(Tables of different indicators for Central Asia).Health Indicators
Life expectancy Infant
at birth mortality
(per 1,000
live births) Health spending
(per capita
1970-75 1995-2000 1970 2000 Cdn $ 1998)
Afghanistan 42.5 165
Armenia 72.5 72.4 24 25 N/A
Azerbaijan 69.0 71.0 74 N/A
Georgia 69.2 72.7 36 24 16(e)
Iran 53.9 68.0 122 36 128
Iraq 58.7 105
Kazakhstan 64.4 64.1 60 62(e)
Kyrgyzstan 63.1 66.9 111 53 11(e)
Tajikistan 63.4 67.2 78 54 13
Turkmenistan 60.6 65.4 82 52 30
Uzbekistan 64.2 68.3 51 25
CANADA 73.2 78.5 19 6 1,939(e)
(e): data refer to 1999
Disease Indicators
People with
AIDS/HIV 2001
Malaria 2000 TB 1999 Cigarettes
% of Number of Cases per Cases per Consumption
adults children 100,000 100,000 per adult
Afghanistan N/A N/A
Armenia 0.15 <100 4 42 925
Azerbaijan <0.10 N/A 19 60 600
Georgia <0.10 N/A 5 96 N/A
Iran <0.10 <200 27 18 789
Iraq <0.10 N/A
Kazakhstan 0.07 <100 <1 154 1,880
Kyrgyzstan <0.10 N/A <1 137 N/A
Tajikistan <0.10 N/A 302 42 N/A
Turkmenistan <0.10 N/A 1 93 N/A
Uzbekistan <0.10 <100 1 63 1,234
CANADA 0.31 <500 N/A 7(f) 1,980
(<): less than; (f): data refer to 1997
Education Indicators
Education Spending as Percentage of: Literacy Rates
All Government
Spending Adults Youth
GDP 1995-97 1985-87 1995-97 2000 2000
Afghanistan Afghanistan (ăfgăn`ĭstăn', ăfgän'ĭstän`), officially Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, republic (2005 est. pop. 29,929,000), 249,999 sq mi (647,497 sq km), S central Asia. Armenia 2.0 N/A 10.3 98.4 99.7 Azerbaijan 3.0 29.3 18.8 N/A N/A Georgia 5.2 N/A 6.9 N/A N/A Iran 4.0 18.1 17.8 76.3 94.0 Iraq N/A N/A N/A 55.9 N/A Kazakhstan 4.4 19.8 17.6 N/A N/A Kyrgyzstan 5.3 22.4 23.5 N/A N/A Tajikistan 2.2 29.5 11.5 99.2 99.8 Turkmenistan N/A 29.3 N/A N/A N/A Uzbekistan 7.7 25.1 21.1 99.2 99.7 CANADA Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of 6.9 14.1 12.9 N/A N/A
Economic Indicators
Per Capita Annual GDP Per Capita Total Debt Service
GDP ($U.S.) Growth Rate (%) as Percentage of GDP
2000 1975-2000 1990-2000 1990 2000
Afghanistan Armenia $2,559 N/A -2.5 N/A 2.2 Azerbaijan $2,936 -9.6(b) -7.3 N/A 3.4 Georgia $2,664 -7.6 -12.4 N/A 3.9 Iran $5,884 -0.7 1.9 0.5 3.3 Iraq Iraq or Irak (both: ēräk`, ĭrăk`), officially Republic of Iraq, republic (2005 est. pop. 26,075,000), 167,924 sq mi (434,924 sq km), SW Asia. Kazakhstan $5,871 N/A -3.1 N/A 10.1 Kyrgyzstan $2,711 -4.7(b) -5.1 N/A 13.3 Tajikistan $1,152 -10.8(b) -11.8 N/A 8.8 Turkmenistan $3,956 -7.9(b) -8.0 N/A 10.9(e) Uzbekistan $2,441 -2.6(b) -2.4 N/A 11.7 CANADA $27,840 1.5 1.9 0.05(*) 0.02(*) (b): data refer to a period shorter than that specified; (e): 1999 data; (*) net grants by non-governmental organizations “NGO” redirects here. For other uses, see NGO (disambiguation). A non-governmental organization (NGO) is a legally constituted organization created by private persons or organizations with no participation or representation of any government.
Development Indicators
Official Development Aid
($U.S.) UN Ranking according
Per Capita As % of GDP to quality of life
2000 1992 2000 '99 '00 '01 '02
Afghanistan Armenia $57.0 0.9 11.3 87 93 72 76 Azerbaijan $17.3 0.8 2.6 103 90 79 88 Georgia $32.2 0.2 5.6 85 70 76 81 Iran $1.9 0.1 0.1 95 97 90 98 Iraq 125 126 N/A N/A Kazakhstan $11.7 0.6 1.0 76 73 75 79 Kyrgyzstan $43.7 0.1 16.5 97 98 92 102 Tajikistan $23.4 0.4 14.4 108 110 103 112 Turkmenistan $6.7 0.1 0.7 96 100 83 87 Uzbekistan $7.5 N/A 2.4 92 106 99 95 CANADA N/A N/A N/A 1 1 3 3
Freedom Indicators
[Part 1 of 2]
Press % of Par- Year Women
Freedom liamentary Received the
2000 Seats Held Right to
(100 to 0)(*) by Women. Vote(**)
March '02
Afghanistan
Armenia 59 3.1 1921
Azerbaijan 76 10.5 1921
Georgia 53 7.2 1918/21
Iran 72 3.4 1963
Iraq N/A
Kazakhstan 70 11.2 1924/93
Kyrgyzstan 61 6.7 1918
Tajikistan 79 12.4 1924
Turkmenistan 89 26.0 1927
Uzbekistan 84 7.2 1938
CANADA 15 23.6 1917/50
Freedom Indicators
[Part 2 of 2]
Standing on Human Rights Observance
Corruption (7 to 1)(****)
Index
2001(***) Political Civil
'00 '01 '00 '00
Afghanistan 7 7
Armenia N/A 4 4 4 4
Azerbaijan 2.0 6 6 5 5
Georgia N/A 4 4 4 4
Iran N/A 6 6 6 6
Iraq 7 7
Kazakhstan 2.7 6 6 5 5
Kyrgyzstan N/A 5 6 6 5
Tajikistan N/A 6 6 6 6
Turkmenistan N/A 7 7 7 7
Uzbekistan 2.7 7 7 6 6
CANADA 8.9 1 1 1 1
(*) Freedom House considers countries with scores between 0 and 30 as
having a free press, those with a score between 31 and 60 as partly
free, and those with a score between 61 and 100 as not free.
(**) Where two dates appear, the first refers to partial recognition
of the right to vote or stand for election.
(***) The range is 0 to 10; the higher the number, the lower the level
of corruption.
(****) According to Freedom House, countries with an average score
between 1 and 2.5 are free, those with a score between 3 and 5 are
partly free, and those with a score between 6 and 7 are not free. |
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