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Goal 1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

Goal 2. Achieve universal primary education

Goal 3. Promote gender equality and empower women

Goal 4. Reduce child mortality

Goal 5. Improve maternal health

Goal 6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases

Goal 7. Ensure environmental sustainability

Goal 8. Develop a global partnership for development

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Population below $1 (PPP) per day, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
9.2^39,44			7.9^39,45			7.1^39,49		4.0^39,50		4.4^39,51	3.5^39,46		5.6^39,47		2.4^39,48

Population below national poverty line, total, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
		22.0												23.9

Population below national poverty line, urban, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
		19.2												20.8

Population below national poverty line, rural, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
		25.5												28.3

Purchasing power parities (PPP) conversion factor, local currency unit to international dollar Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
56.195¹⁰	69.390¹⁰	82.024¹⁰	87.466¹⁰	96.780¹⁰	115.969¹⁰	132.409¹⁰	146.503¹⁰	161.094¹⁰	173.481¹⁰	186.262¹⁰	201.479¹⁰	216.510¹⁰	231.705¹⁰	253.454¹⁰	278.961¹⁰	301.242¹⁰	320.293¹⁰

Poverty gap ratio at $1 a day (PPP), percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
3.5^39,44			2.6^39,45			2.3^39,49		1.0^39,50		1.4^39,51	0.9^39,46		2.4^39,47		0.5^39,40,48

Poorest quintile's share in national income or consumption, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
4.0^44,52			4.0^45,52			3.9^49,52		3.9^50,52		4.1^51,52	3.7^46,52		3.3^47,52		4.2^48,52

Growth rate of GDP per person employed, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
		4.20	3.00	1.60	0.80	0.90	0.40	2.80	4.80	-0.70	-1.60	0.70	4.10	3.00	2.20	4.00	2.70	1.70

Employment-to-population ratio, both sexes, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
	56.9	58.0	58.8	58.8	58.8	56.9	57.9	59.1	59.0	58.6	58.3	57.8	57.4	56.5	57.1	57.9	58.6

Employment-to-population ratio, men, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
	80.3	80.8	81.0	80.7	80.1	78.6	79.1	79.8	77.9	78.0	77.2	76.6	76.1	75.7	75.8	75.9	76.6

Employment-to-population ratio, women, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
	32.9	34.5	35.9	36.2	36.9	34.7	36.2	37.8	39.6	38.7	38.9	38.5	38.2	36.8	37.9	39.5	40.1

Proportion of employed people living below $1 (PPP) per day, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
			7.9			7.1		4.0		4.4	3.5		5.6		2.4

Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, both sexes, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
24.7^41,42,43	25.5^41,42,43	23.3^41,42,43	23.2^41,42,43	21.4^41,42,43	22.5^41,42,43	21.7^41,42,43	22.7^41,42,43	21.2^41,42,43	20.9^41,42,43	23.5^41,42,43	23.2^41,42,43	23.8^41,42,43	21.9^41,42,43	23.1^41,42,43	21.1^41,42,43	21.6^41,42,43	19.7^41,42,43

Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, women, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
20.5^41,42,43	23.0^41,42,43	19.7^41,42,43	21.6^41,42,43	20.1^41,42,43	21.1^41,42,43	17.9^41,42,43	22.1^41,42,43	20.2^41,42,43	20.9^41,42,43	20.5^41,42,43	23.8^41,42,43		24.0^41,42,43	25.0^41,42,43	22.6^41,42,43	21.6^41,42,43	19.9^41,42,43

Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
26.3^41,42,43	26.5^41,42,43	24.8^41,42,43	23.8^41,42,43	22.0^41,42,43	23.1^41,42,43	23.3^41,42,43	23.0^41,42,43	21.6^41,42,43	21.0^41,42,43	24.9^41,42,43	22.9^41,42,43		20.8^41,42,43	22.2^41,42,43	20.3^41,42,43	21.6^41,42,43	19.6^41,42,43

Children under 5 moderately or severely underweight, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
2.8^19,20	2.5^19,20	2.3^19,20		2.2^19,21		5.1^19,22

Children under 5 severely underweight, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
0.2^19,20	0.1^19,20	0.2^19,20		0.2^19,21		0.4^19,22

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, both sexes Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
8.4^6,7,14,56	10.8^6,7,14,56	7.6^6,7,14,56	8.1^6,7,14,56	8.0^6,7,14,56	11.1^6,7,14,56	11.8^6,7,14,56	11.6^6,7,14,56	11.7^6,7,14,56	12.7^6,7,14,56	11.0^6,7,14,56	13.4^6,7,14,56	13.8^6,7,13,55,57	14.7^6,7,14,56	14.3^6,7,14,56	15.0^6,7,14,56	13.9^6,7,14,56	10.7^7,14,56

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, women Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
10.0^6,7,14,56	13.2^6,7,14,56	9.5^6,7,14,56	9.5^6,7,14,56	11.1^6,7,14,56	13.0^6,7,14,56	16.3^6,7,14,56	16.0^6,7,14,56	17.1^6,7,14,56	16.0^6,7,14,56	14.5^6,7,14,56	16.4^6,7,14,56	17.2^6,7,13,55	18.0^6,7,14,56	18.5^6,7,14,56	21.5^6,7,14,56	19.5^6,7,14,56	14.8^7,14,56

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, men Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
7.6^6,7,14,56	9.7^6,7,14,56	6.7^6,7,14,56	7.4^6,7,14,56	6.5^6,7,14,56	10.2^6,7,14,56	9.9^6,7,14,56	9.6^6,7,14,56	8.9^6,7,14,56	10.9^6,7,14,56	9.1^6,7,14,56	11.9^6,7,14,56	12.1^6,7,13,55	12.9^6,7,14,56	12.1^6,7,14,56	11.3^6,7,14,56	10.6^6,7,14,56	8.2^7,14,56

Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate, both sexes Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
2.9^6,7,14,56	3.3^6,7,14,56	2.9^6,7,14,56	3.2^6,7,14,56	3.0^6,7,14,56	3.8^6,7,14,56	2.8^6,7,14,56	3.1^6,7,14,56	3.5^6,7,14,56	3.5^6,7,14,56	3.5^6,7,14,56	3.7^6,7,14,56	3.5^6,7,13,55,57	3.6^6,7,14,56	3.4^6,7,14,56	3.6^6,7,14,56	3.9^6,7,14,56	4.0^7,14,56

Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate, women Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
2.6^6,7,14,56	2.9^6,7,14,56	2.5^6,7,14,56	2.9^6,7,14,56	3.1^6,7,14,56	3.2^6,7,14,56	2.9^6,7,14,56	3.5^6,7,14,56	3.5^6,7,14,56	3.1^6,7,14,56	3.6^6,7,14,56	3.4^6,7,14,56	3.5^6,7,13,55	3.5^6,7,14,56	3.3^6,7,14,56	3.5^6,7,14,56	3.6^6,7,14,56	3.4^7,14,56

Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate, men Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
3.0^6,7,14,56	3.6^6,7,14,56	3.1^6,7,14,56	3.4^6,7,14,56	2.9^6,7,14,56	4.1^6,7,14,56	2.7^6,7,14,56	3.0^6,7,14,56	3.4^6,7,14,56	3.8^6,7,14,56	3.3^6,7,14,56	4.0^6,7,14,56	3.5^6,7,13,55	3.7^6,7,14,56	3.6^6,7,14,56	3.6^6,7,14,56	4.2^6,7,14,56	4.8^7,14,56

Share of youth unemployed to total unemployed, both sexes Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
54.0^6,7,14,56	56.5^6,7,14,56	51.3^6,7,14,56	53.9^6,7,14,56	51.3^6,7,14,56	57.6^6,7,14,56	47.5^6,7,14,56	50.8^6,7,14,56	53.8^6,7,14,56	53.1^6,7,14,56	53.9^6,7,14,56	54.5^6,7,14,56	53.2^6,7,13,55,57	53.1^6,7,14,56	49.9^6,7,14,56	50.5^6,7,14,56	52.9^6,7,14,56	54.4^7,14,56

Share of youth unemployed to total unemployed, women Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
53.5^6,7,14,56	55.8^6,7,14,56	50.6^6,7,14,56	52.4^6,7,14,56	53.8^6,7,14,56	55.0^6,7,14,56	48.1^6,7,14,56	53.5^6,7,14,56	54.8^6,7,14,56	52.3^6,7,14,56	56.7^6,7,14,56	51.7^6,7,14,56	51.9^6,7,13,55	52.1^6,7,14,56	47.5^6,7,14,56	50.5^6,7,14,56	51.1^6,7,14,56	51.0^7,14,56

Share of youth unemployed to total unemployed, men Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
54.4^6,7,14,56	57.1^6,7,14,56	51.8^6,7,14,56	54.9^6,7,14,56	49.6^6,7,14,56	59.0^6,7,14,56	46.9^6,7,14,56	49.3^6,7,14,56	52.6^6,7,14,56	53.8^6,7,14,56	51.9^6,7,14,56	56.8^6,7,14,56	54.1^6,7,13,55	54.6^6,7,14,56	51.7^6,7,14,56	50.4^6,7,14,56	55.0^6,7,14,56	59.1^7,14,56

Share of youth unemployed to youth population, both sexes Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
4.6^6,7,14,56	5.8^6,7,14,56	4.0^6,7,14,56	4.3^6,7,14,56	4.2^6,7,14,56	6.0^6,7,14,56	5.9^6,7,14,56	6.0^6,7,14,56	6.4^6,7,14,56	6.6^6,7,14,56	5.5^6,7,14,56	6.9^6,7,14,56	5.4^6,7,13,55,57	7.4^6,7,14,56	6.8^6,7,14,56	7.4^6,7,14,56	6.9^6,7,14,56	5.5^7,14,56

Share of youth unemployed to youth population, women Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
3.4^6,7,14,56	4.7^6,7,14,56	3.2^6,7,14,56	3.3^6,7,14,56	3.9^6,7,14,56	4.5^6,7,14,56	5.1^6,7,14,56	5.4^6,7,14,56	6.4^6,7,14,56	5.9^6,7,14,56	5.0^6,7,14,56	6.1^6,7,14,56	4.7^6,7,13,55	6.4^6,7,14,56	6.0^6,7,14,56	7.8^6,7,14,56	7.3^6,7,14,56	5.8^7,14,56

Share of youth unemployed to youth population, men Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
5.6^6,7,14,56	6.9^6,7,14,56	4.7^6,7,14,56	5.3^6,7,14,56	4.6^6,7,14,56	7.3^6,7,14,56	6.7^6,7,14,56	6.6^6,7,14,56	6.3^6,7,14,56	7.4^6,7,14,56	6.1^6,7,14,56	7.7^6,7,14,56	6.1^6,7,13,55	8.4^6,7,14,56	7.5^6,7,14,56	6.9^6,7,14,56	6.5^6,7,14,56	5.2^7,14,56

Population undernourished, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
	5.0^62,66					5.0^63,66								5.0^64,66

Population undernourished, number of people Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
	^62,65					^63,65								^64,65

Total net enrolment ratio in primary education, both sexes Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
	87.6

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 who reach last grade of primary, both sexes Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
									87.7	90.5	88.4	89.1	89.5	83.6	90.5	83.8

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 who reach last grade of primary, boys Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
									86.0	89.5	87.0	88.5	89.2	80.9	89.3	82.1

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 who reach last grade of primary, girls Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
									89.4	91.5	89.9	89.7	89.8	86.5	91.6	85.6

Primary completion rate, both sexes Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
	78.9								82.6	86.6	89.0	91.2	91.3	92.3	92.0	89.1	91.4

Primary completion rate, boys Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
	77.4								80.5	84.8	87.1	90.3	90.4	91.2	91.0	87.4	89.8

Primary completion rate, girls Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
	80.5								84.8	88.4	90.9	92.1	92.3	93.5	93.1	90.8	93.0

Literacy rates of 15-24 years old, both sexes, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
										97.6³							98.0⁴

Literacy rates of 15-24 years old, men, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
										97.2³							97.6⁴

Literacy rates of 15-24 years old, women, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
										98.0³							98.5⁴

Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, 15-24 years old Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
										1.01³							1.01⁴

Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
	0.99								0.98	0.98	1.00	0.98	0.98	0.99	0.99	0.99	0.99

Gender Parity Index in secondary level enrolment Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
	1.06								1.09	1.09	1.08	1.08	1.08	1.06	1.06	1.06	1.05

Gender Parity Index in tertiary level enrolment Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
									1.17	1.20	1.17	1.16	1.16	1.25	1.26

Share of women in wage employment in the non-agricultural sector Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
37.2⁵³	37.4⁵³	37.8⁵³	36.3⁵³	36.5⁵³	36.7⁵³	37.2⁵³	37.5⁵³	38.8⁵³	39.5^53,54	39.3⁵³	40.1⁵³	39.9^53,54	39.5⁵³	38.5⁵³	39.6⁵³	40.7⁵³	41.1⁵³

Seats held by women in national parliament, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
10.5							15.8	15.8	19.3	19.3	19.3	19.3	35.1	35.1	35.1	35.1	38.6	36.8	36.8

Total number of seats in national parliament Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
57							57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57

Seats held by men in national parliament Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
51							48	48	46	46	46	46	37	37	37	37	35	36	36

Seats held by women in national parliament Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
6							9	9	11	11	11	11	20	20	20	20	22	21	21

Children under five mortality rate per 1,000 live births Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
18					16					14					12		11

Infant mortality rate (0-1 year) per 1,000 live births Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
16					14					13					11		10

Children 1 year old immunized against measles, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
90	96	92	89	87	91	84	99	83	88	82	82	94	89	88	89	90	90

Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births Last updated: 14 Jul 2008
															30²⁵

Births attended by skilled health personnel, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
		98.0²⁷						98.0³⁰	98.2³¹		98.0³²			98.5²⁸	^26,29

Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old, any method, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
			75.0^5,60						80.0^11,59

Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old, modern methods, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
			64.6^5,60						71.5^11,59

Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old, condom, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
			15.7^5,60						10.9^11,59

Adolescent birth rate, per 1,000 women Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
91.1⁶¹	90.7⁶¹			89.0⁶¹	87.9⁶¹	85.9⁶¹	84.5⁶¹		82.8⁶¹	82.9⁶¹	74.9⁶¹	68.3⁶¹	68.7⁶¹	67.3⁶¹		62.7⁶¹

Antenatal care coverage, at least one visit, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
95.0^33,37								70.6³⁵	69.6³⁴					91.7³⁶		91.7⁵⁸

Unmet need for family planning, total, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
			5.0^11,12,60

Unmet need for family planning, spacing, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
			2.0^11,12,60

Unmet need for family planning, limiting, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
			3.0^11,12,60

People living with HIV, 15-49 years old, percentage Last updated: 30 Jul 2008
											0.20						0.40

AIDS deaths Last updated: 30 Jul 2008
											100²						500¹

Condom use to overall contraceptive use among currently married women 15-49 years old, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
			20.9^5,60						13.6^11,59

Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people with advanced HIV infection, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2008
																95¹⁵	95¹⁵

Tuberculosis incidence rate per year per 100,000 population Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
18.1	17.6	17.1	16.6	16.1	15.6	15.2	14.7	14.3	13.9	13.5	13.1	12.7	12.4	12.0	11.7	11.3	11.0

Tuberculosis prevalence rate per 100,000 population Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
29.6	28.5	27.3	26.3	25.2	24.2	22.7	21.9	21.2	18.7	13.6	14.4	14.8	13.6	11.7	12.1	11.7	10.7

Tuberculosis death rate per year per 100,000 population Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
3.2	3.1	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.5	1.1	1.1	1.3	1.2	0.9	1.0	1.0	0.9

Tuberculosis detection rate under DOTS, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
									31.1	120.2	87.6	76.1	117.8	150.4	120.0	105.0	120.3

Tuberculosis treatment success rate under DOTS, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
									81.4	75.8	72.2	84.7	93.5		88.6	88.2

Proportion of land area covered by forest, percentage Last updated: 23 Jun 2006
50.2										46.5					46.8

Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), thousand metric tons of CO2 (CDIAC) Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
2955	3337	3791	3953	5269	4866	4748	4987	5317	5522	5474	5760	6325	6860	7106	7278	7854

Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), metric tons of CO2 per capita (CDIAC) Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
0.9609	1.0583	1.1737	1.1945	1.5542	1.4002	1.3325	1.3643	1.4186	1.4381	1.3934	1.4349	1.5438	1.6427	1.6708	1.6820	1.7855

Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), kg CO2 per $1 GDP (PPP) (CDIAC) Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
0.1543	0.1698	0.1768	0.1716	0.2184	0.1941	0.1877	0.1867	0.1837	0.1763	0.1717	0.1787	0.1907	0.1944	0.1931	0.1868	0.1853

Energy use (kg oil equivalent) per $1,000 GDP (Constant 2005 PPP $) Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
106	107	115	91	90	105	104	99	94	97	104	104	107	104	100	106	108

Consumption of all Ozone-Depleting Substances in ODP metric tons Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
⁸	549.3	489.6	221.5	488.3	410.7	780.1	504.1	238.6	610.4	504.5	542.2	425.4	492.2	409.1	364.4	317.2	281.8

Consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs in ODP metric tons Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
⁸	267.0	216.0	221.5	184.0	158.5	497.2	94.8	-204.2⁹	152.3	105.9	144.6	137.4	142.5	111.5	96.1	55.7	27.9

Proportion of total water resources used, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
					5.1²³					2.4²⁴

Population using solid fuels, percentage Last updated: 03 Sep 2009
																	12.74⁶⁹

Terrestrial and marine areas protected to total territorial area, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
16.3^38,67,68	17.9^38,67,68	18.3^38,67,68	18.4^38,67,68	19.8^38,67,68	20.1^38,67,68	20.1^38,67,68	20.1^38,67,68	20.1^38,67,68	20.3^38,67,68	20.3^38,67,68	22.7^38,67,68	22.9^38,67,68	22.9^38,67,68	22.9^38,67,68	22.9^38,67,68	22.9^38,67,68	22.9^38,67,68	22.9^38,67,68

Terrestrial and marine areas protected, sq. km. Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
13422^38,67,68	14779^38,67,68	15062^38,67,68	15155^38,67,68	16355^38,67,68	16560^38,67,68	16588^38,67,68	16597^38,67,68	16611^38,67,68	16759^38,67,68	16759^38,67,68	18737^38,67,68	18912^38,67,68	18912^38,67,68	18912^38,67,68	18912^38,67,68	18912^38,67,68	18912^38,67,68	18912^38,67,68

Terrestrial areas protected to total surface area, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
15.3^38,67,68	16.8^38,67,68	17.0^38,67,68	17.2^38,67,68	18.5^38,67,68	18.8^38,67,68	18.8^38,67,68	18.8^38,67,68	18.8^38,67,68	19.0^38,67,68	19.0^38,67,68	19.0^38,67,68	19.2^38,67,68	19.2^38,67,68	19.2^38,67,68	19.2^38,67,68	19.2^38,67,68	19.2^38,67,68	19.2^38,67,68

Terrestrial areas protected, sq. km. Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
12584^38,67,68	13824^38,67,68	14054^38,67,68	14147^38,67,68	15294^38,67,68	15498^38,67,68	15523^38,67,68	15530^38,67,68	15544^38,67,68	15679^38,67,68	15679^38,67,68	15707^38,67,68	15846^38,67,68	15846^38,67,68	15846^38,67,68	15846^38,67,68	15846^38,67,68	15846^38,67,68	15846^38,67,68

Marine areas protected to territorial waters, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
2.7^38,67,68	3.0^38,67,68	3.2^38,67,68	3.2^38,67,68	3.4^38,67,68	3.4^38,67,68	3.4^38,67,68	3.4^38,67,68	3.4^38,67,68	3.4^38,67,68	3.4^38,67,68	9.7^38,67,68	9.8^38,67,68	9.8^38,67,68	9.8^38,67,68	9.8^38,67,68	9.8^38,67,68	9.8^38,67,68	9.8^38,67,68

Marine areas protected, sq. km. Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
839^38,67,68	956^38,67,68	1008^38,67,68	1008^38,67,68	1061^38,67,68	1062^38,67,68	1065^38,67,68	1067^38,67,68	1067^38,67,68	1080^38,67,68	1080^38,67,68	3030^38,67,68	3067^38,67,68	3067^38,67,68	3067^38,67,68	3067^38,67,68	3067^38,67,68	3067^38,67,68	3067^38,67,68

Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, total Last updated: 14 Jul 2008
					96					97						98

Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, urban Last updated: 14 Jul 2008
					99					99						99

Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, rural Last updated: 14 Jul 2008
88					92					95						96

Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, total Last updated: 14 Jul 2008
94					95					96						96

Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, urban Last updated: 14 Jul 2008
96					96					96						96

Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, rural Last updated: 14 Jul 2008
92					93					95						95

Slum population as percentage of urban, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2008
11.9^17,18											12.8^17,18				10.9¹⁶

Slum population in urban areas Last updated: 14 Jul 2008
194639^17,18											312854^17,18				289992¹⁶

Debt service as percentage of exports of goods and services and net income Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
22.0	15.3	17.9	14.9	11.9	12.7	10.6	9.1	6.7	5.7	7.0	8.8	8.2	8.8	7.0	4.5	3.1	2.5

Telephone lines per 100 population Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
9.15	9.67	10.12	11.00	12.68	13.78	14.75	18.73	19.81	20.90	22.88	23.54	25.34	27.76	31.58	32.09	30.22	32.16

Telephone lines Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
281433	304863	326789	364119	430000	478939	525682	684636	742415	802597	898734	944950	1037986	1159223	1343193	1388503	1329505	1436695

Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions per 100 population Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
0.00	0.00	0.09	0.14	0.21	0.54	1.31	1.76	2.90	3.60	5.39	8.14	12.26	18.64	21.70	25.45	32.82	33.76

Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
0	0	3008	4533	6985	18750	46531	64387	108770	138178	211614	326944	502478	778299	923084	1101305	1443717	1508219

Internet users per 100 population Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
0.00			0.08	0.28	0.42	0.84	1.64	2.67	3.91	5.80	9.57	19.91	20.35	20.81	21.32	27.61	33.57

Internet users Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
0		36	2700	9500	14500	30000	60000	100000	150000	228000	384000	815745	850000	885000	922500	1214376	1500000

Personal computers per 100 population Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
							6.84	8.00	10.42	15.27	17.44	19.94	21.79	21.87	23.11

Personal computers Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
							250000	300000	400000	600000	700000	817000	910000	930000	1000000

Footnotes
1	Less than 500.
2	Less than 100.
3	Census.
4	UNESCO Institute of Statistics estimates.
5	Years of survey: 1992-1993.
6	Reference period: July
7	Type of survey: Household or labour force survey
8	Data Not Reported and Party has no Obligation under the Montreal Protocol to Report data for that year at the time of publication of the data.
9	Negative numbers will occur where exports plus destruction exceed actual production plus imports, e.g. if exports are from carry-over stock.
10	Estimates are based on regression.
11	Ages 15-44.
12	The definition includes fecund married women, currently sexually active, currently exposed to the risk of pregnancy, not wanting to become pregnant, and not using a method of contraception other than folk methods, douches, or breastfeeding/lactational amenorrhea. Women who are currently pregnant, currently seeking to be pregnant, subfecund, or who are not sexually active (including those practicing post-partum abstinence), are considered not to be in need of family planning.
13	Age: Youth: 12-24; Adult: 25+
14	Age: Youth: 15-24; Adult: 25+
15	Coverage is estimated to be greater than 95% but less than 100%.
16	Computed from the Annex of the State of the World's Cities Report 2006/7.
17	Estimation based on three components Water, Sanitation and sufficient living area.
18	Source: UNICEF/WHO JMP Water and Sanitation.
19	Age group is 0-71 mos.
20	Source: MOH and Departamento De Nutricion, Analysis Del Estado Nutricional De La Poblacion Costarricense 1992, 1994.
21	Source: MOH, Departamento de Nutricion, and UNICEF Analysis Del Estado Nutricional de la Poblacion Costarricense 1993-94, 1995.
22	Source: MOH, National Nutrition Survey 1996.
23	Data refers to 1993-1997.
24	Data refers to 1998-2002.
25	Classified under the group of countries with generally complete civil registration system (with at least 90% of deaths estimated to be registered) and good attribution of cause of death (less than 20% of deaths lack accurate cause-identification).
26	Data available only for institutional deliveries: 94.4%.
27	Source: Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social, 1994, Fecundidad y formacion de la familia, Encuesta nacional de salud reproductiva de 1993.
28	Source: Centro Centroamericano de Población, Nacimientos, 2004.
29	Source: Indicadores Básicos de Salud 2006, MoH.
30	Source: Vital Statistics. National Institute of Statistics and Censuses 1998.
31	Source: Vital Statistics. National Institute of Statistics and Censuses 1999.
32	Source: Vital Statistics. National Institute of Statistics and Censuses 2001.
33	Data refer to 1987-1992.
34	Source: Biomedical Information Section, Caja Costarricense de Seguro de Seguro Social, 1999.
35	Source: Biomedical Information Section, Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social. 1999.
36	Source: Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS), 2004, Departamento de Información Estadística de Salud, Table 72.
37	Source: WHO: 9570: Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social 1994, Fecundidad y Formacion de la Familia, Encuesta Nacional de Salud Reproductiva de 1993.
38	Area km2 (Value) is the area designated in that year as listed in the World Database on Protected Areas and may be generated from spatial (GIS) boundary data as outlined in series Metadata sheet in Treatment of Missing Values.
39	Income base.
40	Actual values are less than 0.5% and should be treated with caution.
41	Age: 12+.
42	Reference period: July.
43	Type of survey: Household or labour force survey.
44	Estimated from Encuesta de Hogares de Propositos Multiples - July; 1990; National coverage.
45	Estimated from Encuesta de Hogares de Propositos Multiples - July; 1993; National coverage.
46	Estimated from Encuesta de Hogares de Propositos Multiples (EHPM); 2001; National coverage.
47	Estimated from Encuesta de Hogares de Propositos Multiples (EHPM); 2003; National coverage.
48	Estimated from Encuesta de Hogares de Propositos Multiples (EHPM); 2005; National coverage.
49	Estimated from Encuesta Permanente de Hogares de Propositos Multiples - July; 1996; National coverage.
50	Estimated from Encuesta Permanente de Hogares de Propositos Multiples - July; 1998; National coverage.
51	Estimated from Encuesta Permanente de Hogares de Propositos Multiples - July; 2000; National coverage.
52	Refers to income share by percentiles of population, ranked by per capita income.
53	Source: Labor Force Survey.
54	Total employment.
55	Coverage: Civilian
56	Coverage: Total
57	Remarks: The criteria of availability for work is not verified.
58	Health Situation in the Americas, Basic Indicators 2007, PAHO/WHO
59	Source:Encuesta Nacional de Salud Reproductiva 1999
60	Source:RHS
61	Registration UNSD & WPP2006
62	1990-1992
63	1995-1997
64	2003-2005
65	Figure not statistically significant
66	less than 5
67	Includes areas for which year (Date of Establishment/designation) is unavailable
68	Sites are nationally designated. Designated is defined as the authority correspond to national legislation or common practice (e.g. by means of an executive decrees or the alike) officially endorses a document of designation
69	In estimating solid fuel use for a given year, the methods developed and implemented by the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation (WHO & UNICEF 2006 ) were followed. Solid fuel information is either extrapolated (single year data point), averaged (two or more years that are spaced four or fewer years apart) or a linear regression is performed when solid fuel use information is available for two or more years that are spaced at least five years apart.

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Footnotes

Adolescent birth rate, per 1,000 women
Agriculture support estimate for OECD countries as percentage of their GDP
Agriculture support estimate for OECD countries, million US$
AIDS deaths
AIDS orphans (one or both parents)
Antenatal care coverage, at least four visits, percentage
Antenatal care coverage, at least one visit, percentage
Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people with advanced HIV infection, percentage
Average tariffs imposed by developed countries on agricultural products from developing countries
Average tariffs imposed by developed countries on clothings from developing countries
Average tariffs imposed by developed countries on textiles from developing countries
Births attended by skilled health personnel, percentage
Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), kg CO2 per $1 GDP (PPP) (CDIAC)
Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), kg CO2 per $1 GDP (PPP) (UNFCCC)
Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), metric tons of CO2 per capita (CDIAC)
Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), metric tons of CO2 per capita (UNFCCC)
Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), thousand metric tons of CO2 (CDIAC)
Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), thousand metric tons of CO2 (UNFCCC)
Children 1 year old immunized against measles, percentage
Children under 5 moderately or severely underweight, percentage
Children under 5 severely underweight, percentage
Children under 5 sleeping under insecticide-treated bed nets, percentage
Children under 5 with fever being treated with anti-malarial drugs, percentage
Children under five mortality rate per 1,000 live births
Condom use at last high-risk sex, 15-24 years old, men, percentage
Condom use at last high-risk sex, 15-24 years old, women, percentage
Condom use to overall contraceptive use among currently married women 15-49 years old, percentage
Consumption of all Ozone-Depleting Substances in ODP metric tons
Consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs in ODP metric tons
Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old, any method, percentage
Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old, condom, percentage
Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old, modern methods, percentage
Debt relief committed under HIPC initiative, cumulative million US$ in end-2006 NPV terms
Debt relief delivered in full under MDRI initiative, cumulative million US$ in end-2006 NPV terms
Debt service as percentage of exports of goods and services and net income
Developed country imports from developing countries, admitted duty free, percentage
Developed country imports from the LDCs, admitted duty free, percentage
Employment-to-population ratio, both sexes, percentage
Employment-to-population ratio, men, percentage
Employment-to-population ratio, women, percentage
Energy use (kg oil equivalent) per $1,000 GDP (Constant 2005 PPP $)
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment
Gender Parity Index in secondary level enrolment
Gender Parity Index in tertiary level enrolment
Growth rate of GDP per person employed, percentage
HIV prevalence rate, men 15-49 years old, in national based surveys
HIV prevalence rate, women 15-49 years old, in national based surveys
Infant mortality rate (0-1 year) per 1,000 live births
Internet users
Internet users per 100 population
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old, both sexes, percentage
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old, men, percentage
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old, women, percentage
Malaria death rate per 100,000 population, ages 0-4
Malaria death rate per 100,000 population, all ages
Marine areas protected to territorial waters, percentage
Marine areas protected, sq. km.
Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births
Men 15-24 years old with comprehensive correct knowledge of HIV/AIDS, percentage
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions per 100 population
Net ODA as percentage of OECD/DAC donors GNI
Net ODA to LDCs as percentage of OECD/DAC donors GNI
Net ODA to LDCs, million US$
Net ODA, million US$
Notified cases of malaria per 100,000 population
ODA provided to help build trade capacity, percentage
ODA received in landlocked developing countries as percentage of their GNI
ODA received in landlocked developing countries, million US$
ODA received in small islands developing States as percentage of their GNI
ODA received in small islands developing States, million US$
ODA that is untied, million US$
ODA that is untied, percentage
ODA to basic social services as percentage of sector-allocable ODA
ODA to basic social services, million US$
People living with HIV, 15-49 years old, percentage
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 who reach last grade of primary, both sexes
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 who reach last grade of primary, boys
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 who reach last grade of primary, girls
Personal computers
Personal computers per 100 population
Poorest quintile's share in national income or consumption, percentage
Population below $1 (PPP) per day, percentage
Population below national poverty line, rural, percentage
Population below national poverty line, total, percentage
Population below national poverty line, urban, percentage
Population undernourished, number of people
Population undernourished, percentage
Population using solid fuels, percentage
Population with access to essential drugs, percentage
Poverty gap ratio at $1 a day (PPP), percentage
Primary completion rate, both sexes
Primary completion rate, boys
Primary completion rate, girls
Proportion of employed people living below $1 (PPP) per day, percentage
Proportion of fish stocks within safe biological limits
Proportion of land area covered by forest, percentage
Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, both sexes, percentage
Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage
Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, women, percentage
Proportion of species threatened with extinction
Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, rural
Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, total
Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, urban
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, rural
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, total
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, urban
Proportion of total water resources used, percentage
Purchasing power parities (PPP) conversion factor, local currency unit to international dollar
Ratio of school attendance rate of orphans to school attendance rate of non orphans
Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate, both sexes
Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate, men
Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate, women
School attendance rate of children aged 10-14 both of whose parents are alive and who live with at least one parent
School attendance rate of orphans aged 10-14
Seats held by men in national parliament
Seats held by women in national parliament
Seats held by women in national parliament, percentage
Share of women in wage employment in the non-agricultural sector
Share of youth unemployed to total unemployed, both sexes
Share of youth unemployed to total unemployed, men
Share of youth unemployed to total unemployed, women
Share of youth unemployed to youth population, both sexes
Share of youth unemployed to youth population, men
Share of youth unemployed to youth population, women
Slum population as percentage of urban, percentage
Slum population in urban areas
Telephone lines
Telephone lines per 100 population
Terrestrial and marine areas protected to total territorial area, percentage
Terrestrial and marine areas protected, sq. km.
Terrestrial areas protected to total surface area, percentage
Terrestrial areas protected, sq. km.
Total net enrolment ratio in primary education, both sexes
Total net enrolment ratio in primary education, boys
Total net enrolment ratio in primary education, girls
Total number of countries that have reached their HIPC decision points and number that have reached their HIPC completion points (cumulative)
Total number of seats in national parliament
Tuberculosis death rate per year per 100,000 population
Tuberculosis detection rate under DOTS, percentage
Tuberculosis incidence rate per year per 100,000 population
Tuberculosis prevalence rate per 100,000 population
Tuberculosis treatment success rate under DOTS, percentage
Unmet need for family planning, limiting, percentage
Unmet need for family planning, spacing, percentage
Unmet need for family planning, total, percentage
Women 15-24 years old with comprehensive correct knowledge of HIV/AIDS, percentage
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, 15-24 years old
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, both sexes
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, men
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, women

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Afghanistan
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American Samoa
Andorra
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Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
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Australia
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France
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Germany
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Northern Mariana Islands
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Portugal
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Republic of Moldova
Reunion
Romania
Russian Federation
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Saint Helena
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Serbia and Montenegro
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Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Thailand
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [former]
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United Kingdom
United Republic of Tanzania
United States
United States Virgin Islands
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Viet Nam
Wallis and Futuna Islands
Western Sahara
Yemen
Yemen Arab Republic [former]
Yugoslavia [former Socialist Federal Republic]
Zambia
Zimbabwe