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From UNICEF - At a glance: India

Basic Indicators	to the top
Under-5 mortality rank	54
Under-5 mortality rate, 1960	242
Under-5 mortality rate, 2003	87
Infant mortality rate (under 1), 1960	146
Infant mortality rate (under 1), 2003	63
Total population (thousands), 2003	1065462
Annual no. of births (thousands), 2003	25052
Annual no. of under-5 deaths (thousands), 2003	2180
GNI per capita (US$), 2003	530
Life expectancy at birth (years), 2003	64
Total adult literacy rate, 2000	57
Net primary school enrolment / attendance (%) (1996-2003)	77
% share of household income 1992-2002, lowest 40%	21
% share of household income 1992-2002, highest 20%	42
Definitions and data sources

Nutrition	to the top
% of infants with low birth weight 1998-2003	30
% of children who are exclusively breastfed (<6 months) (1995-2003)	37
% of children who are breastfed with complementary food (<6-9 months) (1995-2002)	44
% of children who are still breastfeeding (20-23 months) (1995-2002)	66
% of under-fives suffering from underweight (moderate & severe) (1995-2003)	47
% of under-fives suffering from underweight (severe) (1995-2003)	18
% of under-fives suffering from wasting (moderate and severe) (1995-2003)	16
% of under-fives suffering from stunting (moderate and severe) (1995-2003)	46
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (6-59 months), 2002	27
% of households consuming iodized salt (1997-2003)	50
Definitions and data sources

Health	to the top
% of total population using improved drinking water sources (2002)	86
% of urban population using improved drinking water sources (2002)	96
% of rural population using improved drinking water sources (2002)	82
% of total population using adequate sanitation facilities (2002)	30
% of urban population using adequate sanitation facilities (2002)	58
% of rural population using adequate sanitation facilities (2002)	18
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government (2003)	100
% of one-year-olds fully immunized against tuberculosis (2003)	81
% of one-year-olds fully immunized against DPT3 (2003)	70
% of one-year-olds fully immunized against polio3 (2003)	70
% of one-year-olds fully immunized against measles (2003)	67
% of one-year-olds fully immunized hepB3 (2003)	-
% of pregnant women immunized for tetanus, (2003)	78
% of under-fives with ARI (1998-2003)	19
% of under-fives with ARI taken to a health care provider (1998-2003)	64
% under-fives with diarrhoea receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding (1994 - 2003)	22
% of under-fives sleeping under a bed net (1999-2003)	-
% of under-fives sleeping under a treated bed net (1999-2003)	-
% of under-fives with fever receiving anti-malarial drugs (1999-2003)	-
Definitions and data sources

HIV AIDS	to the top
Adult prevalence rate (15-49 years), end 2003, estimate	-
Estimated number of people living with HIV, 2003 (in thousands), adults and children (0-49 years)	-
Estimated number of people living with HIV, 2003 (in thousands), low estimate	2200
Estimated number of people living with HIV, 2003 (in thousands), high estimate	7600
Estimated number of people living with HIV, 2003 (in thousands), children ( 0-14 years)	-
Estimated number of people living with HIV, 2003 (in thousands), women (15-49 years)	-
HIV prevalence rate in young (15-24 years) pregnant women in capital city, year	-
HIV prevalence rate in young (15-24 years) pregnant women in capital city, median	-
% who know condom can prevent HIV, male	-
% who know condom can prevent HIV, female	-
% who know healthy-looking person have HIV, male	-
% who know healthy-looking person have HIV, female	-
% who have comprehensive knowledge of HIV, male	17
% who have comprehensive knowledge of HIV, female	21
% who used condom at last high risk sex, male	59
% who used condom at last high risk sex, female	51
Children (0-17 years) orphaned by AIDS, 2003, estimate (in thousands)	-
Children (0-17 years) orphaned due to all causes, 2003, estimate (in thousands)	35000
Orphan school attendance ratio, 1998-2003*	-
Definitions and data sources

Education	to the top
Adult literacy rate, male (1990)	62
Adult literacy rate, female (1990)	36
Adult literacy rate, male (2000)	68
Adult literacy rate, female (2000)	45
No. of phones sets per 100 people (2002)	5
No. of internet users per 100 people (2002)	2
Primary school enrolment ratio, gross, male (1998-2002)	107
Primary school enrolment ratio, gross, female (1998-2002)	90
Primary school enrolment ratio, net, male (1998-2002)	91
Primary school enrolment ratio, net, female (1998-2002)	76
% of net primary school attendance, male, (1996-2003)	80
% of net primary school attendance, female, (1996-2003)	73
% of primary school entrants reaching grade 5, admin data (1998-2001)	59
% of primary school entrants reaching grade 5, survey data (1997-2003)	92
Secondary school enrolment ratio, gross, male (1998-2002)	56
Secondary school enrolment ratio, gross, female (1998-2002)	40
Definitions and data sources

Demographics	to the top
Population (thousands) under age 18, 2003	414965
Population (thousands) under age 5, 2003	118568
Population annual growth rate 1970-1990 (%)	2.1
Population annual growth rate 1990-2003 (%)	1.8
Crude death rate, 1970	17
Crude death rate, 2003	8
Crude birth rate, 1970	40
Crude birth rate, 2003	24
Life expectancy, 1970	49
Life expectancy, 2003	64
Total fertility rate, 2003	3.0
% of population urbanized, 2003	28
Average annual growth rate of urban population, 1970-1990 (%)	3.4
Average annual growth rate of urban population, 1990-2003 (%)	2.6
Definitions and data sources

Economics	to the top
GNI per capita (US$), 2003	530
GDP per capita average annual growth rate (1960-1990) (%)	1.7
GDP per capita average annual growth rate (1990-2003) (%)	4.0
Average annual rate of inflation (1990-2003) (%)	7
% of population living below $1 a day (1992-2002)	35
% of central government expenditure allocated to health (1992-2004)	2
% of central government expenditure allocated to education (1992-2004)	2
% of central government expenditure allocated to defence (1992-2004)	15
ODA inflow in millions US$, 2002	1463
ODA inflow as % of recipient GNI, 2002	0
Debt service as a % of exports of goods and services, 1990	25
Debt service as a % of exports of goods and services, 2002	15
Definitions and data sources

Women	to the top
Life expectancy: females as % of males, 2003	102
Adult literacy: females as % of males, 2000	66
Gross enrolment ratios: females as % of males, primary school (1998-2002)	84
Gross enrolment ratios: females as % of males, secondary school (1998-2002)	71
Contraceptive prevalence (%) (1995-2003)	47
Antenatal care coverage (%) (1995-2003)	60
Skilled attendant at delivery (%) (1995-2003)	43
Maternal mortality ratio, reported (1985-2003)	540
Maternal mortality ratio, adjusted (2000)	540
Life time risk of maternal death. 1 in: (2000)	48
Definitions and data sources

Child Protection	to the top
% of children (5-14 years) in child labour (1999-2003)	14
% of male children (5-14 years) in child labour (1999-2003)	14
% of female children (5-14 years) in child labour (1999-2003)	15
% of children in child marriage, total (1986-2003)	26
% of children in child marriage, urban (1986-2003)	54
% of children in child marriage, rural (1986-2003)	46
% of children whose births were registered, total (1999-2001)	35
% of children whose births were registered, urban (1999-2001)	54
% of children whose births were registered, rural (1999-2001)	29
% of female genital mutilation/cutting among women aged 15-49, total (1999-2001)	-
% of female genital mutilation/cutting among women aged 15-49, urban (1999-2001)	-
% of female genital mutilation/cutting among women aged 15-49, rural (1999-2001)	-
% of female genital mutilation/cutting among women aged 15-49, daughters total (1999-2000)	-
Definitions and data sources

Rate of Progress	to the top
Under-5 mortality rank	54
Under-5 mortality rate, 1960	242
Under-5 mortality rate, 1990	123
Under-5 mortality rate, 2003	87
Under-5 mortality rate average annual rate of reduction (%), 1960-90	2.3
Under-5 mortality rate average annual rate of reduction (%), 1990-2003	2.7
Under-5 mortality rate reduction since 1990 (%)	29
GDP per capita average annual growth rate (%), 1960-90	1.7
GDP per capita average annual growth rate (%), 1990-2003	4.0
Total fertility rate, 1960	5.9
Total fertility rate, 1990	4.0
Total fertility rate, 2003	3.0
Total fertility rate, Average annual rate of reduction (%), 1960-90	1.3
Total fertility rate, Average annual rate of reduction (%), 1990-2003	2.4
Definitions and data sources

Basic indicators Definitions of the indicators
Under-five mortality rate - Probability of dying between birth and exactly five years of age expressed per 1,000 live births.
Infant mortality rate - Probability of dying between birth and exactly one year of age expressed per 1,000 live births.
GNI per capita - Gross national income (GNI) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. GNI per capita is gross national income divided by mid-year population. GNI per capita in US dollars is converted using the World Bank Atlas method.
Life expectancy at birth - The number of years newborn children would live if subject to the mortality risks prevailing for the
Adult literacy rate - Percentage of persons aged 15 and over who can read and write.
Net primary school enrolment/attendance - Derived from net primary school enrolment rates as reported by UNESCO/UIS (UNESCO Institute of Statistics) and from national household survey reports of attendance at primary school.
Income share - Percentage of income received by the 20 per cent of households with the highest income and by the 40 per cent of households with the lowest income.

Main data sources
Under-five and infant mortality rates - UNICEF, United Nations Population Division and United Nations Statistics Division.
Total population - United Nations Population Division.
Births - United Nations Population Division.
Under-five deaths - UNICEF.
GNI per capita - World Bank.
Life expectancy - United Nations Population Division.
Adult literacy - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and UNESCO/UIS (UNESCO Institute of Statistics), including the Education for All 2000 Assessment.
School enrolment/attendance - UIS and UNESCO, including the Education for All 2000 Assessment, Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS).
Household income - World Bank.
Notes
a	Range $735 or less.
b	Range $736 to $2935.
c	Range $2936 to $9075.
d	Range $9076 or more.
-	Data not available.
x	Indicates data that refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition, or refer to only part of a country.
y	Indicates data that differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country, but are included in the calculation of the regional and global averages.
*	Data refer to the most recent year available during the period specified in the column heading.