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Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

16% The proportion of infants in developing countries who are born weighing less than 2,500 grams...more

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

38 million The number of newborns who are not protected from iodine deficiency...more

1 of 3 The proportion of children under five in developing countries who are stunted...more

4 times The increase in the proportion of children fully protected with two doses of vitamin A...more

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

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

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

Achieve universal primary education

30% The proportion of children in sub-Saharan Africa of primary school age not in school...more

2 million The number of children of primary school age not in school in 2005...more

93 million The number of children of primary school age who are out of school...more

60% The proportion of children of secondary school age who attend secondary school...more

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

23.5 million The number of out-of-school girls in South Asia compared to 18.7 million boys...more

30% The proportion of out-of-school children living in developing countries in rural areas compared to 18% in urban areas...more

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

115 million The number of out-of-school primary school age children in 2001-02...more

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

1 of 5 The number of out-of-school primary school age children globally in 2001-02...more

28% The proportion of children globally not in school at official school entry age...more

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

95% Net enrolment ratio in primary education in Latin American and the Caribbean in 2003/04...more

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

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

Promote gender equality and empower women

17% The proportion of women who represent single and lower houses of parliament as of January 2007... more

60% The proportion of unpaid family workers globally who are women... more

1 of 3 The proportion of women excluded from taking decisions on household expenditures... more

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

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

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

9.5% The rate that women deputies in Argentina were more likely to sponsor children and family bills than their male counterparts in 1993-1994...more

80% The proportion of the population of Thailand that think a woman could be a good prime minister...more

8% The proportion of women parliamentarians in Arab States...more

14.3% The proportion of women government ministers worldwide...more

57% Girls in developing world miss out on secondary education...more

2 of 3 The proportion of male respondents in Bangladesh who indicate that university education for boys should be prioritized over that of girls...more

60-90 hours The number of hours women work per week in developing countries...more

20% Shortfall in nominal wage for women than men...more

84% Women in sub-Saharan Africa work in the informal sector...more

21% The share of women in single or lower houses of parliament in developing countries in 2006 - up from 15% in 1990...more

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

Reduce child mortality

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

25% The rate of decline in child mortality rate from 1990 to 2006...more

2 million The number of under-five deaths caused due to pneumonia every year...more

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

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

32% The proportion of under-five deaths occurring in South Asia due to poor perinatal care...more

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

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

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

1 in 12 The proportion of children under five who died in 2002 compared to 1 in 5 in the 1960s...more

43 of 1000 The proportion of children who die before their fifth birthday in East Asia and Pacific Region...more

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

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

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

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

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

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

Improve maternal health

3 of 4 The proportion of women in the developing world who are attended by a skilled health provider at least once during pregnancy...more

1 of 3 The proportion of maternal deaths caused due to haemorrhage in Africa...more

1 of 4 The proportion of African women who plan their pregnancies...more

60% The proportion of births in the developing countries which are attended by skilled health personnel...more

1 of 4 The proportion of adolescent pregnancies occurring in the least developed countries...more

2 of 3 The proportion of women in Latin America and the Caribbean who receive antenatal care in the first trimester...more

48% The proportion of 20-34 year old women in developing countries reporting 4 or more antenatal care visits...more

54% The proportion of pregnant women in South Asia who had at least one antenatal visit in 1990-2001...more

6 The median number of antenatal care visits reported by pregnant women in Latin America and the Caribbean...more

1 of 3 Women in rural areas of developing countries report no antenatal care...more

20% Women from the richest quintile are more likely to use antenatal services than those in the poorest quintiles...more

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

50% Husbands in South Asia particularly Bangladesh & Nepal decide on wifes health care...more

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

79% The proportion of deliveries in Eastern Asia attended by skilled health care personnel in 2004...more

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

Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases

8.8 million The number of tuberculosis cases which were reported in 2005...more

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

1 of 10 The proportion of HIV-infected pregnant women in low and middle-income countries who received antiretroviral prophylaxis for PMTCT...more

18% The proportion of deaths among children under five in Africa caused by malaria...more

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

50% The proportion of children under five years who were given antimalaria drugs in Africa from 1998- 2004...more

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

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

Ensure environmental sustainability

1 of 3 The proportion of urban dwellers who are living in slums...more

1.1 billion The number of people who need to be reached with improved sources of drinking water by 2015 to meet the MDG target...more

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

4 of 10 The number of people globally lacking access to improved sanitation facility...more

39% Rural sanitation coverage compared to 80% in urban areas...more

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

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

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

2:1 The ratio of rural dwellers without basic sanitation compared to urban dwellers in 2015...more

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

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

13 million The number of hectares of land deforested in 2005...more

900 million The number of people globally without access to drinking water from an improved source by 2015...more