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Population (to nearest million)

1 billion,152 million (2006)

 

 

61 million (2008)

Human Development Index

combined measure of income, education and life expectancy (rating out of 177)

 

128 (2007-8)

16 (2007-8)

Gross National Income

as an average per person per year (1$ = 60p. approx.)

 

$820 (2006)

$40,180 (2006)

Life expectancy

Male
Female

 

64 (2006)

64(2005)
65(2005)

79 (2006)

76 (2005)
81 (2005)

Carbon emissions per capita (person)

 

1.2 (2004)

9.8 (2004)

Population living on less than $1 per day

34% (1995-2005)

0% (1995-2005)

School attendance:

Primary
Secondary

 

 

84% (2000-6)
64% 58% (2000-6)

 

99%
99%

Youth (15-24) Literacy rate:

Male
Female

 

 

84% (2000-6)
68% (2000-6)

 

99%
99%

Infant deaths (under 1)

Under 5 child mortality

 

57 per 1000 (2006)

76 per 1000 (2006)

5 per 1000 (2005)

6 per 1000 (2006)

Lifetime risk of maternal death

1 in 70 (2005)

1 in 8200 (2005)

HIV/AIDS % rate (Age 15-49)

0.9 (2005)

0.2 (2005)

Safe Water

Adequate sanitation

 

86% (2004)

33% (2004)

 

100% (2004)

100% (2004)

Communication

Phones

Internet access

 

 

13 ( 2005)

5 ( 2005)

 

 

167 (2005)

54 (2005)

Cultural

Main Religions

 

 

Hindu 81.3%, Muslim 12%

 

 

Anglican/Roman Catholic 40m, Muslim 1.5m.

 

Main Languages English is important for communication; Hindi is the national language and primary tongue of 30% of the people; there are 14 other official languages: Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, and Sanskrit English and Welsh, Bengali, Gujarati, Urdu

Note: Figures are taken from UNICEF State of the Worlds Children 2008 compiled using UNICEF, World Bank, WHO & UN World population division and the CIA World Factbook website 2008

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