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Roger LeMoyne
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Developing countries
Basic Indicators
INDICATOR |
REGION |
WORLD |
| Total population (2003) |
5,083,370,000 |
6,286,228,000
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| Population under 18 (2003) |
1,924,210,000 |
2,183,635,000 |
| Population under five (2003) |
552,742,000 |
618,227,000 |
| Life expectancy at birth (2003) |
62 |
63 |
| Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births (2003) |
60 |
54 |
| Percentage of infants with low birthweight (1998-2003) |
17 |
16 |
| Under-five mortality rate per 1,000 live births (2003) |
87 |
80 |
| Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births (2000 adj.) |
440 |
400 |
| Net primary school enrolment / attendance (1996-2003) |
78 |
80 |
| Total adult literacy rate (2000) |
74 |
80 |
| Percentage of population using improved drinking water sources (2002) |
79 |
83 |
| Percentage of population using adequate sanitation facilities (2002) |
49 |
58 |
| Percentage of 1-year-old children immunized against (2003) against: |
| Tuberculosis |
85 |
85 |
| DPT3 (diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus) |
76 |
78 |
| Polio3 |
77 |
79 |
| Measles |
75 |
77 |
| Hepatitis B3 |
40 |
42 |
Economic indicators
| GNI per capita (US$) 2003 |
1,255 |
5,488 |
| GDP per capita (US$) annual growth rate (1990-2003)
| 3.7 |
2.1 |
| Average annual rate of inflation (1990-2003) |
25 |
7 |
| Percentage of population living on less than $1 a day (1990-2002) |
22 |
21 |
| Percentage of central government expenditure (1992-2002) allocated to: |
| health |
3 |
12 |
| education |
10 |
5 |
| defence |
10 |
10 |
| Percentage share of household income (1990-2002): |
| lowest 40 per cent |
15 |
18 |
| highest 20 per cent |
50 |
43 |
HIV/AIDS
| Adult prevalence rate (15-49 years) |
1.2 |
1.1 |
| Estimated number of adults and children (0-49 years) with HIV/AIDS |
34,900,000 |
37,800,000 |
| Estimated number of children (0-14 years ) with HIV/AIDS |
2,100,000 |
2,100,000 |
| Estimated number of children (0-17 years) orphaned by HIV/AIDS |
15,000,000 |
15,000,000 |
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