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2007/2008 Human Development Report

Tanzania (United Republic of)
HDI Rank - 159
ExcelCountry Factsheet

01. Human development index
Human development index value, 20050.467
Life expectancy at birth, annual estimates (years), 200551.0
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-200569.4
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education (%), 200550.41
GDP per capita (PPP US$), 2005744
Life expectancy index0.434
Education index0.631
GDP index0.335
GDP per capita (PPP US$) rank minus HDI rank15
1a. Basic indicators for other UN member states
Life expectancy at birth, annual estimates (years), 2000-0551.0
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-200569.4
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education (%), 200550.4
GDP per capita (PPP US$), 2005744
Population, total (thousands), 200438,478
Fertility rate, total (births per woman), 2000-055.7
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 2005122
Net primary enrolment rate (%), 200491
HIV prevalence (% aged 15-49), 20056.5 [5.8–7.2]
Population undernourished (% of total population), 2002/0444
Population using an improved water source (%), 200462
02. Human development index trends
Human development index (trends), 1975..
Human development index (trends), 1980..
Human development index (trends), 1985..
Human development index (trends), 19900.421
Human development index (trends), 19950.419
Human development index (trends), 20000.433
Human development index (trends), 20050.467
03. Human and income poverty: developing countries
Human poverty index (HPI-1) rank67
Human Poverty Index (HPI-1) value (%)32.5
Probability at birth of not surviving to age 40 (% of cohort), 2000-0536.2
Adult illiteracy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-200530.6
Population not using an improved water source (%), 200438
Children underweight for age (% under age 5), 1996-200522
Population living below $1 a day (%), 1990-200557.8
Population living below $2 a day (%), 1990-200589.9
Population living below the national poverty line (%), 1990-200435.72
HPI-1 rank minus income poverty rank- 22
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), 2000-0555.8
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..2
Population living below $11 a day (1994 PPP US$), 1994-95..
Population living below $4 a day (1990 PPP US$), 2000-04..2
HPI-2 rank minus income poverty rank..
05. Demographic trends
Population, total (millions), 197516.0
Population, total (millions), 200538.5
Population, total (millions), 201549.0
Population, annual growth rate (%), 1975-20052.9
Population, annual growth rate (%), 2005-152.4
Population, urban (% of total population), 197511.1
Population, urban (% of total population), 200524.2
Population, urban (% of total population), 201528.9
Population under age 15 (% of total population), 200544.4
Population under age 15 (% of total population), 201542.8
Population aged 65 and older (% of total population), 20053.0
Population aged 65 and older (% of total population), 20153.2
Fertility rate, total (births per woman), 1970-756.8
Fertility rate, total (births per woman), 2000-055.7
06. Commitment to health: resources, access and services
Public expenditure on health (% of GDP), 20041.7
Private expenditure on health (% of GDP), 20042.3
Health expenditure per capita (PPP US$), 200429
One-year-olds fully immunized against tuberculosis (%), 200591
One-year-olds fully immunized against measles (%), 200591
Children with diarrhoea receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding (% under age 5), 1998-200553
Contraceptive prevalence rate (% of married women aged 15-49), 1997-200526
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%), 1997-200543
Physicians (per 100,000 people), 2000-0422
07. Water, sanitation and nutritional status
Population using improved sanitation (%), 199047
Population using improved sanitation (%), 200447
Population using an improved water source (%), 199046
Population using an improved water source (%), 200462
Population undernourished (% of total population), 1990-92372
Population undernourished (% of total population), 2002-0444
Children under weight for age (% under age 5), 1996-200522
Children under height for age (% under age 5), 1996-2005442
Infants with low birthweight (%), 1998-200510
08. Inequalities in maternal and child health
Survey year for inequality data in table 81999
Births attended by skilled health personnel, poorest 20% (%)29
Births attended by skilled health personnel, richest 20% (%)83
One-year-olds fully immunized, poorest 20% (%)53
One-year-olds fully immunized, richest 20% (%)78
Children under height for age, poorest 20% (% children under age 5)50
Children under height for age, richest 20% (% children under age 5)23
Infant mortality rate, poorest 20% (per 1,000 live births)115
Infant mortality rate, richest 20% (per 1,000 live births)92
Under-five mortality rate, poorest 20% (per 1,000 live births)160
Under-five mortality rate, richest 20% (per 1,000 live births)135
09. Leading global health crises and risks
HIV prevalence (% aged 15-49), 20056.5 [5.8–7.2]
Condom use at last high-risk sex, women (% aged 15-24), 1999-200542
Condom use at last high-risk sex, men (% aged 15-24), 1999-200547
Children under age 5 using insecticide-treated bednets (%), 1999-200516
Children under age 5 with fever treated with antimalarial drugs (%), 1999-200558
Tuberculosis cases, prevalence (per 100,000 people), 2005496
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS (%), 200545
Tuberculosis cases cured under DOTS (%), 200381
Prevalence of smoking, women (% of adults), 2002-04..2
Prevalence of smoking, men (% of adults), 2002-04..2
10. Survival: progress and setbacks
Life expectancy at birth, quinquennial estimates (years), 1970-7547.6
Life expectancy at birth, quinquennial estimates (years), 2000-0549.7
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 1970129
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 200576
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 1970218
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 2005122
Probability at birth of surviving to age 65, female (% of cohort), 2000-0541.0
Probability at birth of surviving to age 65, male (% of cohort), 2000-0536.0
Maternal mortality ratio, reported (per 100,000 live births), 1990-2004580
Maternal mortality ratio, adjusted (per 100,000 live births), 20009502
11. Commitment to education: public spending
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 19912.8
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 2002-052.234
Public expenditure on education (% of total government expenditure), 199111.4
Public expenditure on education (% of total government expenditure), 2002-05..
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), 2002-05..
Current public expenditure on education, secondary (% of all levels), 1991..
Current public expenditure on education, secondary (% of all levels), 2002-05..
Current public expenditure on education, tertiary (% of all levels), 1991..
Current public expenditure on education, tertiary (% of all levels), 2002-05..
12. Literacy and enrolment
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1985-199559.1
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older), 1995-200569.4
Youth literacy rate (% aged 15-24), 1985-199581.8
Youth literacy rate (% aged 15-24), 1995-200578.4
Net primary enrolment rate (%), 199149
Net primary enrolment rate (%), 200591
Net secondary enrolment rate (%), 1991..
Net secondary enrolment rate (%), 2005..
Children reaching grade 5 (% of grade 1 students), 1991815
Children reaching grade 5 (% of grade 1 students), 200484
Tertiary students in science, engineering, manufacturing and construction (% of tertiary students), 1999-20052456
13. Technology: diffusion and creation
Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people), 19903
Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people), 200547
Cellular subscribers (per 1,000 people), 19900
Cellular subscribers (per 1,000 people), 2005527
Internet users (per 1,000 people), 19900
Internet users (per 1,000 people), 200597
Patents granted to residents (per million peole), 2005..
Receipts of royalties and license fees (US$ per person), 20050
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP), 2000-2005..
Researchers in R&D; (per million people), 1990-2005..
14. Economic performance
GDP (current US$ billions), 200512.1
GDP, PPP (current international $ billions), 200528.5
GDP per capita (US$), 2005316
GDP per capita, PPP (2005 international $), 2005744
GDP per capita, annual growth rate (%), 1975-20051.48
GDP per capita, annual growth rate (%), 1990-20051.7
GDP per capita, highest value (2005 PPP US$), 1975-20057448
GDP per capita, year of highest value2005
Consumer price index, average annual change in (%), 1990-200513.8
Consumer price index, average annual change in (%), 2004-058.6
15. Inequality in income or expenditure
Survey Year2000-019
Share of income or consumption, poorest 10% (%)2.9
Share of income or consumption, poorest 20% (%)7.3
Share of income or consumption, richest 20% (%)42.4
Share of income or consumption, richest 10% (%)26.9
Inequality measures, ratio of richest 10% to poorest 10%9.2
Inequality measures, ratio of richest 20% to poorest 20%5.8
Gini index34.6
16. Structure of trade
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP), 199037
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP), 200526
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP), 199013
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP), 200517
Primary exports (% of merchandise exports), 1990..
Primary exports (% of merchandise exports), 200585
Manufactured exports (% of merchandise exports), 1990..
Manufactured exports (% of merchandise exports), 200514
High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports), 1990..
High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports), 20050.8
Terms of trade (2000=100), 2004-2005100
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), 20051,505.1
Official development assistance received (net disbursements) per capita (US$), 200539.3
Official development assistance received (net disbursements) (% of GDP), 199027.3
Official development assistance received (net disbursements) (% of GDP), 200512.4
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP), 1990(.)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP), 20053.9
Private flows, other (% of GDP), 19900.1
Private flows, other (% of GDP), 2005(.)
Debt service, total (% of GDP), 19904.2
Debt service, total (% of GDP), 20051.1
Debt service, total (% of exports of goods, services and net income from abroad), 199032.9
Debt service, total (% of exports of goods, services and net income from abroad), 20054.3
19. Priorities in public spending
Public expenditure on health (% of GDP), 20041.7
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 19912.8
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 2002-052.21011
Military expenditure (% of GDP), 19902.0
Military expenditure (% of GDP), 20051.1
Debt service, total (% of GDP), 19904.2
Debt service, total (% of GDP), 20051.1
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), 1996-2005913
Unemployment rate Total (% of labour force), 1996-20055.1
Unemployment rate (female rate as % of male rate), 1996-2005132
Employment, total (thousands), 1996-200516,915
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment), 1996-200582
Employment in industry (% of total employment), 1996-20053
Employment in services (% of total employment), 1996-200515
Survey year, 1990-20042001
Employment in non-agricultural informal sector, both sexes (% of non-agricultural employment), 1990-200443
Employment in non-agricultural informal sector, female (% of non-agricultural employment), 1990-200441
Employment in non-agricultural informal sector, male (% of non-agricultural employment), 1990-200446
22. Energy and the environment
Electricity consumption per capita (kilowatt-hours), 200469
Electricity consumption per capita (% change), 1990-2004(.)
Electrification rate (%)11
Population without electricity (millions)34.2
GDP per unit of energy use (2000 PPP US$ per kg of oil equivalent), 20041.3
GDP per unit of energy use (% change), 1990-2004- 0.1
Forest area (% total land), 200539.9
Forest area (thousand sq km), 2005352.6
Forest area change from 1990-2005 (thousand sq km), 1990-2005- 61.8
Forest area, average annual change (%), 1990-2005- 1.0
23. Energy sources
Total primary energy supply (TPES) (Mt of oil equivalent), 19909.8
Total primary energy supply (TPES) (Mt of oil equivalent), 200520.4
Coal (% of total primary energy supply), 1990(.)
Coal (% of total primary energy supply), 20050.2
Oil (% of total primary energy supply), 19907.6
Oil (% of total primary energy supply), 20056.3
Gas (% of total primary energy supply), 19900
Gas (% of total primary energy supply), 20050.6
Hydro, solar, wind and geothermal power (% of total primary energy supply), 19901.4
Hydro, solar, wind and geothermal power (% of total primary energy supply), 20050.7
Biomass and waste (% of total primary energy supply), 199091.0
Biomass and waste (% of total primary energy supply), 200592.1
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), 19902.3
CO2 emissions, total (Mt CO2), 20044.3
CO2 emissions, average annual change in (%), 1990-20046.2
CO2 emissions (% of world total), 1990(.)
CO2 emissions (% of world total), 2004(.)
CO2 emissions per capita (tonnes), 19900.1
CO2 emissions per capita (tonnes), 20040.1
Carbon intensity of energy (kt CO2 per kt of oil equivalent), 19900.24
Carbon intensity of energy (kt CO2 per kt of oil equivalent), 20040.23
Carbon intensity of growth ( kt CO2 per million 2000 PPP US$), 19900.17
Carbon intensity of growth ( kt CO2 per million 2000 PPP US$), 20040.18
CO2 emissions/sequestration from forests (Mt CO2 per year), 1990-2005167.3
Carbon stocks in forests (living biomass) (Mt C), 20052,254.0
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)1996
Status of environmental treaties - Kyoto Protocol to the Framework Convention on Climate Change (year of ratification/signature)2002
Status of environmental treaties - Convention on Biological Diversity (year of ratification/signature)1996
Status of environmental treaties - Vienna Convention for the protection of the Ozone Layer (year of ratification/signature), 19881993
Status of environmental treaties - Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the Ozone Layer (year of ratification/signature)1993
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)1985
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)1997
26. Refugees and armaments
Internally displaced people (thousands), 2006..
Refugees by country of asylum (thousands), 2006485
Refugees by country of origin (thousands), 20062
Conventional arms transfers, imports (1990 US$ millions), 19960
Conventional arms transfers, imports (1990 US$ millions), 20060
Conventional arms transfers, exports (1990 US$ millions), 2006..
Conventional arms transfers, exports (% of world total), 2002-06..
Armed forces (thousands), 200727
Armed forces, index (1985=100), 200767
27. Crime and justice
Homicides (per 100,000 people), 2000-20047.52
Prison population total, 200743911
Prison population (per 100,000 people), 2007113
Prison population (% female), 20073
Year in which countries have partially or completely abolished the death penalty..2
28. Gender-related development index
Gender-related development index (GDI) rank, 2005137
Gender-related development index (GDI) value, 20050.464
Life expectancy at birth, female (years), 200552.0
Life expectancy at birth, male (years), 200550.0
Adult literacy rate, female (% aged 15 and older), 200562.2
Adult literacy rate, male (% aged 15 and older), 200577.5
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education, female (%) , 200549
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education, male (%) , 200552
Estimated earned income, female (PPP US$), 200562712
Estimated earned income, male (PPP US$), 200586312
HDI rank minus GDI rank, 20051
29. Gender empowerment measure
Gender empowerment measure (GEM) rank44
Gender empowerment measure (GEM) value0.597
Seats in parliament (% held by women)30.4
Legislators, senior officials and managers (% female), 1999-200549
Professional and technical workers (% female), 1994-200532
Ratio of estimated female to male earned income0.73
30. Gender inequality in education
Adult literacy rate, female (% aged 15 and older) , 200562.2
Adult literacy rate (ratio of female rate to male rate), 20050.80
Youth literacy rate, female (% aged 15-24), 200576.2
Youth literacy rate (ratio of female rate to male rate), 20050.94
Net primary enrolment rate, female (%), 200591
Net primary enrolment rate (ratio of female rate to male rate), 20050.98
Gross primary enrolment ratio, female (%), 2005104
Gross primary enrolment ratio (ratio of female ratio to male ratio)0.96
Gross secondary enrolment ratio, female (%), 2005..
Gross secondary enrolment ratio (ratio of female ratio to male ratio), 2005..
Gross tertiary enrolment ratio, female (%), 2005113
Gross tertiary enrolment ratio (ratio of female ratio to male ratio), 20050.4813
31. Gender inequality in economic activity
Economic activity rate, female (% aged 15 and older), 200585.8
Economic activity index (1990=100), female (aged 15 and older), 200597
Economic activity rate (female rate as % of male rate, aged 15 and older), 200595
Employment in agriculture, female (% of total female employment), 1995-200584
Employment in agriculture, male (% of total male employment), 1995-200480
Employment in industry, female (% of total female employment), 1995-20031
Employment in industry, male (% of total male employment), 1995-20034
Employment in services, female (% of total female employment), 1995-200315
Employment in services, male (% of total male employment), 1995-200316
Contributing family workers, women (% of total), 1995-2005..
Contributing family workers, men (% of total), 1995-2004..
33. Women’s political participation
Year women received right to vote1959
Year women received right to stand for election1959
Year first woman elected (E) or appointed (A) to parliament..
Women in government at ministerial level (as % of total), 200515.4
Seats in lower house or single house (% held by women), 1990..
Seats in lower house or single house (% held by women), 200730.4
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), 19481984
Status of human rights instruments: International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (year of ratification/signature), 19651972
Status of human rights instruments: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (year of ratification/signature), 19661976
Status of human rights instruments: International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (year of ratification/signature), 19661976
Status of human rights instruments: International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (year of ratification/signature), 19791985
Status of human rights instruments: Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (year of ratification/signature), 1984..
Status of human rights instruments: Convention on the Rights of the Child (year of ratification/signature), 19891991
35. Status of fundamental labour rights conventions
Status of labour rights conventions: Freedom of association and collective bargaining - Convention 87 (year of ratification/signature)2000
Status of labour rights conventions: Freedom of association and collective bargaining - Convention 98 (year of ratification/signature)1962
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of forced and compulsory labour - Convention 29 (year of ratification/signature)1962
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of forced and compulsory labour - Convention 105 (year of ratification/signature)1962
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation - Convention 100 (year of ratification/signature)2002
Status of labour rights conventions: Elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation - Convention 111 (year of ratification/signature)2002
Status of labour rights conventions: Abolition of child labour - Convention 138 (year of ratification/signature)1998
Status of labour rights conventions: Abolition of child labour - Convention 182 (year of ratification/signature)2001

Notes:
1 - National or UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate.
2 -
3 - National or UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate.
4 - Data refer to an earlier year than that specified (in the period 1999 to 2001).
5 - National or UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate.
6 - Figure should be treated with caution because the reported number of enrolled students in the "Not known or unspecified" category represents more than 10% of total enrolment.
7 - Data refer to 2004.
8 - Data refer to a period shorter than that specified.
9 - Data refer to expenditure shares by percentiles of population, ranked by per capita expenditure.
10 - National or UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate.
11 - Data refer to an earlier year than that specified; from 1999 onwards.
12 - 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.
13 - National or UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate.

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