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2 Goal 1 Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Target 1 Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people whose income is less than one dollar a day Indicator 1 Population living below $1 (PPP) per day 1/, 2/ Percentage of population below $1 purchasing power parity (PPP) per day Developing Regions Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Indicator 3 Share of poorest quintile in national consumption Share of poorest quintile in national consumption 1/ Developing Regions Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia States Transition countries of South-Eastern Europe / High-income economies, as defined by the World Bank, are excluded. Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia States Transition countries of South-Eastern Europe < / High-income economies, as defined by the World Bank, are excluded. 2/ Estimates by the World Bank, April Indicator 2 Poverty gap ratio 1/ Mean shortfall from poverty line, percentage 2/ Developing Regions Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia States Transition countries of South-Eastern Europe / The poverty gap ratio measures the magnitude of poverty. Expressed as a percentage of the poverty line, it is the result of multiplying the proportion of people who live below the poverty line by the difference between the poverty line and the average income of the population living under the poverty line. 2/ High-income economies, as defined by the World Bank, are excluded. Target 2 Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people who suffer from hunger Indicator 4 Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age (a) Total Children under-five years of age who are underweight, percentage Developing Regions Northern Africa 10 8 Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean 11 7 Eastern Asia 19 7 Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia 11 7 Oceania - - (b) By sex Children under-five years of age who are underweight by sex, 1996/2005, percentage Boys Girls Boys/Girls Ratio Developing Regions Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania - - -

3 Indicator 5 Population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (No new global or regional data are available. Data presented are from 2006 report) Percentage of undernourished in total population Developing Regions Northern Africa 4 4 Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia 6 9 Oceania States 7 1/ 7 States, Asia 16 1/ 20 States, Europe 4 1/ 3 Developed Regions <2.5 1/ <2.5 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 1/ Data refer to the period Goal 2 Achieve universal primary education Target 3 Ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling Indicator 6 Net enrolment ratio in primary education (a) Total Primary- and secondary-level enrolees per 100 children of primary-education enrolment age 1/ World Developing Regions Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania States States, Asia States, Europe Developed Regions Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) Small Island Developing States (SIDS) / The net enrolment ratios in primary education correspond to school years ending in the years displayed.

4 (b) By sex Primary- and secondary-level enrolees per 100 children of primary-education enrolment age 1/ Indicator 7b Primary Completion Rate Gross intake ratio to last grade 1/ Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls World Developing Regions Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania States States, Asia States, Europe Developed Regions Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) Small Island Developing States (SIDS) / The net enrolment ratios in primary education correspond to school years ending in the years displayed. Indicator 7a Proportion of pupils starting grade 1 who reach last grade of primary (No global or regional data are available.) / / Total Boys Girls Total Boys Girls World Developing Regions Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania States States, Asia States, Europe Developed Regions Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) Small Island Developing States (SIDS) / The primary completion rate is calculated through the Gross Intake Rate at the Last Grade of Primary: Total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade. Global Education Digest 2004 (page 149) - Comparing Education Statistics Across the World, UNESCO Institute for Statistics. 2/ The primary completion rates correspond to school years ending in the years displayed.

5 Indicator 8 Literacy rate of year-olds, women and men Percentage of the population aged years who can both read and write Total / / Men Women Total Men Women World Developing Regions Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania States States, Asia States, Europe Developed Regions Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) Small Island Developing States (SIDS) / The regional averages presented in this table are calculated using a weighted average of the latest available observed data point for each country or territory for the reference period. UIS estimates have been used for countries with missing data. Goal 3 Promote gender equality and empower women Target 4 Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education, preferably by 2005, and in all levels of education no later than 2015 Indicator 9 Ratio of girls to boys in primary, secondary and tertiary education (a) Primary level Ratio of girls to boys gross enrolment ratios World Developing Regions Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania States States, Asia States, Europe Developed Regions Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) Small Island Developing States (SIDS) (b) Secondary level Ratio of girls to boys gross enrolment ratios World Developing Regions Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania States States, Asia States, Europe Developed Regions Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

6 (c) Tertiary level Ratio of girls to boys gross enrolment ratios World Developing Regions Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania States States, Asia States, Europe Developed Regions Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Indicator 10 Ratio of literate women to men, years old (No data presented. See notes at the end.) Indicator 12 Seats held by women in national parliament Percentage of parliamentary seats occupied by women (Single or Lower House only) / World Developing Regions Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania States States, Asia States, Europe Developed Regions Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) Small Island Developing States (SIDS) / As of 31 January Indicator 11 Share of women in wage employment in the non-agricultural sector Percentage of employees in non-agricultural wage employment who are women World Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania States Developed Regions

7 Goal 4 Reduce child mortality Target 5 Reduce by two-thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate Indicator 13 Under-five mortality rate Deaths of children before reaching the age of five per 1000 live births World Developing Regions Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania States Indicator 15 One year-old children immunised against measles Percentage of children months who received at least one dose of measles vaccine World Developing Regions Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia 1/ Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania States Developed Regions Transition countries of South-Eastern Europe / Differences in the methods of calculating coverage in China from 1990 to 2005 account for most of the reported decrease. States, Asia States, Europe Developed Regions 12 6 Transition countries of South-Eastern Europe Indicator 14 Infant mortality rate Deaths of children before reaching the age of one per 1000 live births World Developing Regions Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania States States, Asia States, Europe Developed Regions 10 5 Transition countries of South-Eastern Europe 25 14

8 Goal 5 Improve maternal health Target 6 Reduce by three-quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio Indicator 16 Maternal mortality ratio (No new global or regional data are available. Data presented are from 2005 report) Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births 2000 World 400 Developing Regions 450 Northern Africa 130 Sub-Saharan Africa 920 Latin America and the Caribbean 190 Eastern Asia 55 Southern Asia 540 South-Eastern Asia 210 Western Asia 190 Oceania 240 States 68 Indicator 19c 1/ Contraceptive prevalence rate Percentage using contraception among women aged who are married or in union World Developing Regions Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania - - States - - States, Asia States, Europe Developed Regions / This indicator was moved from Goal 6 to Goal 5, as agreed by the Inter-agency and Expert Group on MDG Indicators at its 11th meeting, March Developed Regions 14 Indicator 17 Births attended by skilled health personnel Percentage of births attended by skilled health personnel World Developing Regions Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania - - States States, Asia States, Europe Developed Regions - - Transition countries of South-Eastern Europe 96 98

9 Goal 6 Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Target 7 Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS Indicator 18 HIV prevalence Estimated Adults Estimated Adults Estimated Adults adult (15- (15+) living adult (15- (15+) living adult (15- (15+) living 49) HIV prevalence (%) with HIV who are women (%) 49) HIV prevalence (%) with HIV who are women (%) 49) HIV prevalence (%) with HIV who are women (%) Developing Regions Northern Africa <0.1 <0.1 < Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Indicator 19b Population aged years with comprehensive correct knowledge of HIV/AIDS Percentage of population with comprehensive knowledge 1/, 1999/2005 2/ Women Men Number of countries Percent who have Number of countries Percent who have covered by comprehensive covered by comprehensive the surveys knowledge 1/ the surveys knowledge 1/ Sub-Saharan Africa Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Commonwealth of Independent States, Asia / Percentage of young women and men who correctly identify the two major ways of preventing the sexual transmission of HIV (using condoms and limiting sex to one faithful, uninfected partner), who reject two common local misconceptions, and who know that a healthy-looking person can transmit the AIDS virus. 2/ Data refer to the most recent year available during the period specified. Eastern Asia < Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia <0.1 <0.1 < Oceania < Commonwealth of Independent States, Asia <0.1-1/ 0.1-1/ Commonwealth of Independent States, Europe < Developed regions < / Data not available, epidemics in this region are recent and no data are available for earlier years. Indicator 19a Condom use at last high-risk sex Percentage population who used a condom at last high-risk sex 1/, 1999/2005 2/ Women Men Number of Percent Number of Percent countries who used a countries who used a covered by condom at covered by condom at the surveys last high the surveys last high risk sex 1/ risk sex 1/ Sub-Saharan Africa Southern Asia States, Asia / Percentage of young women and men reporting the use of a condom during sexual intercourse with a non-regular sexual partner in the last 12 months, among those who had such a partner in the last 12 months. 2/ Data refer to the most recent year available during the period specified. Indicator 20 Ratio of school attendance of orphans to school attendance of nonorphans aged years Orphans to non-orphans school attendance ratio, 1/ 1999/2005 2/ Number of countries Ratio of school attendance of orphans to with data school attendance of non-orphans 1/ Sub-Saharan Africa / Ratio of the current school attendance rate of children aged both of whose biological parents have died to the current school attendance rate of children both of whose parents are still alive and who currently live with at least one biological parent. 2/ Data refer to the most recent year available during the period specified. Target 8 Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the incidence of malaria and other major diseases Indicator 21 Incidence and deaths rates associated with malaria (No global or regional data are available.) Indicator 22 Children under 5 sleeping under insecticide-treated bednets and with fever who are treated with appropriate anti-malarial drugs (a) Prevention - Children under 5 who sleep under insecticide-treated bed nets Percentage, 1999/2006 Sub-Saharan Africa (35 countries) 5 South-Eastern Asia (4 countries) 4 (b) Treatment Children under 5 with fever who are treated with anti-malaria drugs Percentage, 2000/2006 Developing regions (46 countries) 22 Sub-Saharan Africa (36 countries) 40 Southern Asia (1 country, India ) 12 South-Eastern Asia (5 countries) 2

10 Indicator 23 Incidence, prevalence and death rates associated with tuberculosis (a) Incidence Number of new cases per 100,000 population (excluding HIV infected) World Developing Regions Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania States States, Asia States, Europe (c) Deaths Number of deaths per 100,000 population (excluding HIV infected) World Developing Regions Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania States States, Asia States, Europe Developed Regions Transition countries of South-Eastern Europe Developed Regions Transition countries of South-Eastern Europe (b) Prevalence Number of existing cases per 100,000 population (excluding HIV infected) World Developing Regions Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania States States, Asia States, Europe Developed Regions Transition countries of South-Eastern Europe

11 Indicator 24 Tuberculosis cases detected and cured under directly observed treatment short course (a) New cases detected under DOTS DOTS smear-positive case detection rate, percentage World Developing Regions Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania States States, Asia States, Europe 3 25 Developed Regions Transition countries of South-Eastern Europe Goal 7 Ensure environmental sustainability Target 9 Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes and reverse the loss of environmental resources Indicator 25 Land area covered by forest (No new global or regional data are available. Data presented are from 2006 report) Percentage of land area World Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Caribbean Latin America Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia (b) Patients successfully treated under DOTS Treatment success, percentage World Developing Regions Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America & the Caribbean Eastern Asia South Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania States States, Asia States, Europe Developed Regions Transition countries of South-Eastern Europe Oceania States States, Asia States, Europe Developed Regions Indicator 26 Terrestrial and marine areas protected Protected area ratio to total territorial area (terrestrial and sea), percentage 1/ Total 2/ World Developing Regions Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia 3/ Oceania States Developed Regions Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) Small Island Developing States (SIDS) / The ratios were calculated with new data on total territorial area and are therefore not comparable with data available in previous versions of the Statistical Annex. 2/ Includes designated protected areas with unknown year of establishment up to and including year / The increase in figures 2000 to 2006 are due to the establishment of a new large protected area in Saudi Arabia in 1994.

12 Indicator 27 Energy use per $1,000 GDP (PPP) (No data presented. See notes at the end.) (b) ODSs All ODSs Consumption in ODP-tonnes 1/ Developing Regions 247, ,516 79,365 Indicator 28 CO 2 emissions, total, per capita and per $1 GDP (PPP), and consumption of ozone-depleting substances (a) Carbon dioxide emission: Total and per capita 1/ Millions of metric tons of CO2 Per capita emissions (metric tons) World 22,716 29, Developed Regions 9,657 12, Developing Regions 6,866 12, Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean 1,095 1, Eastern Asia 2,924 5, Southern Asia 991 1, South-Eastern Asia 486 1, Western Asia 675 1, Northern Africa 14,034 10,826 5,294 Sub-Saharan Africa 23,406 9,512 2,958 Latin America and the Caribbean 76,048 31,087 14,488 Eastern Asia 103, ,762 36,663 Southern Asia 3,337 28,161 7,971 South-Eastern Asia 21,108 16,809 7,685 Western Asia 11,435 11,855 5,070 Oceania States (CIS) 139,453 27,585 1,160 CIS, Asia 2, CIS, Europe 136,716 26, Developed Regions 826,801 24,056 10,352 Transition countries of South-Eastern Europe 6, Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1,420 4,716 2,409 Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 3,354 2,385 1,063 1/ The differences from previous reports are due to a change in the treatment of missing values when deriving regional aggregates. Oceania States (CIS) 3,207 2, CIS, Asia 2/ CIS, Europe 2/ 2,701 1, Indicator 29 Proportion of population using solid fuels (No data presented. See notes at the end.) Annex I countries 3/, 4/ 14,634 14, / Total CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels (expressed in million metric tons of CO2) includes CO2 emissions from: solid fuel consumption, liquid fuel consumption, gas fuel consumption; cement production; and gas flaring (United States Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center - CDIAC). 2/ The 1990 columns show 1992 data for CIS countries. 3/ Based on the annual national emission inventories of Annex I countries (with the exception of Belarus, Russian Federation and Ukraine, which are included in CIS) that report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; non-annex I countries do not have annual reporting obligations. 4/ Excludes emissions/removals from land use, land-use change and forestry.

13 Target 10 Halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation Indicator 30 Population using an improved drinking water source (No new global or regional data are available. Data presented are from 2006 report) Percentage of population using an improved drinking water source Total Urban Rural Total Urban Rural World Developing Regions Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania States Developed Regions Indicator 31 Population using an improved sanitation facility (No new global or regional data are available. Data presented are from 2006 report) Target 11 By 2020, to have achieved a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers Indicator 32 Urban population living in slums 1/, 2/ Percentage of urban population living in slums Developing Regions Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania States, Asia States, Europe / Represented by the urban population living in households with at least one of the four characteristics: lack of access to improved drinking water, lack of access to improved sanitation, overcrowding (three or more persons per room) and dwellings made of nondurable material. 2/ The decrease in the percentage of populations living in slum conditions is mostly due to a change in the definition of adequate sanitation. In 2005, only a proportion of households using pit latrines were considered slum households, whereas in 1990 and 2001 all households using pit latrines were counted as slum households. The change affects estimates mostly in those countries where the use of pit latrines is more widespread, as in Sub-Saharan Africa. Percentage of population using an improved sanitation facility Total Urban Rural Total Urban Rural World Developing Regions Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania States Developed Regions

14 Goal 8 Develop a global partnership for development Target 12 Develop further an open, rule-based, predictable, non-discriminatory trading and financial system. Includes a commitment to good governance, development, and poverty reduction both nationally and internationally Target 13 Address the special needs of the least developed countries Includes: tariff and quota free access for least developed countries exports; enhanced programme of debt relief for HIPC and cancellation of official bilateral debt; and more generous ODA for countries committed to poverty reduction Target 14 Address the special needs of landlocked developing countries and small island developing States (through the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States and the outcome of the twenty-second special session of the General Assembly) Target 15 Deal comprehensively with the debt problems of developing countries through national and international measures in order to make debt sustainable in the long term Official development assistance (ODA) Indicator 35 Bilateral official development assistance of OECD/DAC donors that is untied All OECD/DAC countries 1/ Percentage of aid that is untied In billion US $ / Based on only about 40% of total ODA commitments from OECD/DAC countries, as it excludes technical co-operation and administrative costs, as well as all ODA from Austria, Luxembourg, New Zealand and the United States that do not report the tying status of their ODA. Indicator 36 ODA received in landlocked developing countries as a proportion of their gross national incomes Landlocked developing countries Percentage of recipients GNIs In billion US $ Indicator 37 ODA received in small island developing states as a proportion of their gross national incomes Small islands developing states Percentage of recipients GNIs In billion US $ Indicator 33 Net ODA of OECD/DAC donors, total and to the least developed countries (a) Annual total assistance (US$ billions) (p) All developing countries LDCs (p) preliminary data (b) Share of OECD/DAC donors gross national income (Percentage) (p) All developing countries LDCs (p) preliminary data Indicator 34 Total bilateral, sector-allocable ODA of OECD/DAC donors to basic social services (basic education, primary health care, nutrition, safe water and sanitation) All OECD/DAC donors % of bilateral, sector-allocable aid In billion US $

15 Market access Indicator 38 Total developed country imports (by value and excluding arms) from developing countries and least developed countries, admitted free of duty Percentage of total developed country imports (a) Excluding arms Developing countries LDCs (b) Excluding arms and oil Developing countries LDCs Indicator 39 Average tariffs imposed by developed countries on agricultural products and textiles and clothing from developing countries Percentage (a) Agriculture Developing countries LDCs (b) Textile Developing countries LDCs (c) Clothing Developing countries LDCs Indicator 40 Agricultural support estimate for OECD countries as a percentage of their gross domestic product Agricultural support estimate in OECD countries (p) As percentage of OECD countries GDP In billion US $ Debt sustainability Indicator 42 Total number of countries that have reached their HIPC decision points and number that have reached their HIPC completion points Number of countries 1/ Reached completion point 1 22 Reached decision point but not completion point 21 8 Yet to be considered for decision point Total eligible countries / As of April Indicator 43 Debt relief committed under HIPC and MDRI initiative Debt relief committed under HIPC and MDRI initiative (US$ billions, cumulative) To countries that reached decision or completion point Indicator 44 Debt service as a percentage of exports of goods and services Ratio of debt service to exports Developing Regions Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania States 3.7 1/ Transition countries of South-Eastern Europe Least Developed Countries (LDCs) / Data are for (p) preliminary data Indicator 41 ODA provided to help build trade capacity Trade-related technical assistance/capacity-building (TRTA/CB), as a percent of total sector allocable ODA World

16 Target 16 In co-operation with developing countries, develop and implement strategies for decent and productive work for youth Indicator 45 Unemployment rate of young people aged years (a) Total / World Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia Indicator 45b Share of youth unemployment in total unemployment / World Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania States Developed Regions / The 2006 data are preliminary. Oceania States Developed Regions / The 2006 data are preliminary. (b) By sex / Men Women Men Women Men Women World Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania States Developed Regions / The 2006 data are preliminary. Target 17 In co-operation with pharmaceutical companies, provide access to affordable, essential drugs in developing countries Indicator 46 Population with access to affordable essential drugs on a sustainable basis Antiretroviral therapy coverage among the population with advanced HIV infection with access to antiretroviral drugs, in percentage 1/ 2006 World 2/ 28 Northern Africa 35 Sub-Saharan Africa 28 Latin America and the Caribbean 72 Eastern Asia 26 Sothern Asia 9 South-Eastern Asia 49 Indicator 45a Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate / World Northern Africa Western Asia 37 Oceania 10 States 10 1/ The coverage estimate is based on the estimated numbers of people receiving and needing antiretroviral therapy. 2/ World includes only low and middle income countries. Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania States Developed Regions / The 2006 data are preliminary.

17 Target 18 In co-operation with the private sector, make available the benefits of new technologies, especially information and communications Indicator 47 Telephone lines and cellular subscribers Indicator 48 Internet users (a) Personal computers (No data presented. See notes at the end.) (b) Internet users (a) Fixed telephone lines Number of fixed telephone lines per 100 population World Developing Regions Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania States Number internet users per 100 population World Developing Regions Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania States Transition countries of South-Eastern Europe Transition countries of South-Eastern Europe Developed Regions Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Developed Regions Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) Small Island Developing States (SIDS) (b) Cellular subscribers Number of cellular subscribers per 100 population World Developing Regions Northern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Eastern Asia Southern Asia South-Eastern Asia Western Asia Oceania States Transition countries of South-Eastern Europe Developed Regions Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Sources United Nations Inter-Agency and Expert Group on the Millennium Development Goals Indicators and MDG Indicators Database ( Notes Except where indicated, regional groupings are based on United Nations geographical regions with some modifications necessary to create to the extent possible homogenous groups of countries for analysis and presentation. The regional composition adopted for 2007 reporting of MDG indicators is available at under Data. States (CIS) comprises Belarus, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation and Ukraine in Europe, and Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, in Asia. Where shown, Developed Regions comprises Europe (except CIS countries), Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and the United States. Developed Regions always include transition countries in Europe unless the latter are presented separately in the tables as transition countries of South-Eastern Europe. The Inter-agency and Expert Meeting on MDG Indicators agreed at its 11th Meeting to remove from the MDG framework the following indicators: indicator 10, ratio of literate women to men, years old; indicator 27, energy use per $1,000 GDP (PPP); indicator 29, proportion of population using solid fuels; and indicator 48(a), personal computers in use per 100 population.

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