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2007/2008 Human Development Report

Moldova
HDI Rank - 111
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01. Human development index
Human development index value, 20050.708
Life expectancy at birth, annual estimates (years), 200568.4
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-200599.112
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education (%), 200569.73
GDP per capita (PPP US$), 20052,100
Life expectancy index0.724
Education index0.892
GDP index0.508
GDP per capita (PPP US$) rank minus HDI rank25
1a. Basic indicators for other UN member states
Life expectancy at birth, annual estimates (years), 2000-0568.4
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-200599.1
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education (%), 200569.7
GDP per capita (PPP US$), 20052,100
Population, total (thousands), 20043,877
Fertility rate, total (births per woman), 2000-051.5
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 200516
Net primary enrolment rate (%), 200486
HIV prevalence (% aged 15-49), 20051.1 [0.6–2.6]
Population undernourished (% of total population), 2002/0411
Population using an improved water source (%), 200492
02. Human development index trends
Human development index (trends), 1975..
Human development index (trends), 19800.700
Human development index (trends), 19850.722
Human development index (trends), 19900.740
Human development index (trends), 19950.684
Human development index (trends), 20000.683
Human development index (trends), 20050.708
03. Human and income poverty: developing countries
Human poverty index (HPI-1) rank..
Human Poverty Index (HPI-1) value (%)..
Probability at birth of not surviving to age 40 (% of cohort), 2000-056.5
Adult illiteracy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-20051.04
Population not using an improved water source (%), 20048
Children underweight for age (% under age 5), 1996-20054
Population living below $1 a day (%), 1990-2005..
Population living below $2 a day (%), 1990-200520.8
Population living below the national poverty line (%), 1990-200448.54
HPI-1 rank minus income poverty rank..
04. Human and income poverty: OECD countries, Central and Eastern Europe and the CIS
Human poverty index (HPI-2) rank..
Human poverty index (HPI-2) value (%)..
Probability at birth of not surviving to age 60 (% of cohort), 2000-0524.2
Population lacking functional literacy skills (% aged 16-65), 1994-2003..
Long-term unemployment (% of labour force), 2006..
Population living below 50% of median income (%), 2000-2004..4
Population living below $11 a day (1994 PPP US$), 1994-95..
Population living below $4 a day (1990 PPP US$), 2000-0464.74
HPI-2 rank minus income poverty rank..
05. Demographic trends
Population, total (millions), 19753.8
Population, total (millions), 20053.9
Population, total (millions), 20153.6
Population, annual growth rate (%), 1975-2005(.)
Population, annual growth rate (%), 2005-15- 0.6
Population, urban (% of total population), 197536.2
Population, urban (% of total population), 200546.7
Population, urban (% of total population), 201550.0
Population under age 15 (% of total population), 200520.0
Population under age 15 (% of total population), 201517.2
Population aged 65 and older (% of total population), 200511.1
Population aged 65 and older (% of total population), 201511.8
Fertility rate, total (births per woman), 1970-752.6
Fertility rate, total (births per woman), 2000-051.5
06. Commitment to health: resources, access and services
Public expenditure on health (% of GDP), 20044.2
Private expenditure on health (% of GDP), 20043.2
Health expenditure per capita (PPP US$), 2004138
One-year-olds fully immunized against tuberculosis (%), 200597
One-year-olds fully immunized against measles (%), 200597
Children with diarrhoea receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding (% under age 5), 1998-200552
Contraceptive prevalence rate (% of married women aged 15-49), 1997-200568
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%), 1997-2005100
Physicians (per 100,000 people), 2000-042644
07. Water, sanitation and nutritional status
Population using improved sanitation (%), 1990..
Population using improved sanitation (%), 200468
Population using an improved water source (%), 1990..
Population using an improved water source (%), 200492
Population undernourished (% of total population), 1990-9255
Population undernourished (% of total population), 2002-0411
Children under weight for age (% under age 5), 1996-20054
Children under height for age (% under age 5), 1996-2005114
Infants with low birthweight (%), 1998-20055
08. Inequalities in maternal and child health
Survey year for inequality data in table 82005
Births attended by skilled health personnel, poorest 20% (%)99
Births attended by skilled health personnel, richest 20% (%)100
One-year-olds fully immunized, poorest 20% (%)8667
One-year-olds fully immunized, richest 20% (%)866
Children under height for age, poorest 20% (% children under age 5)14
Children under height for age, richest 20% (% children under age 5)6
Infant mortality rate, poorest 20% (per 1,000 live births)20
Infant mortality rate, richest 20% (per 1,000 live births)16
Under-five mortality rate, poorest 20% (per 1,000 live births)29
Under-five mortality rate, richest 20% (per 1,000 live births)17
09. Leading global health crises and risks
HIV prevalence (% aged 15-49), 20051.1 [0.6–2.6]
Condom use at last high-risk sex, women (% aged 15-24), 1999-200544
Condom use at last high-risk sex, men (% aged 15-24), 1999-200563
Children under age 5 using insecticide-treated bednets (%), 1999-2005..
Children under age 5 with fever treated with antimalarial drugs (%), 1999-2005..
Tuberculosis cases, prevalence (per 100,000 people), 2005149
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS (%), 200565
Tuberculosis cases cured under DOTS (%), 200362
Prevalence of smoking, women (% of adults), 2002-0424
Prevalence of smoking, men (% of adults), 2002-04344
10. Survival: progress and setbacks
Life expectancy at birth, quinquennial estimates (years), 1970-7564.8
Life expectancy at birth, quinquennial estimates (years), 2000-0567.9
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 197053
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 200514
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 197070
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 200516
Probability at birth of surviving to age 65, female (% of cohort), 2000-0575.5
Probability at birth of surviving to age 65, male (% of cohort), 2000-0556.7
Maternal mortality ratio, reported (per 100,000 live births), 1990-200422
Maternal mortality ratio, adjusted (per 100,000 live births), 2000224
11. Commitment to education: public spending
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 19915.3
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 2002-054.3
Public expenditure on education (% of total government expenditure), 199121.6
Public expenditure on education (% of total government expenditure), 2002-0521.1
Current public expenditure on education, pre-primary and primary (as % of all levels), 1991..
Current public expenditure on education, pre-primary and primary (as % of all levels), 2002-05368
Current public expenditure on education, secondary (% of all levels), 1991..
Current public expenditure on education, secondary (% of all levels), 2002-05558
Current public expenditure on education, tertiary (% of all levels), 1991..
Current public expenditure on education, tertiary (% of all levels), 2002-059
12. Literacy and enrolment
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1985-199596.4
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-200599.19
Youth literacy rate (% aged 15-24), 1985-199599.7
Youth literacy rate (% aged 15-24), 1995-200599.79
Net primary enrolment rate (%), 19918910
Net primary enrolment rate (%), 20058610
Net secondary enrolment rate (%), 1991..
Net secondary enrolment rate (%), 20057610
Children reaching grade 5 (% of grade 1 students), 1991..
Children reaching grade 5 (% of grade 1 students), 2004..
Tertiary students in science, engineering, manufacturing and construction (% of tertiary students), 1999-2005..
13. Technology: diffusion and creation
Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people), 1990106
Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people), 2005221
Cellular subscribers (per 1,000 people), 19900
Cellular subscribers (per 1,000 people), 2005259
Internet users (per 1,000 people), 19900
Internet users (per 1,000 people), 20059611
Patents granted to residents (per million peole), 200567
Receipts of royalties and license fees (US$ per person), 20050.4
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP), 2000-20050.80678556121316412
Researchers in R&D; (per million people), 1990-2005..
14. Economic performance
GDP (current US$ billions), 20052.9
GDP, PPP (current international $ billions), 20058.8
GDP per capita (US$), 2005694
GDP per capita, PPP (2005 international $), 20052,100
GDP per capita, annual growth rate (%), 1975-2005- 4.413
GDP per capita, annual growth rate (%), 1990-2005- 3.5
GDP per capita, highest value (2005 PPP US$), 1975-20054,16813
GDP per capita, year of highest value1989
Consumer price index, average annual change in (%), 1990-200516.5
Consumer price index, average annual change in (%), 2004-0513.1
15. Inequality in income or expenditure
Survey Year200314
Share of income or consumption, poorest 10% (%)3.2
Share of income or consumption, poorest 20% (%)7.8
Share of income or consumption, richest 20% (%)41.4
Share of income or consumption, richest 10% (%)26.4
Inequality measures, ratio of richest 10% to poorest 10%8.2
Inequality measures, ratio of richest 20% to poorest 20%5.3
Gini index33.2
16. Structure of trade
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP), 199051
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP), 200591
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP), 199048
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP), 200553
Primary exports (% of merchandise exports), 1990..
Primary exports (% of merchandise exports), 200561
Manufactured exports (% of merchandise exports), 1990..
Manufactured exports (% of merchandise exports), 200539
High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports), 1990..
High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports), 20052.7
Terms of trade (2000=100), 2004-2005..
17. OECD-DAC country expenditures on aid
Official development assistance, net disbursed (US$ millions), 2005..
Official development assistance, net disbursed (% of GNI), 1990..
Official development assistance, net disbursed (% of GNI), 2005..
Official development assistance per capita of donor country (2005 US$), 1990..
Official development assistance per capita of donor country (2005 US$), 2005..
Official development assistance to least developed countries (% of total), 1990..
Official development assistance to least developed countries (% of total), 2005..
Official development assistance to basic social services (% of total allocable by sector), 1996-1997..
Official development assistance to basic social services (% of total allocable by sector), 2004-2005..
Untied bilateral ODA (% of total), 1990..
Untied bilateral ODA (% of total), 2005..
18. Flows of aid, private capital and debt
Official development assistance received (net disbursements) (US$ millions), 2005191.8
Official development assistance received (net disbursements) per capita (US$), 200545.6
Official development assistance received (net disbursements) (% of GDP), 1990..
Official development assistance received (net disbursements) (% of GDP), 20056.6
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP), 1990..
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP), 20056.8
Private flows, other (% of GDP), 19900
Private flows, other (% of GDP), 20052.9
Debt service, total (% of GDP), 1990..
Debt service, total (% of GDP), 20058.6
Debt service, total (% of exports of goods, services and net income from abroad), 1990..
Debt service, total (% of exports of goods, services and net income from abroad), 200510.2
19. Priorities in public spending
Public expenditure on health (% of GDP), 20044.2
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 19915.3
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 2002-054.3
Military expenditure (% of GDP), 1990..
Military expenditure (% of GDP), 20050.3
Debt service, total (% of GDP), 1990..
Debt service, total (% of GDP), 20058.6
20. Unemployment in OECD countries
Unemployed people (thousands), 2006..
Unemployment rate Total (% of labour force), 2006..
Unemployment rate, average annual (% of labour force), 1996-2006..
Unemployment rate Female (% of male rate), 2006..
Youth unemployment rate, total (% of labour force aged 15-24), 2006..
Youth unemployment rate (female rate as % of male rate), 2006..
Long-term unemployment, women (% of total unemployment), 2006..
Long-term unemployment, men (% of total unemployment), 2006..
21. Unemployment and informal sector work in non-OECD countries
Unemployed people (thousands), 1996-2005104
Unemployment rate Total (% of labour force), 1996-20057.3
Unemployment rate (female rate as % of male rate), 1996-200569
Employment, total (thousands), 1996-20051,319
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment), 1996-200541
Employment in industry (% of total employment), 1996-200516
Employment in services (% of total employment), 1996-200543
Survey year, 1990-20042004
Employment in non-agricultural informal sector, both sexes (% of non-agricultural employment), 1990-20048
Employment in non-agricultural informal sector, female (% of non-agricultural employment), 1990-20045
Employment in non-agricultural informal sector, male (% of non-agricultural employment), 1990-200411
22. Energy and the environment
Electricity consumption per capita (kilowatt-hours), 20041,554
Electricity consumption per capita (% change), 1990-2004..
Electrification rate (%)..
Population without electricity (millions)..
GDP per unit of energy use (2000 PPP US$ per kg of oil equivalent), 20042.0
GDP per unit of energy use (% change), 1990-20040.4
Forest area (% total land), 200510.0
Forest area (thousand sq km), 20053.3
Forest area change from 1990-2005 (thousand sq km), 1990-20050.1
Forest area, average annual change (%), 1990-20050.2
23. Energy sources
Total primary energy supply (TPES) (Mt of oil equivalent), 199010.0
Total primary energy supply (TPES) (Mt of oil equivalent), 20053.6
Coal (% of total primary energy supply), 199020.0
Coal (% of total primary energy supply), 20052.1
Oil (% of total primary energy supply), 199049.3
Oil (% of total primary energy supply), 200519.0
Gas (% of total primary energy supply), 199032.8
Gas (% of total primary energy supply), 200569.0
Hydro, solar, wind and geothermal power (% of total primary energy supply), 19900.2
Hydro, solar, wind and geothermal power (% of total primary energy supply), 20050.2
Biomass and waste (% of total primary energy supply), 19900.4
Biomass and waste (% of total primary energy supply), 20052.1
Nuclear power (% of total primary energy supply), 19900
Nuclear power (% of total primary energy supply), 20050
24. Carbon dioxide emissions and stocks
CO2 emissions, total (Mt CO2), 199020.915
CO2 emissions, total (Mt CO2), 20047.7
CO2 emissions, average annual change in (%), 1990-2004- 5.316
CO2 emissions (% of world total), 19900.115
CO2 emissions (% of world total), 2004(.)
CO2 emissions per capita (tonnes), 19904.815
CO2 emissions per capita (tonnes), 20041.8
Carbon intensity of energy (kt CO2 per kt of oil equivalent), 19903.0315
Carbon intensity of energy (kt CO2 per kt of oil equivalent), 20042.27
Carbon intensity of growth ( kt CO2 per million 2000 PPP US$), 19902.2315
Carbon intensity of growth ( kt CO2 per million 2000 PPP US$), 20041.05
CO2 emissions/sequestration from forests (Mt CO2 per year), 1990-2005- 0.7
Carbon stocks in forests (living biomass) (Mt C), 200513.2
25. Status of major international environmental treaties
Status of environmental treaties - Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (year of ratification/signature)2003
Status of environmental treaties - Framework Convention on Climate Change (year of ratification/signature)1995
Status of environmental treaties - Kyoto Protocol to the Framework Convention on Climate Change (year of ratification/signature)2003
Status of environmental treaties - Convention on Biological Diversity (year of ratification/signature)1995
Status of environmental treaties - Vienna Convention for the protection of the Ozone Layer (year of ratification/signature), 19881996
Status of environmental treaties - Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the Ozone Layer (year of ratification/signature)1996
Status of environmental treaties - Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (year of ratification/signature), 20012004
Status of environmental treaties - UN Law of the Sea (year of ratification/signature)2007
Status of environmental treaties - UN Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa (year of ratification/signature)1999
26. Refugees and armaments
Internally displaced people (thousands), 2006..
Refugees by country of asylum (thousands), 2006(.)
Refugees by country of origin (thousands), 200612
Conventional arms transfers, imports (1990 US$ millions), 19960
Conventional arms transfers, imports (1990 US$ millions), 20060
Conventional arms transfers, exports (1990 US$ millions), 20060
Conventional arms transfers, exports (% of world total), 2002-06(.)
Armed forces (thousands), 20077
Armed forces, index (1985=100), 2007..
27. Crime and justice
Homicides (per 100,000 people), 2000-20046.7
Prison population total, 200788764
Prison population (per 100,000 people), 20072474
Prison population (% female), 20075
Year in which countries have partially or completely abolished the death penalty1995
28. Gender-related development index
Gender-related development index (GDI) rank, 200596
Gender-related development index (GDI) value, 20050.704
Life expectancy at birth, female (years), 200572.0
Life expectancy at birth, male (years), 200564.7
Adult literacy rate, female (% aged 15 and older), 200598.6417
Adult literacy rate, male (% aged 15 and older), 200599.6417
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education, female (%) , 200573
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education, male (%) , 200567
Estimated earned income, female (PPP US$), 20051,63418
Estimated earned income, male (PPP US$), 20052,60818
HDI rank minus GDI rank, 20051
29. Gender empowerment measure
Gender empowerment measure (GEM) rank55
Gender empowerment measure (GEM) value0.547
Seats in parliament (% held by women)21.8
Legislators, senior officials and managers (% female), 1999-200539
Professional and technical workers (% female), 1994-200566
Ratio of estimated female to male earned income0.63
30. Gender inequality in education
Adult literacy rate, female (% aged 15 and older) , 200598.619
Adult literacy rate (ratio of female rate to male rate), 20050.9919
Youth literacy rate, female (% aged 15-24), 200599.719
Youth literacy rate (ratio of female rate to male rate), 20051.0019
Net primary enrolment rate, female (%), 20058620
Net primary enrolment rate (ratio of female rate to male rate), 20050.9920
Gross primary enrolment ratio, female (%), 20059220
Gross primary enrolment ratio (ratio of female ratio to male ratio)0.9920
Gross secondary enrolment ratio, female (%), 20058320
Gross secondary enrolment ratio (ratio of female ratio to male ratio), 20051.0320
Gross tertiary enrolment ratio, female (%), 20054120
Gross tertiary enrolment ratio (ratio of female ratio to male ratio), 20051.4820
31. Gender inequality in economic activity
Economic activity rate, female (% aged 15 and older), 200556.6
Economic activity index (1990=100), female (aged 15 and older), 200592
Economic activity rate (female rate as % of male rate, aged 15 and older), 200581
Employment in agriculture, female (% of total female employment), 1995-200540
Employment in agriculture, male (% of total male employment), 1995-200441
Employment in industry, female (% of total female employment), 1995-200312
Employment in industry, male (% of total male employment), 1995-200321
Employment in services, female (% of total female employment), 1995-200348
Employment in services, male (% of total male employment), 1995-200338
Contributing family workers, women (% of total), 1995-200575
Contributing family workers, men (% of total), 1995-200425
33. Women’s political participation
Year women received right to vote1924, 1993
Year women received right to stand for election1924, 1993
Year first woman elected (E) or appointed (A) to parliament1990 E
Women in government at ministerial level (as % of total), 200511.1
Seats in lower house or single house (% held by women), 1990..
Seats in lower house or single house (% held by women), 200721.8
Seats in upper house or senate (% held by women), 2007NA
34. Status of major international human rights instruments
Status of human rights instruments: International convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (year of ratification/signature), 19481993
Status of human rights instruments: International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (year of ratification/signature), 19651993
Status of human rights instruments: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (year of ratification/signature), 19661993
Status of human rights instruments: International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (year of ratification/signature), 19661993
Status of human rights instruments: International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (year of ratification/signature), 19791994
Status of human rights instruments: Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (year of ratification/signature), 19841995
Status of human rights instruments: Convention on the Rights of the Child (year of ratification/signature), 19891993
35. Status of fundamental labour rights conventions
Status of labour rights conventions: Freedom of association and collective bargaining - Convention 87 (year of ratification/signature)1996
Status of labour rights conventions: Freedom of association and collective bargaining - Convention 98 (year of ratification/signature)1996
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of forced and compulsory labour - Convention 29 (year of ratification/signature)2000
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of forced and compulsory labour - Convention 105 (year of ratification/signature)1993
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation - Convention 100 (year of ratification/signature)2000
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation - Convention 111 (year of ratification/signature)1996
Status of labour rights conventions: Abolition of child labour - Convention 138 (year of ratification/signature)1999
Status of labour rights conventions: Abolition of child labour - Convention 182 (year of ratification/signature)2002

Notes:
1 - For purposes of calculating the HDI, a value of 99.0% was applied.
2 - UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimates based on its Global Age-specific Literacy Projections model, April 2007.
3 - National or UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate.
4 -
5 - Data refer to the period 1993/95.
6 - Includes BCG, measles or MMR, DPT, polio and other vaccinations.
7 - Figure is based on less than 50 unweighted cases.
8 - National or UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate.
9 - UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimates based on its Global Age-specific Literacy Projections model, April 2007.
10 - National or UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate.
11 - Data refer to 2004.
12 - Data refer to a year other than that specified
13 - Data refer to a period shorter than that specified.
14 - Data refer to expenditure shares by percentiles of population, ranked by per capita expenditure.
15 - In cases where data for 1990 are not available, data for the closest year between 1991 and 1992 have been used.
16 - Refers to the 1992—2004 period.
17 - For the purpose of calculating the GDI, the female and male values appearing in this table were scaled downward to reflect the maximum values for adult literacy (99%), gross enrolment ratios (100%), and GDP per capita (40,000 (PPP US$)). For more details, see Technical note 1.
18 - No wage data are available. For the purposes of calculating the estimated female and male earned income, a value of 0.75 was used for the ratio of the female nonagricultural wage to the male nonagricultural wage.
19 - UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate based on its Global Age-specific Literacy Projections model, April 2007.
20 - National or UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate.

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