““Progress and Challenges in Achieving Progress and Challenges in Achieving the Millennium Development Goals” the Millennium Development Goals”

byby

H.M.GunasekeraH.M.GunasekeraDirector General, National PlanningDirector General, National PlanningMinistry of Finance and PlanningMinistry of Finance and Planning

Socio–economic IndicatorsSocio–economic Indicators

CategoryCategory YearYear Measurement Measurement Total Population 2008 1.0 (Rate of growth)

GDP 2007 6.8 (Rate of growth)

GDP Per capita 2007 1617 (US $)

Unemployment 2008

5.4 (Total rate)

3.6 (Male rate)

8.5 (Female rate)

Literacy 2008

90.6 (Total Percentage)

92.2 (Male Percentage)

89.1 (Female Percentage)

Life Expectancy 2008

72 Year (Total)

70.1 Year (Male)

74.8 Year (Female)

The Millennium Development The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)Goals (MDGs)

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Goal

Targ

et

Indicator

1990 or

closest

Year

Latest

year

MDG Target

for 2015

Status

GO

AL 1

1 Proportion of Population below National Poverty line (%)

 26.1(1990/91

)

 15.2(2006/0

7) 13.0 On Track

Poverty Gap Ratio  5.6(1990/91

)

3.1  (2006/0

7)2.8 

  On Track

Share of Poorest quintile in National Consumption (%)

8.9(1990/91

)

7.1(2006/0

7)NA

2 Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age (%)

 38.0(1993)

21.6(2006/0

7) 19.0

On Track  

GO

AL 2

3 Net enrolment ratio in primary education 

95.7(1996)

97.5(2006/0

7)100.0  On Track

Proportion of pupils starting Grade 1 who reach Grade 5

68.1(1990)

 99.6(2006/0

7)100.0

Almost achieved 

Literacy rate of 15-24 year olds  95.6

(2001)95.8 (2006) 

100.0 On Track 

Goal

Targ

et

Indicator1990 or closest

Year

Latest

year

MDG Target

for 2015

Status

GO

AL 3

4 Ratios of girls to boys in Primary (grade 1 to 5) Secondary (grade 6 to 13) Tertiary (GCE A/L and above) Education

94.291.2107.7(1996) 

 99.0105.7187.0(2006)

 100…100…100…

On Track 

Ratios of literate women to men 15-24 years old

100.9(2001)

101.8(2006)

100.0Achieve

d

Share of women in wage employment in the non-agricultural sector

30.8(1993)

34.1(2008)

NA

Proportion of seats held by women in National Parliament

 5.8(1994)

5.8(2007) 

   

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Goal

Targ

et

Indicator1990 or closest

Year

Latest year

MDG Target

for 2015

Status

GO

AL 4

5 Under-five mortality rate (per 1000 live births)

32.0(1983-1993)

20.8

(1990-

2000)

14.0

(2005)

10.7On

Track

Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births)

19.8(1990)

11.3(2003)

6.6On

Track

Proportion of one year-0ld children immunized against measles (%)

84.0(1990)

97.2(2006/07)

100.0On

Track

GO

AL 5

6 Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) 42.3

(1991)

23.6

(1995)

19.7

(2003)

10.6On Track

Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel

87.7

(1987)

94.1

(1993)

97.6 (2006/07)

100.0On

Track

Goal

Targ

et

Indicator1990 or closest

Year

Latest year

MDG Target

for 2015

Status

GO

AL 6

7 HIV prevalence among 15-24 years old pregnant women

Not screened due to low

prevalence NA

Percentage of Population aged 15-24 with comprehensive correct Knowledge of HIV/AIDS

NA 35.3(2006)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

61.7

(1987)

66.1

(1993)

68.0(2006/07)

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Goal

Targ

et

Indicator

1990 or

closest Year

Latest

year

MDG Target

for 2015

Status

GO

AL 6

8 Prevalence (per 1000 population) and death rate (100,000 population) associated with malaria

16.8

0.7(1990)

0.39

0.0(2006)

0.0

0.0

On Track

Achieved

Proportion of population in malaria risk areas using effective malaria prevention and treatment measures (%) ( Children<5 yrs, * - slept under mosquito nets; # - slept under treated mosquito nets)

12(1990)

64.0*3.8#(2006/0

7)

Death rates (per 100,000 associated with tuberculosis)

3.5(1990)

1.7(2005)

On Track

Proportion of tuberculosis cases detected and cured under directly observed short courses

80.8(1998)

82.9(2005)

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(Contd.)

Goal

Targ

et

Indicator1990 or closest

Year

Latest year

MDG Target

for 2015

Status

GO

AL 7

9 Proportion of land area covered by forest (%)

33.8(1992)

29.9(2005)

33.0

Ratio of area protected to maintain biological diversity to surface area

15.5(1990)

17.2(2005)

Already achieved

Proportion of population using solid fuels

89.0(1994)

79.0(2006)

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Goal

Targ

et

Indicator1990 or closest

Year

Latest

year

MDG Target

for 2015

Status

GO

AL 7

10

Proportion of population with sustainable access to an improved water source, urban and rural - *

SL

U

R

E

68.0

(1990)

82.0

96.0

81.0

61.0(2001)

84.7

95.4

84.6

57.8(2006/07

)

84.0 Already achieved

Proportion of urban and rural population with access to improved sanitation

SL

U

R

E

69.0

(1990)

67.5

77.8

67.5

43.2(2001)

93.9

91.5

94.8

85.1(2006/07

)

84.5 Already achieve

d

11

Proportion of households with access to secure tenure(1 minus the percentage of population live in slums)

NA 95.2(2006)

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* U- Urban Sector, R- Rural Sector, E- Estate Sector

Goal

Targ

et

Indicator

1990 or

closest

Year

Latest

year

MDG Target

for 2015

Status

GO

AL 8

13

Net ODA as % to total (Gross ODA)

Net ODA as % to GNI of DAC countries (donors’)

67.1%(1985/86

)

0.33%(1985/86

)

64.9%

(2005/06)

0.32%

(2005/06)

Proportion of total bilateral, sector-allocation ODA of OECD/DAC donors to basic social services (as % to total ODA)

13.8%(1992)

17.2%

(2005)

Proportion of bilateral ODA of OECD/DAC donors that is untied

2.9%(1992)

1.5%(2005)

ODA received in landlocked countries as proportion of their GNIs … …

ODA received in small island developing states (recipient’s) as proportion of their (Donors) GNIs

Average for DAC countries

5.0% (1992)

0.31(2005)

3.0% (2006)

0.33(2006)

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)Status of MDGs in Sri Lanka at a Glance

(Contd.)

Goal

Targ

et

Indicator

1990 or

closest Year

Latest year

MDG Target

for 2015

Status

GO

AL 8

14

Proportion of total developed country imports from developing countries and LCDs, admitted free of duties (as a % to total exports)

91.7% 68.7%(2006)

Agricultural support estimate for OECD countries as percentage of their GDP (as a % to total ODA)

26.1%(1992)

11.0%(2005)

Proportion of ODA provided to help build trade capacity (as a % to total ODA)

0.02%(1991)

0.39%(2005)

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(Contd.)

Goal

Targ

et

Indicator1990 or closest

Year

Latest year

MDG Target

for 2015

Status

GO

AL 8

15

Debt relief committed under HIPC initiative (Debt relief as a % total ODA loans)

0.6%(1997)

17.1%(2006)

Debt service as a percentage of exports of goods and services

17.9%(1990)

12.7%(2006)

16

Unemployment rate of 15-24 year-olds, each sex and total

Both 34.9Male 29.9

Female

42.2(1993)

Both 19.0Male 15.1

Female

25.9(2008)

17

Proportion of population with access to affordable essential drugs on a sustainable basis

80.0(1990)(MoH)

NA

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(Contd.)

Goal

Targ

et

Indicator1990 or closest

Year

Latest year

MDG Target

for 2015

Status

GO

AL 8

18

Fixed Telephone lines per 100 population andCellular subscribers (per 100 population)

0.8(1991)

9.5(2006) On

Track0.0(1991)

27.0(2006)

Percentage of households using personal computers

3.8(2004)

8.2(2006/07)

On Track

Percentage of households (all) using internet

0.7(2004)

2.4(2006/07)

On Track

Percentage of households (all) using e-mail

0.9(2004)

2.3(2006/07)

On Track

Percentage of households (having personal computers) using internet

19.2(2004)

28.6(2006/07)

On Track

Percentage of households (having personal computers) using e-mail facilities

24.7(2004)

27.3(2006/07)

On Track

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(Contd.)

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