The Progress of Nations 2000

Abbreviations

Age of data

The table below gives the average age of the latest internationally available
data for the three key indicators: the under-5 mortality rate, the net primary
school enrolment/attendance rate, and the percentage of under-5s who are
underweight.
The more up-to-date statistics used by most governments and international organizations are often interpolated and/or extrapolated from past
surveys. The table shows the number of years that have elapsed, on average,
between the last national on-the-ground surveys and the year 1999.
In some cases, governments may have more recent statistics that have not
been made available to the United Nations.
Average age of data (in years) on the three social indicators
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Cameroon 1.7 Mauritania 3.3 Namibia 6.0
Kenya 1.7 Eritrea 3.7 Nigeria 6.3
Niger 1.7 Congo, Dem. Rep. 4.0 South Africa 6.3
Mozambique 2.0 Gambia 4.0 Ethiopia 6.7
Togo 2.0 Uganda 4.0 Lesotho 6.7
Mauritius 2.3 Central African Rep. 4.3 Liberia 10.0
Zimbabwe 2.3 Malawi 4.3 Gabon 10.3
Chad 2.7 Rwanda 4.3 Angola 11.0
Madagascar 2.7 Botswana 5.0 Guinea-Bissau 11.0
Senegal 3.0 C6te d'lvoire 5.0 Sierra Leone 13.0
Tanzania 3.0 Burkina Faso 5.3 Conga 14.0
Zambia 3.0 Guinea 5.3 Somalia 14.7
Benin 3.3 Burundi 5.7
Mali 3.3 Ghana 5.7
MIDDLE EAST and NORTH AFRICA
Iraq 2.0 U. Arab Emirates 3.7 Iran 5.0
Algeria 2.3 Oman 4.0 Sudan 5.0
Jordan 2.7 Libya 4.3 Lebanon 5.3
Yemen 2.7 Tunisia 4.3 Syria 5.3
Egypt 3.0 Turkey 4.3 Kuwait 6.7
Saudi Arabia 3.3 Morocco 4.7 Israel 10.3
CENTRAL ASIA
Azerbaijan 2.0 Uzbekistan 3.0 Tajikistan 7.0
Kyrgyzstan 2.3 Afghanistan 6.3 Turkmenistan 9.7
Kazakhstan 2.7 Georgia 6.3 Armenia 11.0
EAST/SOUTH ASIA and PACIFIC
Australia 1.5* Indonesia 3.0 Bhutan 6.0
New Zealand 1.5* Viet Nam 3.0 Cambodia 6.3
Malaysia 2.0 Japan 3.5* Thailand 6.3
Mongolia 2.0 India 3.7 Korea, Rep. 6.7
Philippines 2.3 Myanmar 3.7 Singapore 6.7
Bangladesh 2.7 China 4.7 Papua New Guinea 7.3
Nepal 2.7 Lao PDR 4.7 Korea, Dem. 9.3
Sri Lanka 2.7 Pakistan 5.7
AMERICAS
Guatemala 1.3 Brazil 3.0 Colombia 4.0
Bolivia 1.7 Peru 3.0 Jamaica 4.0
Chile 1.7 Dominican Rep. 3.3 El Salvador 4.3
Mexico 1.7 Honduras 3.3 Haiti 4.3
Nicaragua 1.7 Panama 3.3 Ecuador 5.0
Costa Rica 2.0 Canada 3.5* Trinidad/Tobago 6.0
Cuba 2.3 United States 3.7 Paraguay 6.7
Uruguay 2.7 Venezuela 3.7 Argentina 8.3
EUROPE

AIDS
ARI
BCG
DAC
DHS
DPT
EPI
FGM
GAVI
GNP
Hib
IIIPC
IIIV
IDD
ILO
IMCI
IPEC
MICS
NGO
NID
ODA
OECD
ORT
RSV
TT
UNAIDS
UNESCO
UNICEF
VII
WHO

acquired inuine deficiency syndrome
acute respiratory infection
anti-I uberculosis vaccine
Developient Assistance Committee (OECI))
Demographic and Health Surveys
diphltheria/pertiissis/tetanus vaccine
expmianded l programmune on immunization
female geniilal mutilation
Global Alliance for Vaccines and I nmmunization
gross nat ional product
flaeophilus influenzae ty pe b
heavily indebted poor countries
human immunodeficiency virus
iodine deficiency disorders
Internal ioral Labour Organization
Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (initiative)
International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IO))
multiple indlicator cluster surveys
non-govern mental organization
National Iminimization Day
official development assistance
Organisat ion for Economic Co-operation and D[)evelopment
oral rehyd ration therapy
respiratory syncytial virus
tetanus toxoid vaccine
Joint United Nations Programmnne on IH IV/AIDS
United Nations Educational, Scientific an(I Cultural Organization
United Nations Children's Fund
Vaccine Intependence Initiative
World Hlealth Organization

Throughout The Progress o/" Nations, a dash (-) signifies no data were available.
Note: All dollars are US ldollars.

Bulgaria 1.0* United Kingdom
Poland 1.0* Belgium
Austria 1.5* Denmark
Portugal 1.5* Germany
Croatia 2.0 Italy
Finland 2.0* Norway
France 2.0* Sweden
Greece 2.0* TFYR Macedonia
Ireland 2.0* Slovenia
Latvia 2.0* Romania
Netherlands 2.0* Russian Fed.
Switzerland 2.0* Belarus
*Underweight not included.

2.0* Estonia 3.5*
2.5* Spain 3.5*
2.5* Bosnia/Herzegovina 4.0*
2.5* Czech Rep. 4.3
2.5 * Yugoslavia 4.7
2.5* Hungary 5.3
2.5* Albania 6.0*
2.5* Slovakia 8.0*
3.0* Lithuania 8.5*
3.3 Ukraine 8.5*
3.3 Moldova, Rep. 9.0*
3.5*