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Roger LeMoyne
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Middle East and Northern Africa
Basic Indicators
INDICATOR |
REGION |
WORLD |
| Total population (2003) |
362,498,000 |
6,286,228,000 |
| Population under 18 (2003) |
153,400,000 |
2,183,635,000 |
| Population under five (2003) |
44,212,000 |
618,227,000 |
| Life expectancy at birth (2003) |
67 |
63 |
| Infant mortality rate, per 1,000 live births (2003) |
45 |
54 |
| Percentage of infants with low birthweight (1998-2003) |
15 |
16 |
| Under-five mortality rate, per 1,000 live births (2003) |
56 |
80 |
| Maternal mortality ratio, per 100,000 live births (2000 adj.) |
220 |
400 |
| Net primary school enrolment/attendance (1996-2003) |
79 |
80 |
| Adult literacy rate (2000) |
63 |
80 |
| Percentage of population using improved drinking water sources (2002) |
87 |
83 |
| Percentage of population using adequate sanitation facilities (2002) |
72 |
58 |
| Percentage of of 1-year-old children immunized (2003) against: |
| Tuberculosis |
88 |
85 |
| DPT3 (diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus) |
87 |
78 |
| Polio3 |
87 |
79 |
| Measles |
88 |
77 |
| Hepatitis B3 |
71 |
42 |
Economic indicators
| GNI per capita (US$) 2003 |
1,465 |
5,488 |
| GDP per capita (US$) annual growth rate (1990-2003) |
2.0 |
2.1 |
| Average annual rate of inflation (1990-2003) |
15 |
7 |
| Percentage of population living on less than $1 a day (1990-2002) |
3 |
21 |
| Percentage of central government expenditure (1992-2002) allocated to: |
| health |
4 |
12 |
| education |
14 |
5 |
| defence |
13 |
10 |
| Percentage share of household income (1990-2002): |
| lowest 40 per cent |
17 |
18 |
| highest 20 per cent |
46 |
43 |
HIV/AIDS
| Adult prevalence rate (15-49 years) |
0.3 |
1.1 |
| Estimated number of adults and children (0-49 years) with HIV/AIDS |
510,000 |
37,800,000 |
| Estimated number of children (0-14 years) with HIV/AIDS |
22,000 |
2,100,000 |
| Estimated number of children (0-17 years) orphaned by HIV/AIDS |
n/a |
15,000,000 |
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