1. Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger | Head Count Index (Deaton and Dreze, 2002) | 30.4 | 21.6 | 15.2 |
Underweight children under 5 years of age | 56.0 | 36.1 | 28.0 |
2. Achieve Universal Primary Education | Children 5-9 attending school | 58.8 | 89.1 | 100 |
Pupils starting Grade 1 who reach grade 7 | Â | 52.6 | 100 |
Literacy Rate of 15 to 24-year olds | 51.5 | 67.7 | 100 |
3. Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women | Women in Wage Employment in the non-agricultural sector | 11.5 | 26.3 | ** |
Ratio of Literate females to males among 15- to 24-year olds | 0.59 | 0.72 | 1 |
4. Reduce Child Mortality | Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) | 94.2 | 84.6 | 31.4 |
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births) | 72.8 | 65.1 | 24.3 |
5. Improve Maternal Health | Maternal Mortality Ratio (per 100,000 live births) | 300 | 130 | 75 |
Births attended by skilled health personnel | 42.9 | 68.3 | 90 |
6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases | Contraceptive prevalence rate | 41.7 | 62.0 | ** |
Prevalence rates associated with Tuberculosis per 100,000 | 337.5 | 630.1 | ** |
7. Ensure Environmental Sustainability | Population with access to safe water | 57.0 | 81.3 | 78.5 |
Population with access to latrine/toilet facility | 22.9 | 27.8 | ** |
Notes: ** indicates that the state has not set any quantitative targets. When data are not available for 1990 or 2000, they are extrapolated—assuming a constant rate of growth--from information available for the closest year.    |
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