Table 1

India at a glance

Population*:
~1.13 billion
Under 5 mortality rate (2005)**:
74
Population under 14*:
32.1%
Infant mortality rate (under 1) (2005)**
56
Net migration*:
-0.3
Life expectancy at birth (2005)**:
64 yrs.
Total adult literacy rate 2000–2004*:
61
GNI per capita (US$ – 2005)***:
730
Human Development Index*:
127th/177
% of people living in poverty (99-05)***:
29
Gender-related Development Index*:
98th/140
Average annual growth GDP (2005)***:
9.2
TI – Corruption Perceptions Index*:
2.8/10
Average annual growth GDP/capita***:
7.7
WEF – Organized crime index*:
5.1/7



Sources: *: United Nations (Office of Drugs and Crime): http:/ / www.unodc.org/ pdf/ crime/ trafficking_persons_report_2006-04_ appendices.pdf

**: Unicef: India: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/india_india_background.html

***: World Bank: http://devdata.worldbank.org/AAG/ind_aag.pdf

Joffres et al. International Journal for Equity in Health 2008 7:22   doi:10.1186/1475-9276-7-22

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