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MDG Indicators

What are the indicators used to measure the attainment of MDGs?
The United
Nations Secretariat, specialized agencies of the UN system, and
representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank
and Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) as well
as international experts identified and selected the 48 MDG indicators.
The millennium
indicators for each goal are as follows:
Goal 1.
Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger
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Proportion of
population below $1 (PPP) per day
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Poverty gap
ratio
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Share of
poorest quintile in national consumption
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Prevalence of
underweight children under 5 years of age
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Proportion of
population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption
Goal 2.
Achieve Universal Primary Education
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Net enrolment
ratio in primary education
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Proportion of
pupils starting grade 1 who reach grade 5
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Literacy rate
of 15-24 year-olds
Goal 3.
Promote Gender Equality And Empower Women
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Ratios of girls
to boys in primary, secondary and tertiary education
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Ratio of
literate females to males of 15-24 year-olds
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Share of women
in wage employment in the non-agricultural sector
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Proportion of
seats held by women in national parliament
Goal 4.
Reduce Child Mortality
Goal 5.
Improve Maternal Health
Goal 6.
Combat HIV/Aids, Malaria and Other Diseases
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HIV prevalence
among 15-24 year old pregnant women
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Condom use rate
of the contraceptive prevalence rate
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Number of
children orphaned by HIV/AIDS (to be measured by the ratio or proportion
of orphans to non-orphans aged 10-14 who are attending school)
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Prevalence and
death rates associated with malaria
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Proportion of
population in malaria risk areas using effective malaria prevention and
treatment measures
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Prevalence and
death rates associated with tuberculosis
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Proportion of
tuberculosis cases detected and cured under directly observed treatment
short course (DOTS)
Goal 7.
Ensure Environmental Sustainability
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Proportion of
land area covered by forest
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Ratio of area
protected to maintain biological diversity to surface area
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Energy use (kg
oil equivalent) per $1 GDP (PPP)
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Carbon dioxide
emissions (per capita) and consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs (ODP
tons)
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Proportion of
population using solid fuels
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Proportion of
population with sustainable access to improved water source, urban and
rural
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Proportion of
urban population with access to improved sanitation
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Proportion of
households with access to secure tenure (owned or rented)
Goal 8.
Develop A Global Partnership For Development
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Proportion of
total bilateral, sector-allocable ODA of OECD/DAC donors to basic social
services (basic education, primary health care, nutrition, safe water
and sanitation)
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Proportion of
bilateral ODA of OECD/DAC donors that is untied
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ODA received in
landlocked countries as proportion of their GNIs
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ODA received in
small island developing States as proportion of their GNIs
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Market access
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Proportion of
total developed country imports (by value and excluding arms) from
developing countries and LDCs, admitted free of duties
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Average tariffs
imposed by developed countries on agricultural products and textiles and
clothing from developing countries
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Agricultural
support estimate for OECD countries as percentage of their GDP
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Proportion of
ODA provided to help build trade capacity (OECD and WTO are collecting
data that will be available from 2001 onwards)
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Debt
sustainability
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Total number of
countries that have reached their HIPC decision points and number that
have reached their HIPC completion points (cumulative)
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Debt relief
committed under HIPC initiative, US$
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Debt service as
a percentage of exports of goods and services
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Unemployment
rate of 15-24 year olds, each sex and total (an improved measure of the
targets is under development by ILO for future years)
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Proportion of
population with access to affordable essential drugs on a sustainable
basis
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Telephone lines
and cellular subscribers per 100 population
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Personal
computers in use per 100 population and internet users per 100
population
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