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Damned Statistics
Damned Statistics
The socio-economic indices, the unemployed, the horrendous female foeticide, the per-capita income, the pathetic rural electricity figures...
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India
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SLnka
HDI Rank
126
137
93
GDP per capita (PPP US$)
3,139
1,870
4,390
Share of income - Poorest 20%
8.9
9
8.3
Share of income - Richest 20%
43.3
41.3
42.2
Ratio of richest 20% to poorest 20%
4.9
4.6
5.1
Population living below $2 a day (%)
79.9
82.8
41.6
Population undernourished (%)
20
30
22
Children reaching grade 5 (% of grade 1)
79
65
92
Life expectancy at birth (years)
63.1
62.6
73.9
Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 births)
85
77
14
% with access to sanitation
33
39
91
% with access to water source
86
74
79
Health expenditure per capita (PPP US$)
82
68
121
Fertility rate (births per woman)
3.1
3.2
2
Female School enrolment ratio (%)
58
58
64
Source: UNDP 2006 Human Development Report
Indias Poor (Percentage of Total Population)
Rural
Urban
Overall
Based on mixed recall period*
Year 1999-2000
27.1
23.6
26.1
Year 2004-05
21.8
21.7
21.8
Based on uniform recall period#
Year 1993-94
37.5
32.4
36
Year 2004-05
28.3
25.7
27.5
*
Consumption pattern over last 365 days # Consumption pattern over last 30 days
Source: National Sample Survey Organisation
Source: National Sample Survey Organisation
The Unemployed in India
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Rural (%)
Male
Female
Overall
Year 1999-2000
1.7
1
1.5
Year 2004-05
1.6
1.8
1.7
Urban (%)
Year 1999-2000
4.5
5.7
4.7
Year 2004-05
3.8
6.9
4.5
Source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Development Goals: How Long?
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States with worst child sex ratio (girls per 1,000 boys)
2003
2001
Punjab
776
793
Himachal Pradesh
803
897
Haryana
807
820
Uttar Pradesh
853
916
Rajasthan
855
909
Bihar
861
938
Gujarat
862
878
Source: Office of Registrar General
Per Capita Income
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Percentage difference in rural and urban per capita income
Orissa
180.38
West Bengal
171.75
Meghalaya
123.12
Madhya Pradesh
107.92
Maharashtra
101.78
Tamil Nadu
88.13
Himachal Pradesh
83.81
Uttar Pradesh
81.91
Source: National Council for Applied Economic Research
Rural Electricity
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Percentage of households with electricity connections
Orissa
17.82
Assam
26.48
West Bengal
28.53
Uttar Pradesh
49.83
Meghalaya
55.25
Tamil Nadu
65.23
Maharashtra
65.76
Madhya Pradesh
66.75
Source: National Council for Applied Economic Research
In Bad Health
Primary healthcare centres serve only 21% of villages
Medicines are unavailable in 74% of villages
70% of the population lack adequate sanitation
Only 38% of the population have piped household water
Source: Oxfam
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