oceania
73.5
78.5
68.0
81.3
84.4
78.1
  Commonwealth of Independent            
  States
99.2
99.2
99.2
99.8
99.8
99.8
    Commonwealth of Independent            
    States, Asia
99.7
99.7
99.7
99.8
99.8
99.8
    Commonwealth of Independent            
    States, Europe
99.8
99.8
99.8
99.8
99.8
99.8
  Developed Regions
99.7
99.7
99.6
99.7
99.7
99.7
  Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
56.3
65.6
47.0
64.2
71.3
57.3
  Landlocked Developing Countries            
  (LLDCs)
65.0
72.3
57.8
71.8
76.9
67.1
  Small Island Developing States            
  (SIDS)
84.8
85.8
83.6
86.6
87.2
86.1
               
1 Data refer to the latest literacy estimates and projections released by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) for the reference period 2000-2004.
               
Goal 3. Promote gender equality and empower women
         
Target 4. Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education, preferably by 2005, and in all levels of education no later than 2015
         
Regions        
         
Indicator 9. Ratio of girls to boys in primary, secondary and tertiary education
(a) Primary level
   
Ratio of girls' gross enrolment ratios to boys' gross enrolment ratios
   
1990/91
1998/99
2001/02
World
0.89
0.92
0.93
  Developing Regions
0.87
0.91
0.92
    Northern Africa
0.82
0.90
0.93
    Sub-Saharan Africa
0.83
0.84
0.86
    Latin America and the Caribbean
0.98
0.98
0.98
    Eastern Asia
0.93
1.01
1.00
    Southern Asia
0.76
0.83
0.85
    South-Eastern Asia
0.96
0.96
0.97
    Western Asia
0.83
0.87
0.89
    Oceania
0.90
0.95
0.93
  Commonwealth of Independent States
0.99
0.99
0.99
    Commonwealth of Independent States,      
    Asia
0.99
0.98
0.98
    Commonwealth of Independent States,      
    Europe
1.00
0.99
0.99
  Developed Regions
0.99
1.00
1.00
  Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
0.78
0.84
0.87
  Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
0.81
0.82
0.85
  Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
0.96
0.97
0.97
       
(b) Secondary level      
 
Ratio of girls' gross enrolment ratios to boys' gross enrolment ratios
   
1998/99
2001/02
World  
0.90
0.92
  Developing Regions  
0.87
0.89
    Northern Africa  
0.94
0.96
    Sub-Saharan Africa  
0.81
0.79
    Latin America and the Caribbean  
1.09
1.07
    Eastern Asia  
-
0.931
    Southern Asia  
0.74
0.79
    South-Eastern Asia  
0.96
0.98
    Western Asia  
0.76
0.79
    Oceania  
0.89
0.91
  Commonwealth of Independent States  
1.02
0.99
    Commonwealth of Independent States, Asia
0.98
0.97
    Commonwealth of Independent States, Europe
-
1.01
  Developed Regions  
1.01
1.02
  Least Developed Countries (LDCs)  
0.76
0.81
  Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs)  
0.80
0.83
  Small Island Developing States (SIDS)  
1.05
1.04
       
1 Data refer to 2000/2001.
       
(c) Tertiary level      
 
Ratio of girls' gross enrolment ratios to boys' gross enrolment ratios
   
1998/99
2001/02
World  
0.97
0.98
  Developing Regions  
-
0.80
    Northern Africa  
0.68
0.82
    Sub-Saharan Africa  
0.62
0.68
    Latin America and the Caribbean  
1.02
1.14
    Eastern Asia  
-
-
    Southern Asia  
0.671
0.71
    South-Eastern Asia  
1.00
1.05
    Western Asia  
0.84
0.86
    Oceania  
0.64
-
  Commonwealth of Independent States  
1.23
1.26
    Commonwealth of Independent States, Asia
0.98
0.98
    Commonwealth of Independent States, Europe
1.27
1.30
  Developed Regions  
1.19
1.24
  Least Developed Countries (LDCs)  
0.61
0.62
  Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs)  
0.75
0.79
  Small Island Developing States (SIDS)  
1.15
1.29
       
1 Data refer to 1999/2000.
       
Indicator 10. Ratio of literate women to men, 15–24 year–olds
         
   
Ratio of female-to-male youth literacy rates
     
1990
2000/041
World  
0.91
0.92
  Developing Regions  
0.88
0.91
    Northern Africa  
0.73
0.86
    Sub-Saharan Africa  
0.80
0.88
    Latin America and the Caribbean  
1.00
1.01
    Eastern Asia  
0.96
0.99
    Southern Asia  
0.72
0.77
    South-Eastern Asia  
0.97
0.99
    Western Asia  
0.81
0.89
    Oceania  
0.87
0.93
  Commonwealth of Independent States  
1.00
1.00
    Commonwealth of Independent States, Asia  
1.00
1.00
    Commonwealth of Independent States, Europe  
1.00
1.00
  Developed Regions  
1.00
1.00
  Least Developed Countries (LDCs)  
0.72
0.80
  Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs)  
0.80
0.87
  Small Island Developing States (SIDS)  
0.97
0.99
         
1 Data refer to the latest literacy estimates and projections released by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) for the reference period 2000-2004.
         
Indicator 11. Share of women in wage employment in the non-agricultural sector
     
Share of women in non-agricultural employment
 
1990
2003
World
35.9
39.1
    Northern Africa
18.9
21.5
    Sub-Saharan Africa
31.5
35.8
    Latin America and the Caribbean
38.2
43.5
    Eastern Asia
37.9
40.0
    Southern Asia
13.4
18.0
    South-Eastern Asia
36.5
38.6
    Western Asia
16.6
20.2
    Oceania
28.9
37.3
  Commonwealth of Independent States
49.3
50.3
  Developed Regions
43.5
46.4
         
Indicator 12. Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament
   

Percentage of Parliamentary seats occupied by women
(Single or Lower House only)

   
1990
1997
20051
World
12.4
11.4
15.9
  Developing Regions
10.4
10.1
14.3
    Northern Africa
2.6
1.8
8.5
    Sub-Saharan Africa
7.2
9.0
14.2
    Latin America and the Caribbean
11.9
12.4
19.0
    Eastern Asia
20.2
19.3
19.4
    Southern Asia
5.7
5.9
8.3
    South-Eastern Asia
10.4
10.8
15.5
    Western Asia
4.6
3.0
5.0
    Oceania
1.2
1.6
3.0
  Commonwealth of Independent States
-
6.2
10.5
    Commonwealth of Independent States, Asia
-
7.0
11.5
    Commonwealth of Independent States, Europe
-
5.4
10.5
  Developed Regions
15.4
15.6
20.9
  Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
7.3
7.3
12.7
  Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
14.0
6.6
13.2
  Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
14.4
11.0
17.3
       
1 As of 1 January 2005.
       
Goal 4. Reduce child mortality
         
Target 5. Reduce by two-thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate
         
Regions        
         
Indicator 13. Under-five mortality rate
     
Deaths per 1,000 live births
     
1990
2003
World  
95
80
  Developing Regions  
105
88
    Northern Africa  
87
38
    Sub-Saharan Africa  
185
172
    Latin America and the Caribbean  
54
32
    Eastern Asia  
48
37
    Southern Asia  
126
90
    South-Eastern Asia  
78
46
    Western Asia  
68
60
    Oceania  
86
77
  Commonwealth of Independent States  
46
46
    Commonwealth of Independent States, Asia  
83
78
    Commonwealth of Independent States, Europe  
21
21
  Developed Regions  
11
7
         
Indicator 14. Infant mortality rate
     
Deaths per 1,000 live births
     
1990
2003
World  
64
55
  Developing Regions  
71
60
    Northern Africa  
66
33
    Sub-Saharan Africa  
110
102
    Latin America and the Caribbean  
43
27
    Eastern Asia  
37
30
    Southern Asia  
87
65
    South-Eastern Asia  
54
35
    Western Asia  
53
48
    Oceania  
63
58
  Commonwealth of Independent States  
39
37
    Commonwealth of Independent States, Asia  
68
64
    Commonwealth of Independent States, Europe  
20
16
  Developed Regions  
10
6
         
Indicator 15. Proportion of 1-year-old children immunized against measles
   
Percentage of children 12-23 months old who received at least one dose of measles vaccine
     
1990
2003
World  
73
77
  Developing Regions  
71
75
    Northern Africa  
85
93
    Sub-Saharan Africa  
56
61
    Latin America and the Caribbean  
76
93
    Eastern Asia  
98
85
    Southern Asia  
58
69
    South-Eastern Asia  
71
79
    Western Asia  
80
84
    Oceania  
70
57
  Commonwealth of Independent States  
85
97
  Developed Regions  
84
92
         
Goal 5. Improve maternal health
   
Target 6. Reduce by three-quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio
   
Regions  
   
Indicator 16. Maternal mortality ratio
   
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
       
2000
World    
400
  Developing Regions    
450
    Northern Africa    
130
    Sub-Saharan Africa    
920
    Latin America and the Caribbean    
190
    Eastern Asia    
55
    Southern Asia    
540
    South-Eastern Asia    
210
    Western Asia    
190
    Oceania    
240
  Commonwealth of Independent States    
68
  Developed Regions    
14
         
Indicator 17. Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
     
Percentage of deliveries
     
1990
2003
Developing Regions  
41
57
   Northern Africa  
41
76
   Sub-Saharan Africa  
40
41
   Latin America and the Caribbean  
74
86
   Eastern Asia  
51
82
   Southern Asia  
28
37
   South-Eastern Asia  
34
64
   Western Asia  
61
62
         
Goal 6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
   
Target 7. Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS
   
Regions  
   
Indicator 18. HIV/AIDS prevalence
         
   
1990
2001
2004
   
Estimated adult (15-49) HIV prevalence (%)
Percent of adults living with HIV who are women (%)
Estimated adult (15-49) HIV prevalence (%)
Percent of adults living with HIV who are women (%)
Estimated adult (15-49) HIV prevalence (%)
Percent of adults living with HIV who are women (%)
Developing Regions
0.37
1.19
1.26
  Northern Africa
<0.1
<20
<0.1
<20
0.1
<20
  Sub-Saharan Africa
2.7
54
7.3
57
7.2
57
  Latin America and            
  the Caribbean
0.3
33
0.6
38
0.7
39
  Eastern Asia
<0.1
<20
0.1
20
0.1
22
  Southern Asia
0.1
<20
0.5
27
0.7
30
  South-Eastern Asia
0.1
<20
0.5
29
0.5
30
  Western Asia
<0.1
<20
<0.1
<20
<0.1
<20
  Oceania
<0.1
<20
0.4
29
0.6
31
  Commonwealth of            
  Independent States,            
  Asia
<0.1
<20
<0.1
32
0.2
33
  Commonwealth of            
  Independent States,            
  Europe
<0.1
<20
0.8
32
1.2
35
Developed Regions
0.2
<20
0.4
26
0.5
29
               
Indicator 19. Condom use rate of the contraceptive prevalence rate
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