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   1990 1994 1997 2000 2003 2005
Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Income share held by lowest 20% .. .. 6 .. .. ..
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age (% of children under 5) .. .. .. .. .. 18
Poverty gap at $1 a day (PPP) (%) .. .. 9 .. .. ..
Poverty headcount ratio at $1 a day (PPP) (% of population) .. .. 32 .. .. ..
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population) .. .. 53 .. .. ..
Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population) .. .. 34 .. 25 26
Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24) 81 .. .. .. .. ..
Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) .. .. .. 81 64 ..
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) 56.9 .. .. 53.3 60.9 62.4
School enrollment, primary (% net) .. .. .. .. .. ..
Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament (%) 14.0 .. 12.0 6.0 9.0 8.9
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%) .. .. .. 82.0 80.2 83.0
Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24) 87.9 .. .. .. .. ..
Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector (% of total nonagricultural employment) 21 21 21 21 22 22
Goal 4: Reduce child mortality
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 56.0 38.0 43.0 49.0 61.0 68.0
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) 85 .. .. 88 .. 87
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000) 139 .. .. 151 .. 149
Goal 5: Improve maternal health
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) .. .. .. 60.0 .. 61.8
Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) .. .. .. 730.0 .. ..
Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases
Contraceptive prevalence (% of women ages 15-49) .. .. .. 26 .. 26
Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people) 65.1 104.1 131.8 155.8 174.6 174.3
Prevalence of HIV, female (% ages 15-24) .. .. .. .. .. 5
Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) .. .. .. .. 6 5
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS (%) .. .. 4.6 35.3 90.1 105.8
Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 ..
Forest area (% of land area) 53 .. .. 48 .. 46
GDP per unit of energy use (constant 2000 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent) 5 4 4 4 4 5
Improved sanitation facilities (% of population with access) 48 .. .. .. .. 51
Improved water source (% of population with access) 50 .. .. .. .. 66
Nationally protected areas (% of total land area) .. .. .. .. .. 8.0
Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development
Aid per capita (current US$) 38.1 56.3 35.8 25.5 57.1 25.4
Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of G&S, excl. workers' remittances) 13 17 17 12 9 10
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 people) 3.5 4.6 5.7 13.3 74.6 102.0
Internet users (per 1,000 people) 0.0 .. 0.1 2.7 6.3 15.3
Personal computers (per 1,000 people) .. .. 2.2 3.4 7.6 10.0
Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and income) 20 21 20 21 15 ..
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) .. .. .. .. .. ..
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) .. .. .. .. .. ..
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) .. .. .. .. .. ..
Other
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 5.9 .. 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.0
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) 960.0 730.0 620.0 .. 720.0 1,000.0
GNI, Atlas method (current US$) (billions) 11.1 9.4 8.6 .. 11.4 16.4
Gross capital formation (% of GDP) 17.8 15.3 16.2 16.7 17.5 21.2
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 52.4 .. 48.7 47.0 45.8 46.1
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) 57.9 .. .. .. .. ..
Population, total (millions) 11.7 13.0 13.9 14.9 15.7 16.3
Trade (% of GDP) 37.5 41.6 47.7 42.9 40.1 48.6
  
Figures in italics refer to periods other than those specified.
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Note: In some cases the data are for earlier or later years than those stated. Goal 1 targets: Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people whose income is less than one dollar a day. Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people who suffer from hunger. Goal 2 target: Ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling. Goal 3 target: Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education preferably by 2005 and to all levels of education no later than 2015. Goal 4 target: Reduce by two-thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate. Goal 5 target: Reduce by three-quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio. Goal 6 targets: Have halted by 2015, and begun to reverse, the spread of HIV/AIDS. Have halted by 2015, and begun to reverse, the incidence of malaria and other major diseases. Goal 7 targets: Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programs and reverse the loss of environmental resources. Halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water. By 2020, to have achieved a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers. Goal 8 targets: Develop further an open, rule-based, predictable, non-discriminatory trading and financial system. Address the Special Needs of the Least Developed Countries. Address the Special Needs of landlocked countries and small island developing states. Deal comprehensively with the debt problems of developing countries through national and international measures in order to make debt sustainable in the long term. In cooperation with developing countries, develop and implement strategies for decent and productive work for youth. In cooperation with pharmaceutical companies, provide access to affordable, essential drugs in developing countries. In cooperation with the private sector, make available the benefits of new technologies, especially information and communications.