HDI, 2007/08

India
HDI Rank : 128

01. Human development index
Human development index value, 2005 0.619  
Life expectancy at birth, annual estimates (years), 2005 63.7  
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-2005 61.0  
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education (%), 2005 63.8 1
GDP per capita (PPP US$), 2005 3,452 2
Life expectancy index 0.645  
Education index 0.620  
GDP index 0.591  
GDP per capita (PPP US$) rank minus HDI rank - 11  
1a. Basic indicators for other UN member states
Life expectancy at birth, annual estimates (years), 2000-05 63.7  
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-2005 61.0  
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education (%), 2005 63.8  
GDP per capita (PPP US$), 2005 3,452  
Population, total (thousands), 2004 1,134,403  
Fertility rate, total (births per woman), 2000-05 3.1  
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 2005 74  
Net primary enrolment rate (%), 2004 89  
HIV prevalence (% aged 15-49), 2005 0.9 [0.5–1.5]  
Population undernourished (% of total population), 2002/04 20  
Population using an improved water source (%), 2004 86  
02. Human development index trends
Human development index (trends), 1975 0.419  
Human development index (trends), 1980 0.450  
Human development index (trends), 1985 0.487  
Human development index (trends), 1990 0.521  
Human development index (trends), 1995 0.551  
Human development index (trends), 2000 0.578  
Human development index (trends), 2005 0.619  
03. Human and income poverty: developing countries
Human poverty index (HPI-1) rank 62  
Human Poverty Index (HPI-1) value (%) 31.3  
Probability at birth of not surviving to age 40 (% of cohort), 2000-05 16.8  
Adult illiteracy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-2005 39.0 3
Population not using an improved water source (%), 2004 14  
Children underweight for age (% under age 5), 1996-2005 47  
Population living below $1 a day (%), 1990-2005 34.3  
Population living below $2 a day (%), 1990-2005 80.4  
Population living below the national poverty line (%), 1990-2004 28.6 4
HPI-1 rank minus income poverty rank - 13  
04. Human and income poverty: OECD countries, Central and Eastern Europe and the CIS
Human poverty index (HPI-2) rank ..  
Human poverty index (HPI-2) value (%) ..  
Probability at birth of not surviving to age 60 (% of cohort), 2000-05 30.9  
Population lacking functional literacy skills (% aged 16-65), 1994-2003 ..  
Long-term unemployment (% of labour force), 2006 ..  
Population living below 50% of median income (%), 2000-2004 .. 4
Population living below $11 a day (1994 PPP US$), 1994-95 ..  
Population living below $4 a day (1990 PPP US$), 2000-04 .. 4
HPI-2 rank minus income poverty rank ..  
05. Demographic trends
Population, total (millions), 1975 613.8  
Population, total (millions), 2005 1,134.4  
Population, total (millions), 2015 1,302.5  
Population, annual growth rate (%), 1975-2005 2.0  
Population, annual growth rate (%), 2005-15 1.4  
Population, urban (% of total population), 1975 21.3  
Population, urban (% of total population), 2005 28.7  
Population, urban (% of total population), 2015 32.0  
Population under age 15 (% of total population), 2005 33.0  
Population under age 15 (% of total population), 2015 28.7  
Population aged 65 and older (% of total population), 2005 5.0  
Population aged 65 and older (% of total population), 2015 5.8  
Fertility rate, total (births per woman), 1970-75 5.3  
Fertility rate, total (births per woman), 2000-05 3.1  
06. Commitment to health: resources, access and services
Public expenditure on health (% of GDP), 2004 0.9  
Private expenditure on health (% of GDP), 2004 4.1  
Health expenditure per capita (PPP US$), 2004 91  
One-year-olds fully immunized against tuberculosis (%), 2005 75  
One-year-olds fully immunized against measles (%), 2005 58  
Children with diarrhoea receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding (% under age 5), 1998-2005 22  
Contraceptive prevalence rate (% of married women aged 15-49), 1997-2005 47  
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%), 1997-2005 43  
Physicians (per 100,000 people), 2000-04 60 4
07. Water, sanitation and nutritional status
Population using improved sanitation (%), 1990 14  
Population using improved sanitation (%), 2004 33  
Population using an improved water source (%), 1990 70  
Population using an improved water source (%), 2004 86  
Population undernourished (% of total population), 1990-92 25 4
Population undernourished (% of total population), 2002-04 20  
Children under weight for age (% under age 5), 1996-2005 47  
Children under height for age (% under age 5), 1996-2005 51 4
Infants with low birthweight (%), 1998-2005 30  
08. Inequalities in maternal and child health
Survey year for inequality data in table 8 1998-99  
Births attended by skilled health personnel, poorest 20% (%) 16  
Births attended by skilled health personnel, richest 20% (%) 84  
One-year-olds fully immunized, poorest 20% (%) 21  
One-year-olds fully immunized, richest 20% (%) 64  
Children under height for age, poorest 20% (% children under age 5) 58  
Children under height for age, richest 20% (% children under age 5) 27  
Infant mortality rate, poorest 20% (per 1,000 live births) 97  
Infant mortality rate, richest 20% (per 1,000 live births) 38  
Under-five mortality rate, poorest 20% (per 1,000 live births) 141  
Under-five mortality rate, richest 20% (per 1,000 live births) 46  
09. Leading global health crises and risks
HIV prevalence (% aged 15-49), 2005 0.9 [0.5–1.5]  
Condom use at last high-risk sex, women (% aged 15-24), 1999-2005 51  
Condom use at last high-risk sex, men (% aged 15-24), 1999-2005 59  
Children under age 5 using insecticide-treated bednets (%), 1999-2005 ..  
Children under age 5 with fever treated with antimalarial drugs (%), 1999-2005 12  
Tuberculosis cases, prevalence (per 100,000 people), 2005 299  
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS (%), 2005 61  
Tuberculosis cases cured under DOTS (%), 2003 86  
Prevalence of smoking, women (% of adults), 2002-04 17 4
Prevalence of smoking, men (% of adults), 2002-04 47 4
10. Survival: progress and setbacks
Life expectancy at birth, quinquennial estimates (years), 1970-75 50.7  
Life expectancy at birth, quinquennial estimates (years), 2000-05 62.9  
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 1970 127  
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 2005 56  
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 1970 202  
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 2005 74  
Probability at birth of surviving to age 65, female (% of cohort), 2000-05 66.1  
Probability at birth of surviving to age 65, male (% of cohort), 2000-05 57.4  
Maternal mortality ratio, reported (per 100,000 live births), 1990-2004 540  
Maternal mortality ratio, adjusted (per 100,000 live births), 2000 450 4
11. Commitment to education: public spending
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 1991 3.7  
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 2002-05 3.8  
Public expenditure on education (% of total government expenditure), 1991 12.2  
Public expenditure on education (% of total government expenditure), 2002-05 10.7  
Current public expenditure on education, pre-primary and primary (as % of all levels), 1991 ..  
Current public expenditure on education, pre-primary and primary (as % of all levels), 2002-05 31 56
Current public expenditure on education, secondary (% of all levels), 1991 ..  
Current public expenditure on education, secondary (% of all levels), 2002-05 ..  
Current public expenditure on education, tertiary (% of all levels), 1991 ..  
Current public expenditure on education, tertiary (% of all levels), 2002-05 18 56
12. Literacy and enrolment
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1985-1995 48.2  
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-2005 61.0 7
Youth literacy rate (% aged 15-24), 1985-1995 61.9  
Youth literacy rate (% aged 15-24), 1995-2005 76.4 7
Net primary enrolment rate (%), 1991 ..  
Net primary enrolment rate (%), 2005 89 8
Net secondary enrolment rate (%), 1991 ..  
Net secondary enrolment rate (%), 2005 ..  
Children reaching grade 5 (% of grade 1 students), 1991 ..  
Children reaching grade 5 (% of grade 1 students), 2004 73  
Tertiary students in science, engineering, manufacturing and construction (% of tertiary students), 1999-2005 22 9
13. Technology: diffusion and creation
Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people), 1990 6  
Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people), 2005 45  
Cellular subscribers (per 1,000 people), 1990 0  
Cellular subscribers (per 1,000 people), 2005 82  
Internet users (per 1,000 people), 1990 0  
Internet users (per 1,000 people), 2005 55  
Patents granted to residents (per million peole), 2005 1  
Receipts of royalties and license fees (US$ per person), 2005 (.) 10
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP), 2000-2005 0.845188697562186  
Researchers in R&D (per million people), 1990-2005 119  
14. Economic performance
GDP (current US$ billions), 2005 805.7  
GDP, PPP (current international $ billions), 2005 3,779.0 11
GDP per capita (US$), 2005 736  
GDP per capita, PPP (2005 international $), 2005 3,452 11
GDP per capita, annual growth rate (%), 1975-2005 3.4  
GDP per capita, annual growth rate (%), 1990-2005 4.2  
GDP per capita, highest value (2005 PPP US$), 1975-2005 3,452  
GDP per capita, year of highest value 2005  
Consumer price index, average annual change in (%), 1990-2005 7.2  
Consumer price index, average annual change in (%), 2004-05 4.2  
15. Inequality in income or expenditure
Survey Year 2004-05 12
Share of income or consumption, poorest 10% (%) 3.6  
Share of income or consumption, poorest 20% (%) 8.1  
Share of income or consumption, richest 20% (%) 45.3  
Share of income or consumption, richest 10% (%) 31.1  
Inequality measures, ratio of richest 10% to poorest 10% 8.6  
Inequality measures, ratio of richest 20% to poorest 20% 5.6  
Gini index 36.8  
16. Structure of trade
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP), 1990 9  
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP), 2005 24  
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP), 1990 7  
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP), 2005 21  
Primary exports (% of merchandise exports), 1990 28  
Primary exports (% of merchandise exports), 2005 29  
Manufactured exports (% of merchandise exports), 1990 70  
Manufactured exports (% of merchandise exports), 2005 70  
High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports), 1990 2.4  
High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports), 2005 4.9 13
Terms of trade (2000=100), 2004-2005 76  
17. OECD-DAC country expenditures on aid
Official development assistance, net disbursed (US$ millions), 2005 ..  
Official development assistance, net disbursed (% of GNI), 1990 ..  
Official development assistance, net disbursed (% of GNI), 2005 ..  
Official development assistance per capita of donor country (2005 US$), 1990 ..  
Official development assistance per capita of donor country (2005 US$), 2005 ..  
Official development assistance to least developed countries (% of total), 1990 ..  
Official development assistance to least developed countries (% of total), 2005 ..  
Official development assistance to basic social services (% of total allocable by sector), 1996-1997 ..  
Official development assistance to basic social services (% of total allocable by sector), 2004-2005 ..  
Untied bilateral ODA (% of total), 1990 ..  
Untied bilateral ODA (% of total), 2005 ..  
18. Flows of aid, private capital and debt
Official development assistance received (net disbursements) (US$ millions), 2005 1,724.1  
Official development assistance received (net disbursements) per capita (US$), 2005 1.6  
Official development assistance received (net disbursements) (% of GDP), 1990 0.4  
Official development assistance received (net disbursements) (% of GDP), 2005 0.2  
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP), 1990 0.1  
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP), 2005 0.8  
Private flows, other (% of GDP), 1990 0.5  
Private flows, other (% of GDP), 2005 1.5  
Debt service, total (% of GDP), 1990 2.6  
Debt service, total (% of GDP), 2005 3.0  
Debt service, total (% of exports of goods, services and net income from abroad), 1990 31.9  
Debt service, total (% of exports of goods, services and net income from abroad), 2005 19.1 14
19. Priorities in public spending
Public expenditure on health (% of GDP), 2004 0.9  
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 1991 3.7  
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 2002-05 3.8  
Military expenditure (% of GDP), 1990 3.2  
Military expenditure (% of GDP), 2005 2.8  
Debt service, total (% of GDP), 1990 2.6  
Debt service, total (% of GDP), 2005 3.0  
20. Unemployment in OECD countries
Unemployed people (thousands), 2006 ..  
Unemployment rate Total (% of labour force), 2006 ..  
Unemployment rate, average annual (% of labour force), 1996-2006 ..  
Unemployment rate Female (% of male rate), 2006 ..  
Youth unemployment rate, total (% of labour force aged 15-24), 2006 ..  
Youth unemployment rate (female rate as % of male rate), 2006 ..  
Long-term unemployment, women (% of total unemployment), 2006 ..  
Long-term unemployment, men (% of total unemployment), 2006 ..  
21. Unemployment and informal sector work in non-OECD countries
Unemployed people (thousands), 1996-2005 16,634  
Unemployment rate Total (% of labour force), 1996-2005 4.3  
Unemployment rate (female rate as % of male rate), 1996-2005 100  
Employment, total (thousands), 1996-2005 308,760 4
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment), 1996-2005 67 4
Employment in industry (% of total employment), 1996-2005 13 4
Employment in services (% of total employment), 1996-2005 20 44
Survey year, 1990-2004 2000 4
Employment in non-agricultural informal sector, both sexes (% of non-agricultural employment), 1990-2004 56 4
Employment in non-agricultural informal sector, female (% of non-agricultural employment), 1990-2004 57 4
Employment in non-agricultural informal sector, male (% of non-agricultural employment), 1990-2004 55 4
22. Energy and the environment
Electricity consumption per capita (kilowatt-hours), 2004 618  
Electricity consumption per capita (% change), 1990-2004 0.8  
Electrification rate (%) 56  
Population without electricity (millions) 487.2  
GDP per unit of energy use (2000 PPP US$ per kg of oil equivalent), 2004 5.5  
GDP per unit of energy use (% change), 1990-2004 0.4  
Forest area (% total land), 2005 22.8  
Forest area (thousand sq km), 2005 677.0  
Forest area change from 1990-2005 (thousand sq km), 1990-2005 37.6  
Forest area, average annual change (%), 1990-2005 0.4  
23. Energy sources
Total primary energy supply (TPES) (Mt of oil equivalent), 1990 319.9  
Total primary energy supply (TPES) (Mt of oil equivalent), 2005 537.3  
Coal (% of total primary energy supply), 1990 33.2  
Coal (% of total primary energy supply), 2005 38.7  
Oil (% of total primary energy supply), 1990 19.6  
Oil (% of total primary energy supply), 2005 23.9  
Gas (% of total primary energy supply), 1990 3.1  
Gas (% of total primary energy supply), 2005 5.4  
Hydro, solar, wind and geothermal power (% of total primary energy supply), 1990 1.9  
Hydro, solar, wind and geothermal power (% of total primary energy supply), 2005 1.7  
Biomass and waste (% of total primary energy supply), 1990 41.7  
Biomass and waste (% of total primary energy supply), 2005 29.4  
Nuclear power (% of total primary energy supply), 1990 0.5  
Nuclear power (% of total primary energy supply), 2005 0.8  
24. Carbon dioxide emissions and stocks
CO2 emissions, total (Mt CO2), 1990 681.7  
CO2 emissions, total (Mt CO2), 2004 1,342.1  
CO2 emissions, average annual change in (%), 1990-2004 6.9  
CO2 emissions (% of world total), 1990 3.0  
CO2 emissions (% of world total), 2004 4.6  
CO2 emissions per capita (tonnes), 1990 0.8  
CO2 emissions per capita (tonnes), 2004 1.2  
Carbon intensity of energy (kt CO2 per kt of oil equivalent), 1990 1.89  
Carbon intensity of energy (kt CO2 per kt of oil equivalent), 2004 2.34  
Carbon intensity of growth ( kt CO2 per million 2000 PPP US$), 1990 0.48  
Carbon intensity of growth ( kt CO2 per million 2000 PPP US$), 2004 0.44  
CO2 emissions/sequestration from forests (Mt CO2 per year), 1990-2005 - 40.8  
Carbon stocks in forests (living biomass) (Mt C), 2005 2,343.0  
25. Status of major international environmental treaties
Status of environmental treaties - Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (year of ratification/signature) 2003  
Status of environmental treaties - Framework Convention on Climate Change (year of ratification/signature) 1993  
Status of environmental treaties - Kyoto Protocol to the Framework Convention on Climate Change (year of ratification/signature) 2002  
Status of environmental treaties - Convention on Biological Diversity (year of ratification/signature) 1994  
Status of environmental treaties - Vienna Convention for the protection of the Ozone Layer (year of ratification/signature), 1988 1991  
Status of environmental treaties - Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the Ozone Layer (year of ratification/signature) 1992  
Status of environmental treaties - Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (year of ratification/signature), 2001 2006  
Status of environmental treaties - UN Law of the Sea (year of ratification/signature) 1995  
Status of environmental treaties - UN Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa (year of ratification/signature) 1996  
26. Refugees and armaments
Internally displaced people (thousands), 2006 600  
Refugees by country of asylum (thousands), 2006 158  
Refugees by country of origin (thousands), 2006 18  
Conventional arms transfers, imports (1990 US$ millions), 1996 996  
Conventional arms transfers, imports (1990 US$ millions), 2006 1,672  
Conventional arms transfers, exports (1990 US$ millions), 2006 11  
Conventional arms transfers, exports (% of world total), 2002-06 (.)  
Armed forces (thousands), 2007 1,316  
Armed forces, index (1985=100), 2007 104  
27. Crime and justice
Homicides (per 100,000 people), 2000-2004 3.7 4
Prison population total, 2007 332112  
Prison population (per 100,000 people), 2007 30  
Prison population (% female), 2007 4  
Year in which countries have partially or completely abolished the death penalty .. 4
28. Gender-related development index
Gender-related development index (GDI) rank, 2005 112  
Gender-related development index (GDI) value, 2005 0.600  
Life expectancy at birth, female (years), 2005 65.3  
Life expectancy at birth, male (years), 2005 62.3  
Adult literacy rate, female (% aged 15 and older), 2005 47.8 4
Adult literacy rate, male (% aged 15 and older), 2005 73.4 4
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education, female (%) , 2005 60  
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education, male (%) , 2005 68  
Estimated earned income, female (PPP US$), 2005 1,620 15
Estimated earned income, male (PPP US$), 2005 5,194 15
HDI rank minus GDI rank, 2005 0  
29. Gender empowerment measure
Gender empowerment measure (GEM) rank ..  
Gender empowerment measure (GEM) value ..  
Seats in parliament (% held by women) 9.0  
Legislators, senior officials and managers (% female), 1999-2005 ..  
Professional and technical workers (% female), 1994-2005 ..  
Ratio of estimated female to male earned income 0.31  
30. Gender inequality in education
Adult literacy rate, female (% aged 15 and older) , 2005 47.8  
Adult literacy rate (ratio of female rate to male rate), 2005 0.65  
Youth literacy rate, female (% aged 15-24), 2005 67.7  
Youth literacy rate (ratio of female rate to male rate), 2005 0.80  
Net primary enrolment rate, female (%), 2005 85 16
Net primary enrolment rate (ratio of female rate to male rate), 2005 0.93 16
Gross primary enrolment ratio, female (%), 2005 116 16
Gross primary enrolment ratio (ratio of female ratio to male ratio) 0.94 16
Gross secondary enrolment ratio, female (%), 2005 50  
Gross secondary enrolment ratio (ratio of female ratio to male ratio), 2005 0.80  
Gross tertiary enrolment ratio, female (%), 2005 9  
Gross tertiary enrolment ratio (ratio of female ratio to male ratio), 2005 0.70  
31. Gender inequality in economic activity
Economic activity rate, female (% aged 15 and older), 2005 34.0  
Economic activity index (1990=100), female (aged 15 and older), 2005 94  
Economic activity rate (female rate as % of male rate, aged 15 and older), 2005 42  
Employment in agriculture, female (% of total female employment), 1995-2005 ..  
Employment in agriculture, male (% of total male employment), 1995-2004 ..  
Employment in industry, female (% of total female employment), 1995-2003 ..  
Employment in industry, male (% of total male employment), 1995-2003 ..  
Employment in services, female (% of total female employment), 1995-2003 ..  
Employment in services, male (% of total male employment), 1995-2003 ..  
Contributing family workers, women (% of total), 1995-2005 ..  
Contributing family workers, men (% of total), 1995-2004 ..  
33. Women’s political participation
Year women received right to vote 1935, 1950  
Year women received right to stand for election 1935, 1950  
Year first woman elected (E) or appointed (A) to parliament 1952 E  
Women in government at ministerial level (as % of total), 2005 3.4  
Seats in lower house or single house (% held by women), 1990 5.0  
Seats in lower house or single house (% held by women), 2007 8.3  
Seats in upper house or senate (% held by women), 2007 10.7  
34. Status of major international human rights instruments
Status of human rights instruments: International convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (year of ratification/signature), 1948 1959  
Status of human rights instruments: International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (year of ratification/signature), 1965 1968  
Status of human rights instruments: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (year of ratification/signature), 1966 1979  
Status of human rights instruments: International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (year of ratification/signature), 1966 1979  
Status of human rights instruments: International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (year of ratification/signature), 1979 1993  
Status of human rights instruments: Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (year of ratification/signature), 1984 1997 4
Status of human rights instruments: Convention on the Rights of the Child (year of ratification/signature), 1989 1992  
35. Status of fundamental labour rights conventions
Status of labour rights conventions: Freedom of association and collective bargaining - Convention 87 (year of ratification/signature) ..  
Status of labour rights conventions: Freedom of association and collective bargaining - Convention 98 (year of ratification/signature) ..  
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of forced and compulsory labour - Convention 29 (year of ratification/signature) 1954  
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of forced and compulsory labour - Convention 105 (year of ratification/signature) 2000  
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation - Convention 100 (year of ratification/signature) 1958  
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation - Convention 111 (year of ratification/signature) 1960  
Status of labour rights conventions: Abolition of child labour - Convention 138 (year of ratification/signature) ..  
Status of labour rights conventions: Abolition of child labour - Convention 182 (year of ratification/signature) ..  

Notes:
 
1 - National or UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate.
2 - World Bank estimate based on regression.
3 - Data refer to a year or period other than that specified, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country.
4 -  
5 - National or UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate.
6 - Data refer to an earlier year than that specified (in the period 1999 to 2001).
7 - Data exclude three sub-divisions of Senapati district of Manipur: Mao Maram, Paomata and Purul.
8 - National or UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate.
9 - Figure should be treated with caution because the reported number of enrolled students in the "Not known or unspecified" category represents more than 10% of total enrolment.
10 - Data refer to 2003.
11 - World Bank estimates based on regression.
12 - Data refer to expenditure shares by percentiles of population, ranked by per capita expenditure.
13 - Data refer to an earlier year than that specified; from 2000 onwards.
14 - Data refer to 2003.
15 - No wage data are available. For the purposes of calculating the estimated female and male earned income, a value of 0.75 was used for the ratio of the female nonagricultural wage to the male nonagricultural wage.
16 - National or UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate.

Life expectancy at birth (years) (HDI), 2002 63.7
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and above) (HDI), 2002 61.3 1
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary schools (%), 2001/02 55 2
GDP per capita (PPP US$) (HDI), 2002 2,670 3
Life expectancy index 0.64
Education index 0.59
GDP index 0.55
Human development index (HDI) value, 2002 0.595
GDP per capita (PPP US$) rank minus HDI rank - 10

2. Human development index trends

Human development index, 1975 0.411
Human development index, 1980 0.437
Human development index, 1985 0.476
Human development index, 1990 0.514
Human development index, 1995 0.548
Human development index, 2000 0.579
Human development index, 2002 0.595

3. Human and income poverty: Developing countries

Human poverty index (HPI-1) Rank 48
Human Poverty Index (HPI-1) Value (%) 31.4
Probability at birth of not surviving to age 40 (% of cohort), 2000-05 15.3
Adult illiteracy rate (% ages 15 and above), 2002 38.7 4
Population without sustainable access to an improved water source (%), 2000 16
Children underweight for age (% under age 5) (HPI-1), 1995-2002 47
Population living below $1 a day (%), 1990-2002 34.7
Population living below $2 a day (%), 1990-2002 79.9
Population living below the national poverty line (%), 1990-2001 28.6
HPI-1 rank minus income poverty rank - 12

4. Human and income poverty: OECD, Central & Eastern Europe & CIS

Human poverty index (HPI-2) Rank ..
Human poverty index (HPI-2) Value (%) ..
Probability at birth of not surviving to age 60 (% of cohort), 2000-05 ..
People lacking functional literacy skills (% ages 16-65), 1994-98 ..
Long-term unemployment (% of labour force), 2002 ..
Population living below 50% of median income (%), 1990-2000 ..
Population living below $11 a day (1994 PPP US$), 1994-95 ..
Population living below $4 a day (1990 PPP US$), 1996-99 ..
HPI-2 rank minus income poverty rank ..

5. Demographic trends

Total population (millions), 1975 620.7
Total population (millions), 2002 1,049.5
Total population (millions), 2015 1,246.4
Annual population growth rate (%), 1975-2002 1.9
Annual population growth rate (%), 2002-2015 1.3
Urban population (% of total), 1975 21.3
Urban population (% of total), 2002 28.1
Urban population (% of total), 2015 32.2
Population under age 15 (% of total), 2002 33.3
Population under age 15 (% of total), 2015 27.7
Population age 65 and above (% of total), 2002 5.1
Population age 65 and above (% of total), 2015 6.3
Total fertility rate (births per woman), 1970-75 5.4
Total fertility rate (births per woman), 2000-05 3.0

6. Commitment to health: resources, access and services

Public health expenditure (% of GDP), 2001 0.9
Private health expenditure (% of GDP), 2001 4.2
Health expenditure per capita (PPP US$), 2001 80
One-year-olds fully immunized against tuberculosis (%), 2002 81
One-year-olds fully immunized against measles (%), 2002 67
Oral rehydration therapy use rate (%), 1994-2002 ..
Contraceptive prevalence rate (%), 1995-2002 48 5
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%), 1995-2002 43
Physicians (per 100,000 people), 1990-2003 51
Population with sustainable access to affordable essential drugs (%), 1999 0-49

7. Water, sanitation and nutritional status

Population with sustainable access to improved sanitation (%), 1990 16
Population with sustainable access to improved sanitation (%), 2000 28
Population with sustainable access to an improved water source (%), 1990 68
Population with sustainable access to an improved water source (%), 2000 84
Undernourished people (% of total population), 1990/92 25
Undernourished people (% of total population), 1999/2001 21
Children underweight for age (% under age 5), 1995-2002 47
Children under height for age (% under age 5), 1995-2002 46
Infants with low birthweight (%), 1998-2002 30

8. Leading global health crises and risks

HIV prevalence (% ages 15-49), 2003 [0.4 - 1.3]
Condom use at last high-risk sex (% ages 15-24), women, 1996-2002 40
Condom use at last high-risk sex (% ages 15-24), men, 1996-2002 51
Malaria cases (per 100,000 people), 2000 7
Children under age 5 with insecticide-treated bed nets (%), 1999-2001 ..
Children under age 5 with fever treated with anti-malarial drugs (%), 1999-2001 ..
Tuberculosis cases (per 100,000 people), 2002 344
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS (%), 2002 31
Tuberculosis cases cured under DOTS (%), 2001 85
Prevalence of smoking (% of adults), women, 2000 3
Prevalence of smoking (% of adults), men, 2000 29

9. Survival: progress and setbacks

Life expectancy at birth (years), 1970-75 50.3
Life expectancy at birth (years), 2000-05 63.9
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 1970 127
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 2002 67
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 1970 202
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 2002 93
Probability at birth of surviving to age 65, female (% of cohort), 2000-05 67.5
Probability at birth of surviving to age 65, male (% of cohort), 2000-05 61.9