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1 in 76: The lifetime risk of maternal death in developing countries as compared to 1 in 8000 in industrialized countries

19%: The increase in the recommended treatment for diarrhoea coverage in developing countries from 1995 to 2005

15%: The increase in antenatal care coverage in developing countries during the past decade

29%: The proportion of under-five deaths worldwide in 2004 due to Pneumonia

60%: The proportion of decline in deaths from measles globally between 2000 and 2005

2.2 billion: The number of mobile subscribers worldwide in 2005 – up from 11 million in 1990

72 million: The number of children of primary school age not in school in 2005

2 million: The number of people who were receiving antiretroviral therapy in developing regions as of December 2006

20% The proportion of decline of children who are underweight globally

31%: The percentage increase in antenatal care in Asia from 1990-2000

60 per cent: The proportion of children of secondary school age who attend secondary school

4 million: The number of newborns who perish in the first 28 days of life each year

2.6 billion: The number of people who did not use improved sanitation facilities in 2004

7%: The proportion of the population with Internet access in developing regions in 2004 compared to over 50% in developed regions

9.7 million: The number of children who died before their fifth birthday in 2006

1 in 6: The proportion of children of secondary school age who attend primary school

40% The proportion of infants in the developing world who are exclusively breastfed for the first six months

1.1 billion The number of people that need to be covered during 2005-2015 to meet the MDG drinking water target

2 of 3: The proportion of young women in 24 sub-Saharan countries who lack HIV/AIDS prevention knowledge

114: The number of countries where primary education lasts for six years

98: The number of countries which may not reach the MDG target for under-five mortality

80% The proportion of population in developing countries who have access to improved drinking water sources

30% The proportion of increased chances of receiving appropriate medical care for rich children with pneumonia as compared to poor children

10% The estimated proportion of land owned by women compared to men in parts of sub-Saharan Africa

10 per 1000: Average world child mortality rate in 60 years or so from now if the current rates of progress are maintained

24 million: The number of out-of-school children in West and Central Africa

1 of 5: The proportion of caregivers recognizing the 2 key symptoms of pneumonia

36%: The proportion of out-of-school children with uneducated mothers compared to 16% with educated mothers

2:1: The ratio of urban and rural women reporting at least 4 antenatal care visits

36%: The percentage increase in population served with improved drinking water sources in urban areas from 1990 to 2004

99%: The proportion of maternal deaths that occur in developing countries

95%: The proportion of new cases of pneumonia among children under five occurring in developing countries

1 in 143: The proportion of children who died before their 5th birthday in industrialized countries in 2002

65%: The proportion of out-of-school children who have never attended school globally in 2001/02

Across cultures, husbands decide on wife’s health care

146 million: The number of children under-five who are underweight in the developing world

163: The number of countries lacking sex-disaggregated data on school attendance

17 of 20: The number of countries with women parliamentarians using a quota system

84%: The proportion of employed women in sub-Saharan Africa working in the informal sector

Nominal wages for women is roughly 20% lower than men’s

80%: Men in 7 Middle East and North Africa countries who believe that university education is more important for boys.

60-90 hours: Estimated work hours per week for women in developing countries

$106 billion: The amount in US dollars of aid to developing countries in 2005

13 million: The number of hectares of land deforested in 2005

80%: The share of people using drinking water from improved sources in developing countries in 2004

38.6 million: The number of people living with HIV in 2005 - nearly half of whom are women

1000%: The increase in the distribution of insecticide-treated mosquito nets in sub-Saharan Africa from 1999 to 2003

71%: The proportion of deliveries attended by skilled health care personnel in Northern Africa in 2004 compared to 56% in developing regions

10.5 million: The number of children who died before their fifth birthday in 2004 - mostly from preventable causes

73%: The proportion of children 12-23 months old immunized against measles in 2004

17%: The share of women in non-agricultural wage employment in Southern Asia in 2004 compared to 46% in developed regions

17%: The share of women in single or lower houses of parliament worldwide in 2006, up from 12% in 1990

82%: The distribution of primary-school age children out of school in rural areas compared to urban areas in 1996/2003

Universal primary education is in sight, though sub-Saharan Africa lags behind

824 million: The number of people in the developing world affected by chronic hunger in 2003

14.1%: The proportion of people living on less than $1 a day in Eastern Asia in 2002, down from 33.0% in 1990

 

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