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    1,100,million Population

    794.5 million Rural

    living in 750,000 villages

    305.5 million Urban

    268.1 million Poor*
    *equals population of US or Indonesia.
    Every fourth person in India lives below the poverty line - earns under a US dollar a day.

    27.3 million Hungry*
    *equals population of Morocco or Venezuela.
    Three out of 100 people go hungry. India has the highest number of undernourished.

    302.5 million Illiterate*
    *equals population of Russia.
    Both a cause and effect of poverty. Half the world's illiterates live in India.

    1.8 million Infant Mortality*
    *equals population of Panama or Kuwait.
    Babies don't live long due to the lack of medical care and immunisation. 

    12.2 million Non-Immunised Children*
    *equals population of Cambodia or Angola.
    46.7 per cent of infants have no access to standard immunisation programmes.

    Sources: Indicus Analytics | August, 2003

     



    India Country Statistics from UNICEF


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    Review of National Immunization Coverage 1980-2002, India WHO/UNICEF - October, 2003
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    Human Development Report - India Country Fact Sheet

    India - Human Development Indicators 2003

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    1. Human development index

    Life expectancy at birth (years), 2001 63.3
    Adult literacy rate (% age 15 and above), 2001 58.0
    Combined primary, secondary and tertiary gross enrolment ratio (%), 2000/01 56 1 2
    GDP per capita (PPP US$), 2001 2,840
    Life expectancy index, 2001 0.64
    Education index, 2001 0.57
    GDP index, 2001 0.56
    Human development index (HDI) value, 2001 0.590
    GDP per capita (PPP US$) rank minus HDI rank -12

    2. Human development index trend

    Human Development Index, 1975 0.416
    Human Development Index, 1980 0.443
    Human Development Index, 1985 0.481
    Human Development Index, 1990 0.519
    Human Development Index, 1995 0.553
    Human Development Index, 2001 0.590

    3. Human and income poverty: developing countries

    Human Poverty Index (HPI-1) rank 53
    Human Poverty Index (HPI-1) value 33.1
    Probability at birth of not surviving to age 40 (% of cohort), 2000-05 15.3
    Adult illiteracy rate (% age 15 and above), 2001 42.0
    Population without sustainable access to an improved water source, 2000 16
    Children under weight for age (% under age 5), 1995-2001 47
    Population living below $1 a day (%), 1990-2001 34.7
    Population living below $2 a day (%), 1990-2001 79.9
    Population living below the national poverty line (%), 1987-2000 28.6
    HPI-1 rank minus income poverty rank -9

    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 27.9
    People lacking functional literacy skills (% age 16-65), 1994-98 ..
    Long-term unemployment (as % of labour force), 2001 ..
    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), 2001 1,033.4
    Total population (millions), 2015 1,246.4
    Annual population growth rate (%), 1975-2001 2.0
    Annual population growth rate (%), 2000-2015 1.3
    Urban population (as % of total), 1975 21.3
    Urban population (as % of total), 2001 27.9
    Urban population (as % of total), 2015 32.2
    Population under age 15 (as % of total), 2001 33.7
    Population under age 15 (as % of total), 2015 27.7
    population over age 65 (as % of total), 2001 5.0
    population over age 65 (as % of total), 2015 6.3
    Total fertility rate (per woman), 1970-75 5.4
    Total fertility rate (per woman), 2000-05 3.0

    6. Commitment to health: access, services and resources

    Population with access to improved sanitation (%), 2000 28
    Population with sustainable access to an improved water source (%), 2000 84
    Population with sustainable access to affordable essential drugs (%), 1999 0-49
    One-year-olds fully immunized against tuberculosis (%), 2001 73
    One-year-olds fully immunized against measles (%), 2001 56
    Oral rehydration therapy use rate (%), 1994-2000 ..
    Contraceptive prevalence rate (%), 1995-2001 48 3
    Births attended by skilled health personnel (%), 1995-2001 43
    Physicians (per 100,000 people), 1990-2002 48
    Public health expenditure (as % of GDP), 2000 0.9
    Private health expenditure (as % of GDP), 2000 4.0
    Health expenditure per capita (PPP US$), 2000 71

    7. Leading global health crises and challenges

    Undernourished people (as % of total population), 1998/2000 24
    Children underweight for age (% under age 5), 1995-2001 47
    Children under height for age (% under age 5), 1995-2001 46
    Infants with low birthweight (%), 1995-2000 26
    People living with HIV/AIDS, adults (age 15-49), 2001 0.79
    People living with HIV/AIDS, women (age 15-49), 2001 1,500,000
    People living with HIV/AIDS, children (age 0-14), 2001 170,000
    Malaria cases (per 100,000 people), 2000 7
    Tuberculosis cases (per 100,000 people), 2001 199
    Cigarette consumption per adult (annual average), 1992-2000 112

    8. 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), 2001 67
    Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 1970 202
    Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 2001 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
    Maternal mortality ratio reported (per 100,000 live births), 1985-2001 540

    9. Commitment to education: public spending

    Public expenditure on education (as % of GDP), 1990 3.9
    Public expenditure on education (as % of GDP), 1998-2000 4.1
    Public expenditure on education (as % of total government expenditure), 1990 12.2
    Public expenditure on education (as % of total government expenditure), 1998-2000 12.7
    Public expenditure on education, pre-pimary and primary (as % of all levels), 1990 38.9
    Public expenditure on education, pre-pimary and primary (as % of all levels), 1998-2000 39.4 4
    Public expenditure on education, secondary (as % of all levels), 1990 27.0
    Public expenditure on education, secondary (as % of all levels), 1998-2000 40.5 4
    Public expenditure on education, tertiary (as % of all levels), 1990 14.9
    Public expenditure on education, tertiary (as % of all levels), 1998-2000 20.1 4

    10. Literacy and enrolment

    Adult literacy rate (% age 15 and above), 1990 49.3
    Adult literacy rate (% age 15 and above), 2001 58.0
    Youth literacy rate (% age 15-24), 1990 64.3
    Youth literacy rate (% age 15-24), 2001 73.3
    Net primary enrolment ratio (%), 1990-91 ..
    Net primary enrolment ratio (%), 2000-01 ..
    Net secondary enrolment ratio (%), 1990-91 ..
    Net secondary enrolment ratio (%), 2000-01 ..
    Children reaching grade 5 (%), 1999-2000 68 5 6
    Tertiary students in science, math and engineering (as % of all tertiary students), 1994-97 25

    11. Technology: diffusion and creation

    Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people), 1990 6
    Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people), 2001 38
    Cellular subscribers (per 1,000 people), 1990 0
    Cellular subscribers (per 1,000 people), 2001 6
    Internet users (per 1,000 people), 1990 (.) 7
    Internet users (per 1,000 people), 2001 6.8
    Patents granted to residents (per million people), 1999 1
    Receipts of royalties and license fees (US$ per person), 2001 0.1 8
    Research and development (R&D) expenditures (as % of GDP), 1996-2000 1.2
    Scientists & engineers in R&D (per million people), 1996-2000 157

    12. Economic performance

    GDP (US$ billions), 2001 477.3
    GDP (PPP US$ Billion), 2001 2,930.0
    GDP per capita (US$), 2001 462
    GDP per capita (PPP US$), 2001 2,840
    GDP per capita annual growth rate (%), 1975-2001 3.2
    GDP per capita annual growth rate (%), 1990-2001 4.0
    GDP per capita, highest value (PPP US$), 1975-2001 2,840
    GDP per capita, year of highest value 2,001
    Average annual change in consumer price index (%), 1990-2001 8.7
    Average annual change in consumer price index (%), 2000-2001 3.7

    13. Inequality in income or consumption

    Survey Year 1,997 9
    Share of income or consumption (%) - Poorest 10% 3.5
    Share of income or consumption (%) - Poorest 20% 8.1
    Share of income or consumption (%) - Richest 20% 46.1
    Share of income or consumption (%) - Richest 10% 33.5
    Inequality measures - Ratio of richest 10% to poorest 10% 9.5
    Inequality measures - Ratio of richest 20% to poorest 20% 5.7
    Inequality measures - Gini index 37.8

    14. The structure of trade

    Imports of goods and services (as % of GDP), 1990 10
    Imports of goods and services (as % of GDP), 2001 15
    Exports of goods and services (as % of GDP), 1990 7
    Exports of goods and services (as % of GDP), 2001 14
    Primary exports (as % of merchandise exports), 1990 28
    Primary exports (as % of merchandise exports), 2001 21 10
    Manufactured exports (as % of merchandise exports), 1990 71
    Manufactured exports (as % of merchandise exports), 2001 77 10
    High-technology exports (as % of merchandise exports), 1990 4
    High-technology exports (as % of merchandise exports), 2001 6 11
    Terms of trade (1980=100), 2000 140

    16. Flows of aid, private capital and debt

    ODA received (net disbursements) Total (US$ millions), 2001 1,705.4
    ODA received (net disbursements) per capita (US$), 2001 1.7
    ODA received (net disbursements) (as % of GDP), 1990 0.4
    ODA received (net disbursements) (as % of GDP), 2001 0.4
    Net foreign direct investment inflows (as % of GDP), 1990 0.1
    Net foreign direct investment inflows (as % of GDP), 2001 0.7
    Other private flows (as % of GDP), 1990 0.5
    Other private flows (as % of GDP), 2001 (.)
    Total debt service (as % of GDP), 1990 2.6
    Total debt service (as % of GDP), 2001 1.9
    Total debt service (as % of exports of goods and services), 1990 29.2
    Total debt service (as % of exports of goods and services), 2001 12.6

    17. Priorities in public spending

    Public expenditure on education (as % of GDP), 1990 3.9
    Public expenditure on education (as % of GDP), 1998-2000 4.1 12
    Public expenditure on health (as % of GDP), 1990 0.9
    Public expenditure on health (as % of GDP), 2000 0.9
    Military expenditure (as % of GDP), 1990 2.7
    Military expenditure (as % of GDP), 2001 2.5
    Total debt service (as % of GDP), 1990 2.6
    Total debt service (as % of GDP), 2001 1.9

    18. Unemployment in OECD countries

    Unemployed people (thousands), 2001 ..
    Unemployment rate (% of labour force), 2001 ..
    Average annual unemployment rate (% of labour force), 1991-2001 ..
    Female unemployment rate as % of male rate, 2001 ..
    Youth unemployment rate (% of labour force aged 15-24), 2001 ..
    Female youth unemployment rate as % of male rate, 2001 ..
    Long-term unemployment (as % of total unemployment): Female, 2001 ..
    Long-term unemployment (as % of total unemployment): Male, 2001 ..

    19. Energy and the environment

    Traditional fuel consumption (as % of total energy use), 1997 20.7
    Electricity consumption per capita (kilowatt-hours), 1980 130
    Electricity consumption per capita (kilowatt-hours), 2000 355
    GDP per unit of energy use (PPP US$ per kg of oil equivalent), 1980 2.2
    GDP per unit of energy use (PPP US$ per kg of oil equivalent), 2000 5.5
    Carbon dioxide emissions - Per capita (metric tons), 1980 0.5
    Carbon dioxide emissions - Per capita (metric tons), 1999 1.1
    Carbon dioxide emissions - Share of world total (%), 1999 4.6
    Ratification of environmental treaties - Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, 2000 13
    Ratification of environmental treaties - Framework Convention on Climate Change, 1992 13
    Ratification of environmental treaties - Kyoto Protocol to the Framework Convention on Climate Change, 1997 13
    Ratification of environmental treaties - Convention on Biological Diversity, 1992 13

    20. Refugees and armaments

    Internally displaced persons (thousands), 2001
    Refugees by country of asylum (thousands), 2001 170
    Refugees by country of origin (thousands), 2001 12
    Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Imports (US$ millions), 1992 871
    Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Imports (US$ millions), 2002 1,668
    Conventional arms (1990 prices) - Exports (US$ million), 2002 (.)
    Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Exports share (%), 1998-2002 (.)
    Total armed forces Thousands, 2001 1,298
    Total armed forces Index (1985=100), 2001 103

    22. Gender-related development index

    Gender-related development index (GDI) rank, 2001 103
    Gender-related development index (GDI) value, 2001 0.574
    Female life expectancy at birth (years), 2001 64.0
    Male life expectancy at birth (years), 2001 62.8
    Female adult literacy rate (% age 15 and above), 2001 46.4
    Male adult literacy rate (% age 15 and above), 2001 69.0
    Female combined primary, secondary and tertiary gross enrolment ratio (%) , 2000-01 49 14 15
    Male combined primary, secondary and tertiary gross enrolment ratio (%) , 2000-01 63 14 15
    Female estimated earned income (PPP US$), 2001 1,531 16
    Male estimated earned income (PPP US$), 2001 4,070 16
    HDI rank minus GDI rank, 2000 0

    23. Gender empowerment measure

    Gender empowerment measure (GEM) rank, 2001 ..
    Gender empowerment measure (GEM) value ..
    Seats in parliament held by women (as % of total) 9.3
    Female legislators, senior officials and managers (as % of total) ..
    Female professional and technical workers (as % of total), 1992-2001 ..
    Ratio of estimated female to male earned income ..

    24. Gender inequality in education

    Female adult literacy rate (% age 15 and above), 2001 46.4
    Adult literacy rate (female as % of male), 2001 67
    Female youth literacy rate (% age 15-24), 2001 65.8
    Youth literacy rate (female as % of male), 2001 82
    Female primary net enrolment ratio, 2000-01 ..
    Primary net enrolment ratio (female as % of male), 2000-01 ..
    Female secondary net enrolment ratio, 2000-01 ..
    Secondary net enrolment ratio (female as % of male), 2000-01 ..
    Female tertiary gross enrolment ratio, 2000-01 8 17 18
    Tertiary gross enrolment ratio (female as % of male), 2000-01 0.66 17 18

    25. Gender inequality in economic activity

    Female economic activity rate (% age 15 and above), 2001 42.2
    Female economic activity rate (index, 1990=100, age 15 and above), 2001 105
    Female economic activity rate (as % of male rate, age 15 and above), 2001 50
    Female employment in agriculture (as a % of female labour force), 1995-2001 ..
    Male employment in agriculture (as a % of male labour force), 1995-2001 ..
    Female employment in industry (as a % of female labour force), 1995-2001 ..
    Male employment in industry (as a % of male labour force), 1995-2001 ..
    Female employment in services (as a % of female labour force), 1995-2001 ..
    Male employment in services (as a % of male labour force), 1995-2001 ..
    Female contributing family workers (as % of total), 1995-2000 ..
    Male contributing family workers (as % of total), 1995-2000 ..

    27. Women's political participation

    Year women received right to vote 1,950
    Year women received right to stand for election 1,950
    Year first woman elected (E) or appointed (A) to parliament 1952 E
    Women in government at ministerial level (as % of total), 2000 10.1
    Seats in lower house or single house held by women (as % of total) 8.8
    Seats in upper house or senate held by women (as % of total) 10.3

    28. Status of major international human rights instruments

    International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 1965 13
    International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966 13
    International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 1966 13
    Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, 1979 13
    Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 1984 13
    Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989 13

    29. Status of fundamental labour rights conventions

    Freedom of association and collective bargaining - Convention 87  
    Freedom of association and collective bargaining - Convention 98  
    Elimination of forced and compulsory labour - Convention 29 13
    Elimination of forced and compulsory labour - Convention 105 13
    Elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation - Convention 100 13
    Elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation - Convention 111 13
    Abolition of child labour - Convention 138  
    Abolition of child labour - Convention 182  

    MDG1. Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger - Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education

    Population living below $1 a day (%), 1990-2001 34.7
    Poverty gap ratio (%), 1990-2001 8.2
    Share of poorest 20% in national income or consumption (%), 1990-2001 8.1
    Children under weight for age (% under age 5), 1995-2001 47
    Undernourished people (as % of total population), 1990-92 25
    Undernourished people (as % of total population), 1998-2000 24
    Net primary enrolment ratio (%), 1990-1991 ..
    Net primary enrolment ratio (%), 2000-2001 ..
    Children reaching grade 5 (%), 1990-1991 ..
    Children reaching grade 5 (%), 1999-2000 68 19 20
    Youth literacy rate (% age 15-24), 1990 64.3
    Youth literacy rate (% age 15-24), 2001 73.3

    MDG2. Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women

    Ratio of girls to boys, in primary education, 1990-91 0.71
    Ratio of girls to boys, in primary education, 2000-01 0.77 21 22
    Ratio of girls to boys, in secondary education, 2000-01 0.66 21 22
    Ratio of girls to boys, in tertiary education, 2000-01 0.61 21 22
    Ratio of literate females to males (age 15-24), 1990 0.74
    Ratio of literate females to males (age 15-24), 2001 0.82
    Female share of non-agricultural wage employment (%), 1990 13
    Female share of non-agricultural wage employment (%), 2001 17
    Seats in parliament held by women (as % of total), 1990 5
    Seats in parliament held by women (as % of total), 2003 9

    MDG3. Goal 4: Reduce child mortality - Goal 5: Improve maternal health