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1 Development Indicators for Cirdap and Saarc Countries 379 SECTION - 13: DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS FOR CIRDAP AND SAARC COUNTRIES The Centre for Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) and the South Asia s Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) are the regional inter-governmental institutions for promoting development in the member countries. These institutions have membership of 15 (Lao PDR, Indonesia, Iran, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Fiji and Sri Lanka) and 8 countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Bhutan), respectively. The countries that are common to these two institutions are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka : This Table provides data on demographic indicators for CIRDAP and SAARC member countries for the year : Data on key health indicators in respect of CIRDAP and SAARC countries are presented in this Table. The data relate to 2010 and : Information on eleven selected indicators relating to education, technology and economic status is furnished for 2010 and : This Table gives the region-wise poverty estimates in the world for the years 1990, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2010 and 2015.

2 380 Rural Development Statistics 13. CIRDAP AND SAARC COUNTRIES Table 13.1: Demographic Indicators for CIRDAP and SAARC Countries S. No. Item Unit Year/ Period Lao PDR Indonesia Iran Vietnam Philippines Thailand Myanmar Malaysia Fiji Area 000 Sq.Km Population Millions Millions 2030 b Population Urbanised % % 2015 b Population under age 15 % Population age 65 and above % Population Annual Growth Rate % Crude Birth Rate Per 1000 population Total Fertility Rate Births per woman Crude Death Rate Per 1000 Live Births Infant Mortality Rate Per 1000 Live Births Mortality Rate Under 5 years age Per 1000 Live Births Sex ratio at birth male to female births 13. Life Expectancy at Birth Male Years Female Years Persons Years Note: CIRDAP Countries : Column No SAARC Countries: Column No (Contd.)

3 Development Indicators for Cirdap and Saarc Countries 381 Table 13.1: (Contd.) S.No. Item Unit Year/ Period Afghanistan Bangladesh India Pakistan Nepal Sri Lanka Maldives Bhutan Area 000 Sq.Km Population Millions Millions 2030b Population Urbanised % 2004b % 2015b Population under age 15 % Population age 65 and above % Population Annual Growth Rate % Crude Birth Rate Per 1000 population Total Fertility Rate Births per woman Crude Death Rate Per 1000 Live Births Infant Mortality Rate Per 1000 Live Births Mortality Rate Under 5 years age Per 1000 Live Births Sex ratio at birth male to female births Life Expectancy at Birth Male Years Female Years Persons Years Note : -- : Not Available b: Data refer to medium-variant projections c: Data refer to estimates for the period specified. Sources: World Bank, World Development Report 2012 & World Development Indicators 2013.

4 382 Rural Development Statistics S. No. Table 13.2: Health and Nutrition Indicators of CIRDAP and SAARC Countries Item Unit Year/ Period Lao PDR Indonesia Iran Vietnam Philippines Thailand Myanmar Malaysia Fiji a. Health Expenditure total of GDP % b. Health Expenditure Public of total % c. Health Expenditure Per Capita (PPP US $) a. Prevalence of undernourished % < < 5 -- b. Prevalence of child malnutrition -- i. Children underweight-male % ii. Children underweight-female % iii. Under age 5 Stunting- Male % iv. Under age 5 Stunting- Female % i. Prevalence of overweight children (% under age 5)- Male ii. Prevalence of overweight children (% under age 5)-Female % % Infants with low birth weight % Population with access to improved % water source 6. Population with access to Improved Sanitation % a. Physicians (per 1000 people) No b b. Nurses and Midwives No b Child Immunisation Rate -- Against Measles % DPT3 % Births attended by skilled health staff % a Note: CIRDAP Countries : Column No SAARC Countries: Column No (Contd.)

5 Development Indicators for Cirdap and Saarc Countries 383 S. No. Table 13.2 : (Contd.) Item Unit Year/Period Afghanistan Bangladesh India Pakistan Nepal Sri Lanka Maldives Bhutan a. Health Expenditure total of GDP % b. Health Expenditure Public of total % c. Health Expenditure Per Capita (PPP US $) a. Prevalence of undernourished % b. Prevalence of child malnutrition i. Children underweight-male % ii. Children underweight-female % iii. Under age 5 Stunting- Male % iv. Under age 5 Stunting- Female % i. Prevalence of overweight children % (% under age 5)- Male ii. Prevalence of overweight children (% under age 5)- Female % Infants with low birth weight % Population with access to improved % water source 6. Population with access to Improved Sanitation % a. Physicians (per 1000 people) No b b. Nurses and Midwives No b Child Immunisation Rate -- Against Measles % DPT3 % Births attended by skilled health staff % a : Not Available PPP : Purchasing Power Parity. a: Data refer to the average for the years specified. b :Data refer to the most recent year available during the period specified. c: Data refer to a year or period other than that specified. Differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators 2012.

6 384 Rural Development Statistics Table 13.3: Education and Economic Indicators of CIRDAP and SAARC Countries S.No. Item Unit Year Lao PDR Indonesia Iran Vietnam Philippines Thailand Myanmar Malaysia Fiji A. Education Indicators 1. Adult Literacy Rate (of 15 years and above) % Youth Literacy Rate (of years ) - Male % Youth Literacy Rate (of years) - Female % Net Primary Enrolment Ratio % Net Secondary Enrolment Ratio % B. Technology Indicators 5. Telephone Mainlines Per 100 population Cellular subscribers Per 100 population Internet users Per 100 population (Contd.)

7 Development Indicators for Cirdap and Saarc Countries 385 Table 13.3: (Contd.) S. No. Item Unit Year Afghanistan Bangladesh India Pakistan Nepal Sri Lanka Maldives Bhutan A. Education Indicators 1. Adult Literacy Rate (of 15 years and above) % Youth Literacy Rate (of years ) - Male % Youth Literacy Rate (of years) - Female % Net Primary Enrolment Ratio % Net Secondary Enrolment Ratio % B. Technology Indicators % Telephone Mainlines Per 100 population Cellular subscribers Per 100 population Internet users Per 100 population Note: CIRDAP Countries : Column No SAARC Countries: Column No

8 386 Rural Development Statistics S. No. Item Unit Year/ Period Lao PDR Table 13.3 : (Contd.) Indonesia Iran Vietnam Philippines Thailand Myanmar Malaysia Fiji C. Economic Indicators 8. GNP Per Capita US Dollars 9. GDP Per Capita - Average Annual Growth Rate 10. Average annual change in consumer price index 11. Public expenditure on education (% of GDP) 12. Public expenditure on health (% of GDP) 13. Share of income or expenditure % % % % Poorest 10% % Richest 10% % Human Development Index (HDI) -- Rank Value % Population below income poverty line -- US $1.25 a day per capita % < < 2 -- < US $ 2 a day per capita % Population below national poverty line Rural % Urban % National % Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) % (Contd.)

9 Development Indicators for Cirdap and Saarc Countries 387 S. No. Item Unit Year/ Period Table 13.3 : (Contd.) Afghanistan Bangladesh India Pakistan Nepal Sri Lanka Maldives Bhutan C. Economic Indicators 8. GNP Per Capita US Dollars 9. GDP Per Capita - Average Annual Growth Rate 10. Average annual change in consumer price index 11. Public expenditure on education (% of GDP) 12. Public expenditure on health (% of GDP) 13. Share of income or expenditure % % % % Poorest 10% % Richest 10% % Human Development Index (HDI) -- Rank Value % Population below income poverty line -- US $1.25 a day per capita % < US $ 2 a day per capita % Population below national poverty line Rural % Urban % National % Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) % : Not Available. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators 2012 & UNDP, Human Development Report.

10 388 Rural Development Statistics Table 13.4: Region-wise Poverty Estimates in the World Item * 2015 ** People living on less than US $ 1.25 a day (at 2005 PPP prices) (Million) East Asia & Pacific Europe & Central Asia Latin America & Caribbean Middle East & North Africa South Asia Sub-Saharan Africa Total Percentage of people living on less than US $ 1.25 a day (at 2005 PPP prices) (%) East Asia & Pacific Europe & Central Asia Latin America & Caribbean Middle East & North Africa South Asia Sub-Saharan Africa Total *: Provisional ** :Projection (Contd.)

11 Development Indicators for Cirdap and Saarc Countries 389 Table 13.4: (Contd.) Item People living on less than US $ 2 a day (at PPP prices) (Million) East Asia & Pacific China Europe & Central Asia Latin America & Caribbean Middle East & North Africa South Asia India Sub-Saharan Africa Total Percentage of people living on less than US $ 2 a day (at PPP prices) (%) East Asia & Pacific China Europe & Central Asia Latin America & Caribbean Middle East & North Africa South Asia India Sub-Saharan Africa Total Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2013.

12 390 Rural Development Statistics

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