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American Samoa
Australia
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
China
Cook Islands
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Fiji
French Polynesia
Guam
Hong Kong (China)
India
Indonesia
Japan
Kiribati
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Macao (China)
Malaysia
Maldives
Marshall Islands
Micronesia, Federated States of
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nauru
Nepal
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Niue
Northern Mariana Islands
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
Republic of Korea
Samoa
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Tokelau
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Viet Nam
Wallis and Futuna
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Low birth
weight newborns
(%)15,48
Total
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
2001
2001
n/a
72.6
54.3
52.9
65.3
47.5
64.1
61.6
58.8
58.8
n/a
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n/a
53.5
58.1
75.0
54.0
47.0
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63.2
57.8
54.8
57.7
55.6
51.7v
55.1
51.8
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70.8
60.4
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59.6
51.9
59.3
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67.8
59.7
70.1
56.2
61.6
60.1
49.8
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61.8
53.0
58.9
61.3
n/a
n/a
70.9
55.3
52.9
65.1
45.6
63.1
60.6
58.0
56.9
n/a
n/a
n/a
53.3
57.4
72.3
52.3
47.1
n/a
61.6
59.0
53.9
57.0
53.3
49.9v
52.7
52.5
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69.5
58.9
n/a
58.7
51.4
57.1
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64.8
59.2
68.8
55.4
59.2
57.7
47.9
n/a
61.9
53.0
58.5
59.8
n/a
n/a
74.3
53.3
52.9
65.5
49.5
65.2
62.7
59.7
60.6
n/a
n/a
n/a
53.6
58.9
77.7
55.6
47.0
n/a
64.8
56.6
55.7
58.4
58.0
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57.5
51.1
n/a
72.2
62.0
n/a
60.5
52.4
61.5
n/a
70.8
60.3
71.3
57.1
64.0
62.4
51.8
n/a
61.8
53.1
59.4
62.9
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5.4
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295 cd
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19.5 b
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9.5 q
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18.0 q
6.4 cd
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18.0 b
3.2 cd
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23.2 g
7.0
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19.0 b
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10.0 f
16.7 b
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2.6 cd
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18.7 o
13.0 k
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10.0 b
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20.2 8,cd,cy
8.0 cc
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27.3 44
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30.0
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15.0 53,g
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24.9 53,b
30.6 44
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80.4
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73.0 48
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78.9
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65.4
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77.4
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69.6
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64.6
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74.8 48,ay,cd
78.6 48
60.1
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61.8
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70.7 48
66.5
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60.7 15,u
59.7
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76.6
67.6
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66.4
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66.8
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63.6
67.2
66.0
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64.0 48
67.1 48,cd
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82.6
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62.4
77.4
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70.3
75.4 48,b
81.0 48,ay,cd
84.5 48
62.0
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66.7
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75.3 48
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63.9 15,u
66.5
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81.2
73.3
79.0 48,q
70.9
61.5
72.5 48,cd
n/a
79.4
69.7
80.9 48,ay,cd
67.4
74.3
72.7
60.5
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72.0 48
67.0 48
70.1 48,cd
73.0 48
n/a
48,ck
48,ck
6.4 b
5.0
51.0
60.5
8.3
95.0 b
30.0 44
6.8
21.1 8,cd
17.8
6.7
11.2 ay,cd
2.4
68.0 w
35.0 44
3.0
43.0 b
82.2 b
0.6 cd
6.2
14.0 8,cd
37.0 o
21.0 cd
23.5 cd
59.8 o
12.7
64.2 z
4.9 z
5.3 z
29.4 z
4.1 o
15.8 cd
64.0 b
29.0 z
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Footnotes
a
b
c
Maternal
mortality ratio
(per 100,000
live births)15,48
Total fertility
rate (per
woman)14,48
az
ba
bb
bc
bd
be
bf
bg
bh
bi
bj
bk
bl
bm
bn
bo
bp
bq
br
bs
bt
bu
bv
bw
bx
by
bz
ca
cb
cc
cd
ce
cf
cg
ch
ci
cj
ck
cl
cm
cn
co
cp
cq
cr
cs
ct
cu
cv
cw
cx
cy
cz
Country/Area
American Samoa
Australia
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
China
Cook Islands
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Fiji
French Polynesia
Guam
Hong Kong (China)
India
Indonesia
Japan
Kiribati
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Macao (China)
Malaysia
Maldives
Marshall Islands
Micronesia, Federated States of
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nauru
Nepal
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Niue
Northern Mariana Islands
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
Republic of Korea
Samoa
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Tokelau
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Viet Nam
Wallis and Futuna
Total
expenditure
on health
(as % of
GDP)14,48
Public share
to total
health
expenditure
(%)14,48
Per capita
total health
expenditure
(international
dollars)14,48
Physicians
(per 10,000
population)8,15,48
Dentists
(per 10,000
population)15,48
Pharmacists
(per 10,000
population)15,48
Nurses
(per 10,000
population)15,48
Midwives
(per 10,000
population)15,48
2001
n/a
9.2 cf
3.5
3.9
2.7
11.8
5.4 f
2.3
2.5
3.0 f
n/a
n/a
5.2 f,ay
5.1
2.4
8.5 bf,bg
8.6
3.1
2.8 f
1.7 b,bh
6.7
9.8
7.8
4.7 f
2.1
7.5
5.2
9.2 o
8.2
7.7
n/a
9.2
4.4
3.1 bh
n/a
5.9 b
5.8 at
3.6 f,bg
5.0
3.6
3.7
9.8
n/a
5.5
5.4
3.8
1.4 f,ax
n/a
2001
98.0 cd
67.9 cf
44.2
90.6
98.4
14.9
37.2
67.6
73.4
67.1
n/a
n/a
51.9 ay,bg,cg
17.9
25.1
5.4 bg,bi
98.8
55.5
86.2 f
53.7
83.5
64.7
72.0
64.1 f
17.8
88.7
29.7
n/a
77.9 f
97.0
n/a
92.0
89.0
16.6
n/a
44.4
17.3 at
27.0 f,bg
93.5
48.9
57.1
59.5
n/a
61.6
53.4
59.2
28.5 b
n/a
2001
500 bj,cd
1,745 bj,cf
58
64
334 bj
3 f,bj
49 bj
238 bj
44
45 f,bj
n/a
1,032 b,bj
1,235 f,ay,bj
80
77
1,872 bg,bj
95 bj,cd
5 bj,cf
362 bj,cd
63 bj
263
190 bj
87 b,bj
23 f,bj
26
588 bj
63
1,149 o,bj
1,899 f,bj
417 bj,cf
519 b,bg,bj
426 bj
24 bj
31 bj
n/a
577 b,bj
86 bj
433 f,bg,bj
40 bj
122
254
n/a
143 ax,bj,cz
49 bj,bg,cg
66 bj
76 bj
6 f,ax,bj
n/a
2002
7.0 cd
26.4 cd
2.5 z
1.7 z
11.5
1.6 b
14.2 ay,cd
11.0 ce
32.0 z
4.5 cd
17.5 b
11.1 o
15.8
5.6 z
1.1 q
20.2 b
2.2 ce
n/a
26.6 cd
7.1
5.1 8,cd
4.6 b
5.7 cd
27.8
3.0 b
5.0 ce
1.6
21.4 z
21.3
17.7 ce
4.5 o
13.1 b
0.5 b
11.5
n/a
19.4
2.9 cd
15.0 cd
1.3 cd
3.7
3.0 b
0.6
12.5 ce
3.2
4.2 cd
1.4 ax,ce
5.7
5.4 cd
2002
2.1 cd
4.0 cd
n/a
n/a
2.0
0.2 b
n/a
3.0 ce
n/a
0.7 cd
4.5 b
2.1 o
2.8
n/a
n/a
7.2 b
0.3 ce
n/a
3.1 cd
0.9
n/a
0.8 b
1.2 cd
1.9
n/a
1.0 ce
n/a
5.7 z
4.2
11.8 ce
0.4 o
1.1 q
0.2 b
5.6
n/a
4.1
0.4 cd
2.8 cd
0.6 o
n/a
n/a
n/a
12.5 ce
1.4
2.1 cd
n/a
n/a
2.7 cd
2002
0.3 cd
8.0 cd
n/a
n/a
0.9
0.4 b
2.8
1.0 ce
n/a
1.1 cd
3.6 b
3.8 g
2.1
n/a
n/a
17.1 b
0.2 ce
n/a
n/a
1.2
n/a
0.4 b
1.5 cd
3.2
n/a
4.0 ce
n/a
4.5 z
10.2
5.9 ce
0.6 o
0.6 q
n/a
6.0
n/a
11.2
1.1 cd
3.0 cd
0.7 o
n/a
n/a
n/a
0.0 ce
0.4
2.1 cd
n/a
3.0
n/a
2002
18.1 cd
86.0 cd
n/a
n/a
47.2
6.2 b
9.6 ay,cd
36.6 ce
37.0 8
19.8 cd
35.9 b
43.4 g
63.9
n/a
n/a
85.0 b
26.5 ce
n/a
22.5 cd
14.4
n/a
29.3 b
21.1 cd
31.7
n/a
48.0 ce
n/a
48.1 z
81.5 bk,cd
82.4 ce
17.7 o
60.6 bl,ce
5.5 b
43.7
n/a
38.2
14.0 cd
44.0 cd
13.2 cd
n/a
n/a
n/a
68.8 ce
32.3
31.4 cd
14.3 ax,ce
5.8
n/a
2002
0.1 cd
5.2 cd
n/a
n/a
13.5
2.3 b
n/a
13.5 ce
n/a
n/a
15.8 b
n/a
7.6
n/a
n/a
1.9 b
3.6 ce
n/a
n/a
3.7
n/a
n/a
1.8 cd
2.5
n/a
2.0 ce
n/a
15.0 z
8.8 cd
11.8 ce
2.0 o
0.6 q
n/a
17.7
n/a
1.9
3.1 cd
0.9 cd
0.5 o
n/a
n/a
n/a
31.3 ce
2.1
10.5 cd
2.3 ax,ce
1.9
3.4 cd
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
The footnotes/data sources include explanatory notes regarding major discrepancies with other official sources, where reference year
differ from the year or period shown, where definitions differ how data values were calculated, or where other primary sources of data have
been cited. Footnotes by superscript alphabetic characters and Sources by superscript numeric characters are indicated either following
the indicator title or following the data value of the indicator for a particular country. Where data are not available, n/a has been indicated.
Hospital beds
(per 10,000
population)15,48
2002
18.2 cd
39.9 cf
3.4 z
16.0 z
27.4
5.8 z
22.4 ay,cd
40.1 ce
132.0 8
26.2 o
37.1 cd
14.5 b
51.8
6.9 q
6.0 q
129.4 z
15.3 ce
9.3
25.6 cd
17.6 z
22.6 8,cd
20.6 o
28.3 b
75.2
6.3 b
59.6 ce
1.5 z
44.3 b
59.9
72.7 cd
11.8 b
44.2 q
n/a
11.5
n/a
66.3
15.0
28.2 cd
21.5 cd
29.0 b
22.3 o
n/a
112.6 ce
29.3 ce
39.7 z
19.5 cd
14.0
50.0 cd
Country/Area
American Samoa
Australia
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
China
Cook Islands
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Fiji
French Polynesia
Guam
Hong Kong (China)
India
Indonesia
Japan
Kiribati
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Macao (China)
Malaysia
Maldives
Marshall Islands
Micronesia, Federated States of
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nauru
Nepal
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Niue
Northern Mariana Islands
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
Republic of Korea
Samoa
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Tokelau
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Viet Nam
Wallis and Futuna
Life
expectancy at
birth ratio
(female as a
% of male)14,44
Genderrelated
development
index (GDI)5
Gender
empowerment
measure
(GEM)5
Ratio of
earned
income
(female as %
of male)5,ac
Seats in
parliament
held by
women (%
of total) 5,ad
Women
professional
and technical
workers (%
of total)5,af
Adult
literacy
ratio (female
as a % of
male)6,bs
2002
n/a
106.7 ck
100.0 14,ab
103.7 14,ab
103.5
110.0
104.5
107.2
104.2 14,ab
108.8
107.0 b
108.3 ay,cd
107.5
103.2 14,ab
104.6 14,ab
108.8 ax
107.9
103.9
105.6 ch
106.5
98.6 14,ab
105.7
104.9
109.4
110.0 14,ab
111.4
100.5 14,ab
107.9 z
106.0
108.4
108.7 q
106.8
105.3
107.9 cd
n/a
110.6
104.3
105.2 ay,cd
106.0
110.6 14,ab
110.2 14,ab
110.4 14,ab
n/a
102.9
104.7
104.5 cd
104.3
n/a
2002
n/a
0.945
0.499
n/a
n/a
0.557
0.741
n/a
n/a
0.747
n/a
n/a
0.898
0.572
0.685
0.932
n/a
0.528
n/a
0.786
n/a
n/a
n/a
0.664
n/a
n/a
0.484
n/a
0.924
n/a
n/a
n/a
0.536
0.751
n/a
0.882
n/a
0.884
n/a
0.738
0.766
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0.689
n/a
2002
n/a
0.806
0.218
n/a
n/a
0.364
n/a
n/a
n/a
0.335
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0.531
n/a
n/a
n/a
0.519
n/a
n/a
n/a
0.429
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0.772
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0.542
n/a
0.377
n/a
0.648
n/a
0.276
0.461
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2002
n/a
71
56
n/a
n/a
77
66
n/a
n/a
36
n/a
n/a
56
38
51
46
n/a
65
n/a
40
n/a
n/a
n/a
67
n/a
n/a
50
n/a
69
n/a
n/a
n/a
58
59
n/a
46
n/a
50
69
57
61
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
69
n/a
2004
n/a
26.5
2.0
9.3
2001
n/a
55
25
n/a
n/a
33
n/a
n/a
n/a
9
n/a
n/a
40
n/a
n/a
46
n/a
n/a
n/a
45
40
n/a
n/a
66
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
52
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
62
n/a
34
n/a
43
n/a
49
55
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2001/2002
n/a
n/a
62.4 ab
55.0 ab
95.1 f
73.4 cl
91.0 cl
99.0 f
100.0 ab
96.7 cl
n/a
n/a
93.0 bt,f
66.4 ab
90.2 ab
n/a
102.2 b
72.2 b
92.1 z
92.8 cl
99.9 ab
100.4 o
98.9 b
99.5 f
91.3 ab
n/a
42.9 ab
98.7 cl
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
83.2 b
100.2 cl
n/a
97.4 z
99.5 cl
94.1 cd
79.8 o
94.6 ab
95.4 ab
n/a
n/a
100.1 cl
n/a
n/a
92.5 cl
n/a
br
10.9
20.2
n/a
20.1 8,cd
6.0
n/a
n/a
n/a
9.3
8.0
9.9
n/a
22.9
n/a
16.3
6.0
n/a
n/a
10.5
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
28.3
n/a
n/a
n/a
0.9
17.2
n/a
5.9
6.1
16.0
0.0
4.4
9.6
26.1
n/a
0.0
n/a
1.9
27.3
n/a
Secondary
Primary
school enrol- school enrolment ratio
ment ratio
(female as a (female as a
6
% of male)
% of male)6
2001/2002
n/a
100.0
101.0 ab
75.6 ab
99.1
89.2
100.0
n/a
93.5 ab
100.0
n/a
n/a
100.0
84.1 ab
98.2 ab
100.0
n/a
86.2
94.4
100.0
99.2 ab
n/a
n/a
103.1
100.0 ab
n/a
86.9 ab
n/a
100.0
94.2
n/a
n/a
89.6
98.2
n/a
100.0
97.1
n/a
n/a
99.1 ab
96.0 ab
n/a
n/a
97.4
n/a
99.1
93.5
n/a
2001/2002
n/a
98.7
108.9 ab
28.6 ab
107.1
59.3
n/a
n/a
n/a
106.4
n/a
n/a
100.0
71.4 ab
100.0 ab
101.0
n/a
72.3
105.9
110.6
106.3 ab
n/a
n/a
120.3
92.7 ab
n/a
74.0 ab
n/a
n/a
97.9
n/a
n/a
77.8
110.3
n/a
100.0
111.3
n/a
n/a
106.6 ab
95.3 ab
n/a
n/a
112.8
n/a
103.6
93.1
n/a
Sources of Data
1
Adult literacy rate (%): is the percentage of persons aged 15 years and above who
can read and write. The application of this definition is subject to qualifiers in each
country and at each census. (UN, 2000 Demographic Yearbook) Adult literacy ratio
(females as a % of males): is the ratio of adult literacy of females to that of males,
expressed as a percentage. Annual population growth rate (%): is computed by
taking into account the crude birth rate, the crude death rate, and the net international
migration rate of a country for a given year. (Rates have been computed as average
annual rates of population growth over periods of five years.) It is an algebraic sum of
the natural growth rate (crude birth rate minus crude death rate) and the net international
migration rate, expressed as a percentage. (UN, World Population Prospects, The
2000 Revision) Average annual change in consumer price index (%): it reflects
changes in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and
services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals. (UNDP, Human
Development Report 2002) Average annual rate of change of the urban population
(%): is the average annual rate of change in the percentage of the urban population
computed from the total increase in the urban population over five year periods, based
on the methodology of the Population Division of the United Nations. (UN, World
Urbanization Prospects, the 1999 Revision) Children with low weight-for-age (%):
is the number of children with low weight-for-age as a percentage of the children
weighed. Children whose nutritional status (weight-for-age) is low are those whose
status falls below 80% of the median weight of reference value or below 2 standard
deviations of the national or international reference populations, such as growth charts
of the US National Center for Health Statistics. (UNICEF, The State of Worlds Children,
2000) Crude birth rate (per 1000 population): is the annual number of live births
occurring per thousand mid-year population. (UN, 1993 Demographic Yearbook) Crude
death rate (per 1000 population): is the annual number of deaths occurring per
thousand mid-year population. (UN, 2000 Demographic Yearbook) Deliveries attended
by skilled health personnel : is the number of deliveries attended by trained personnel
per 100 deliveries. (WHO) Dentists per 10,000 population: is the ratio of the total
number of dentists working in the country to the total population, expressed per 10,000
population. Dependency ratio - Old-age: is the ratio of persons 65 years and above
to those in the economically productive age group (15-64 years), i.e. the number of
persons 65 years and above per 100 persons between 15 and 64 years Dependency
ratio - Total: is the ratio of persons in the dependent ages (under 15 years plus 65
years and above) to those in the economically productive age group (15-64 years),
i.e. the number of persons under 15 years plus those 65 years and above per 100
persons between 15 and 64 years. Dependency ratio - Young: is the ratio of children
under 15 years to those in the economically productive age group (15-64 years), i.e.
the number of persons under 15 years per 100 persons between 15 and 64 years.
Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM): is an index which focuses on three variables
that reflect womens participation in political decision making, their access to
professional opportunities, and their earning power. (UNDP, Human Development
Report 2003) Gender-related Development Index (GDI): is an adjustment of the
human development index (HDI) for gender equity in life expectancy, educational
attainment and income. (UNDP, Human Development Report 2003) Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) per capita growth rate (%): is based on GDP measured in constant
prices. Growth in GDP is considered a broad measure of the growth of an economy.
GDP in constant prices can be estimated by measuring the total quality of goods and
services produced in a period, valuing prices, and subtracting the cost of intermediate
inputs, also in constant prices. (World Bank, World Development Report 2002) Gross
National Income (GNI) per capita (US $): Formerly Gross National Product or GNP,
the broadest measure of national income, measures total value added from domestic
and foreign sources claimed by residents. GNI comprises Gross Domestic Product
(GDP) plus net receipts of primary income from foreign sources. Data are converted
from national currency to current US Dollars using the World Bank Atlas Method. This
involves using a 3-year average of exchange rates. (World Bank, World Development
Report 2002) Gross primary school enrolment ratio (%): is the total enrolment in
first-level education, regardless of age, divided by the population of the age-group
which officially corresponds to primary schooling. (UNESCO, World Education Report
1995) Gross secondary school enrolment ratio (%): is the total enrolment in secondlevel education, regardless of age, divided by the population of the age-group which
officially corresponds to secondary schooling. (UNESCO, World Education Report
1995) Healthy Life Expectancy (HALE) at birth (years): is the full health life
expectancy at birth. It is the number of years a newborn child is expected to live in full
health during his/her life time subject to health risks prevailing for a cross section of
the population at the time of his/her birth. In other words, it is the life expectancy at
birth minus the total time expected to be lost being in ill health. (WHO, The World
Health Report 2002) Hospital beds per 10,000 population: is the ratio of the total
number of hospital beds available in the country to the total population, expressed per
10,000 population. Human development index (HDI): is a composite of three
indicators which reflect important dimensions of human development: longevity as
measured by life expectancy at birth; educational attainment as measured by a
combination of adult literacy (two-thirds weight) and combined primary, secondary
and tertiary enrolment ratios (one-third weight); and standard of living as measured
by real GDP per capita (in purchasing power parity dollars). (UNDP, Human
Development Report 2003) Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births): is the number
of deaths under one year of age per 1000 live births. (WHO, International Statistical
Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems) Infants immunized with
BCG (%): is the percentage of infants immunized against tuberculosis (one dose)
before reaching their first birthday. (WHO, Implementation of Strategies for Health for
All by the Year 2000, Third Monitoring of Progress, Common Framework) Infants
immunized with DTP3 (%): is the percentage of infants immunized against diphtheria,
tetanus, and whooping cough (three doses according to the immunization scheme
adopted in the country) before reaching their first birthday. (WHO, Implementation of
Strategies for Health for All by the Year 2000, Third Monitoring of Progress, Common
Framework) Infants immunized with HepB3 (%): is the percentage of infants
immunized against Hepatitis B (three doses according to the immunization scheme
adopted in the country) before reaching their first birthday (WHO) Infants immunized
with measles vaccine (%): is the percentage of infants fully immunized against
measles (one dose) before reaching their first birthday. (WHO, Implementation of
Strategies for Health for All by the Year 2000, Third Monitoring of Progress, Common
Framework) Infants immunized with OPV3 (%): is the percentage of infants
immunized against poliomyelitis (three doses) before reaching their first birthday.
(WHO, Implementation of Strategies for Health for All by the Year 2000, Third Monitoring
of males): is the ratio of the secondary school enrolment ratio of females to the
secondary school enrolment ratio of males, expressed as a percentage. Surface area
(thousands of sq km): refers to the total surface area, comprising land area and
inland waters (assumed to consist of major rivers and lakes) and excluding only polar
regions and uninhabited islands. (UN, 2000 Demographic Yearbook) Total expenditure
on health (as % of GDP): is the ratio of total expenditure on health from all sources to
the gross domestic product of the country, expressed in percentage. Total fertility
rate (per woman): represents the number of children that would be born to a woman
if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children at each age
in accordance with prevailing age-specific fertility rates. (UNICEF, The State of the
Worlds Children 1996) Total population (thousands): is the mid-year estimate of
the total population of a country or area as prepared by the Population Division of the
United Nations based on their methodology for estimations and projections to provide
a consistent series of demographic parameters for every country of the world. (UN,
World Population Prospects, The 1994 Revision) Under-five mortality rate (per 1000
live births): is the number of deaths of children under five years of age per 1000 live
births. (WHO, The World Health Report 1996) Urban population (%): is the percentage
of persons living in urban areas. Urban is defined according to national census
definitions. Typically, the population living in town of 2000 or more or in national and
provincial capitals is classified as urban. The definitions for countries of the SouthEast Asia Region are presented below:
Bangladesh: Places having a municipality (pourashava), a town committee
(shahar committee) or a cantonment board.
India: Towns (places with municipal corporation, municipal area committee, town
committee, notified area committee or cantonment board); also, all places having
5000 or more inhabitants, a density of not less than 1000 persons per square
mile or 390 per square kilometer, pronounced urban characteristics and at least
three-fourths of the adult male population employed in pursuits other than
agriculture.
Indonesia: Municipalities, regency capitals and other places with urban
characteristics.
Maldives: Male, the capital.
Nepal: Localities of 9000 or more inhabitants.
Sri Lanka: Municipalities, urban councils and towns.
Thailand: Municipal areas.
For Bhutan, DPR Korea, and Myanmar, no definition of urban is available. (UN,
Demographic Yearbook, 1988 and 1993)
Women of childbearing age using contraceptives (%): is the number of women of
childbearing age (defined as ages 15-49 years) using contraceptives per 100 women
of this age group. (WHO), Implementation of Strategies for Health for All by the Year
2000, Third Monitoring of Progress, Common Framework) Women professional and
technical workers (% of total): womens share of positions defined according to the
International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-88) to include physical,
mathematical and engineering science professionals (and associate professionals),
life science and health professionals (and associate professionals), teaching
professionals (and associate professionals) and other professionals and associate
professionals. (UNDP, Human Development Report 2002)