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Format: 1 online resource (440 pages)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-280-14138-7 , 9786610141388

Series Statement: World Development Indicators

Content: World Development Indicators, the World Bank's respected statistical publication presents the most current and accurate information on global development on both a national level and aggregated globally. This information allows readers to monitor the progress made toward meeting the goals endorsed by the United Nations and its member countries, the World Bank, and a host of partner organizations in September 2001 in their Millennium Development Goals. The print edition of World Development Indicators 2005 allows you to consult over 80 tables and over 800 indicators for 152 economies and 14 country groups, as well as basic indicators for a further 55 economies. There are key indicators for the latest year available, important regional data, and income group analysis. The report contains six thematic presentations of analytical commentary covering: World View, People, Environment, Economy, States and Markets, and Global Links.

Note: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph , Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- FRONT -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Partners -- Users guide -- 1. WORLD VIEW -- Introduction -- Millennium Development Goals, targets, and indicators -- Tables -- 1.1 Size of the economy -- 1.2 Millennium Development Goals: eradicating poverty and improving lives -- 1.3 Millennium Development Goals: protecting our common environment -- 1.4 Millennium Development Goals: overcoming obstacles -- 1.5 Women in development -- 1.6 Key indicators for other economies -- Text figures and boxes -- Goal 1 Poverty rates are falling, but progress has been uneven -- China leads the way -- Rising poverty In Africa-and between the poverty lines -- Fewer people in extreme poverty -- Africa's poor get poorer -- Which countries are on track to reach the MDG target? -- Starbng life at a disadvantage -- Hunger rising in Africa -- Poor and malnourished -- Goal 2 More children everywhere are completing primary school -- Education for all means girls and boys -- lnefficient schools slow progress -- Rich and poor: an attendance gap -- Goal 3 More girls in school, but the 2005 target will be missed -- More women working for wages -- Few women in decisionmaking positions -- Income and tradition determine girls' opportunities for schooling -- Goal 4 lmproving the odds for children -- To reduce child deaths, infants must survive -- Many children's deaths are preventable -- Unequal risks -- Goal 5 Mothers at risk in Africa and South Asia -- Mothers die because of inadequate health care -- Needed: well trained health workers -- Poor and rural women are least well served -- Goal 6 While Sub-Saharan Africa struggles, HIV/AIDS spreads in other regions -- The risk to women is growing -- The risk of tuberculosis grows for the most vulnerable -- In Africa AIDS is leaving millions of children orphaned. , Young children bear the burden of malaria -- Goal 7 People need safe, reliable supplies of water -- Many still lack adequate sanitation -- Urban areas are expanding -- More environmental challenges ahead -- Goal 8 Many sources and many patterns of financing -- Official development assistance is rising, but still too little -- Tariffs remain high on poor countries' exports -- Debt service is falling, but more relief is needed -- New technologies are spreading quickly -- 1.1a Developing countries produce slightly less than half the world's output -- 1.2a Location of indicators for Millennium Development Goals 1-5 -- 1.3a Location of indlcators for Millennium Development Goals 6-7 -- 1.4a Location of indicators for Millennium Development Goal 8 -- 2. PEOPLE -- Introduction -- Tables -- 2.1 Population dynamics -- 2.2 Labor force structure -- 2.3 Employment by economic activity -- 2.4 Unemployment -- 2.5 Poverty -- 2.6 Social indicators of poverty -- 2.7 Distribution of income or consumption -- 2.8 Assessing vulnerability -- 2.9 Enhancing security -- 2.10 Education inputs -- 2.11 Participation in education -- 2.12 Education efficiency and completion -- 2.13 Education outcomes -- 2.14 Health: expenditure, services, and use -- 2.15 Disease prevention: coverage and quality -- 2.16 Reproductive health -- 2.17 Nutrition -- 2.18 Health: risk factors and future challenges -- 2.19 Mortality -- Text figures and boxes -- 2a Progress toward gender parity in primary, secondary, and tertiary education is uneven across regions -- 2b Achieving equal access to education for boys and girls leads to progress toward the goal -- 2c Population estimates and enrollment rates -- 2d Sustainable statistical capacity is possible in low-income countries -- 2e Key gender performance indicators -- 2.5a Regional poverty estimates. , 2.5b Coverage of survey data by developing country region, 1978-81 to 2000-01 -- 2.9a Poor people often benefit less than wealthy people from pubic health spending -- 2.11a Access to education remains elusive, especially for poor children -- 2.13a In rural areas more children drop out of primary school, and girls are more vulnerable -- 2.14a A severe maldistribution of health workers -- 2.15a Children with acute respiratory infection have bettter access to health care in urban areas -- 2.19a Inequalities in health and use of health services in Burkina Faso, 1998 -- 3. ENVIRONMENT -- lntroduction -- Tables -- 3.a Urban housing conditions -- 3.1 Rural environment and land use -- 3.2 Agricultural inputs -- 3.3 Agricultural output and productivity -- 3.4 Deforestation and biodiversity -- 3.5 Freshwater -- 3.6 Water pollution -- 3.7 Energy production and use -- 3.8 Energy efficiency, dependency, and emissions -- 3.9 Sources of electricity -- 3.10 Urbanization -- 3.11 Urban environment -- 3.12 Traffic and congestion -- 3.13 Air pollution -- 3.14 Government commitment -- 3.15 Toward a broader measure of savings -- Text figurers and boxes -- 3a High-income countries account for half the world's carbon dioxide emissions -- 3b Most future urban growth will be absorbed by developing economies -- 3c Global monitoring of housing conditions and data requirements -- 3.1a All income groups and all regions are becoming less rural -- 3.2a Arable land per person is shrinking in all regions and in all income groups -- 3.3a The 10 countries with the highest cereal yield in 2002-0- and the 10 with the lowest -- 3.5a Agriculture uses more than 71 percent of freshwater globally -- 3.6a High- and middle-income countries account for most water pollution from organic waste -- 3.7a Ten of the top 15 energy producers are low-income countries. . .. , 3.7b . . . but only 7 of the top 15 energy users are -- 3.7c High-income countries have the highest energy use per capita -- 3.8a All income groups are using energy more efficiently now -- 3.9a Sources of electricity generation have shifted differently in different income groups -- 3.10a Developing economies are becoming more urban -- 3.10b . . . and urbanization is growing fastest in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia -- 3.11a The use of public transportation for work trips varied widely across cities in 1998 -- 3.12a High-income countries have many more passenger cars per 1,000 people than developing countries do -- 3.14a The Kyoto Protocol on climate change -- 3.14b Global atmospheric concentrations of chlorofluorocarbons have leveled off -- 3.14c Global focus on biodiversity and climate change -- 4. ECONOMY -- Introduction -- Tables -- 4.a Recent economic performance -- 4.b Key macroeconomic indicators -- 4.1 Growth of output -- 4.2 Structure of output -- 4.3 Structure of manufacturing -- 4.4 Growth of merchandise trade -- 4.5 Structure of merchandise exports -- 4.6 Structure of merchandise imports -- 4.7 Structure of service exports -- 4.8 Structure of servrce imports -- 4.9 Structure of demand -- 4.10 Growth of consumption and investment -- 4.11 Central government finances -- 4.12 Central government expenses -- 4.13 Central government revenues -- 4.14 Monetary indicators and prices -- 4.15 Balance of payments current account -- 4.16 External debt -- 4.17 External debt management -- Text figures and boxes -- 4a Economic growth varies greatly across regions -- 4b With more than two decades of rapid growth East Asia and Pacific has caught up with Latin America and the Caribbean -- 4c The 10 largest holders of foreign exchange reserves in 2003 -- 4d Fewer countries had double digit inflation rates in 2003. , 4e The System of National Accounts-keeping up with the 21st century -- 4.3a Manufacturing continues to show strong growth in East Asia -- 4.5a Some developing country regions are increasing their share of merchandise exports -- 4.6a Top 10 exporters in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2003 -- 4.7a Top 10 developing country exporters of commercial services in 2003 -- 4.8a The mix of commercial service imports is changing -- 4.10a Investment has risen in Asia, but remains stagnant in Latin America and Africa -- 4.11a Selected developing countries with large cash deficits -- 4.12a Interest payments are a large part of government expenditure for some developing economies -- 4.13a Rich countries rely more on direct taxes -- 4.15a The 15 economies with the largest current account surplus and the 15 with the largest deficit-in 2002 -- 4.16a The debt burden of Sub-Saharan African countries has been falling since 1995 -- 4.17a When the present value of a country's external debt exceeds 220 percent of exports or 80 percent of GNI, the World Ban -- 5. STATES AND MARKETS -- Introduction -- Tables -- 5.1 Private sector development -- 5.2 Investment climate -- 5.3 Business environment -- 5.4 Stock markets -- 5.5 Financial depth and efficiency -- 5.6 Tax policies -- 5.7 Relative prices and exchange rates -- 5.8 Defense expenditures and arms transfers -- 5.9 Transport services -- 5.10 Power and communications -- 5.11 The information age -- 5.12 Science and technology -- Text figures and boxes -- 5a Policy uncertainty dominates the investment climate concerns of firms -- 5b Challenges in measuring the investment climate -- 5.1a Latin America and the Caribbean still has the highest investment levels, but activity has declined for the fifth consecu -- 5.9a World airline passenger traffic is expected to rebound in 2004 after two years of stagnation. , 5.10a Mobile phone access outpaced fixed-line access in some developing country regions in 2003. , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8213-6071-X

Language: English

DOI: 10.1596/0-8213-6071-X