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. 2006 Jun;84(2):333–358. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-0009.2006.00450.x

TABLE 3.

Selected Indicators of Health, Income, Nutrition, and Education in Four Developing Countries

Bangladesh Ecuador Egypt Indonesia
Population (in millions)   136     13     66   206
U5MRa     82     32     43     48
Change U5MR (%, 1991–2000) −43 −44 −59 −47
GNI/Cap pppb 1600 2960 3560 2830
Annual change GNI (%, 1975–2000)           2.3           0.2           2.8           7.9
HE/Cap ppp     47     78   143     84
U5 underweight (%)     48     15       4     25
Adult literacy (%)     47     92     56     87
Change in adult literacy (%, 1991–2000)       8     29     14     32
Female literacy (%)     40     90     44     82
Change in female literacy (%, 1991–2000)       8     30     14     33
Measles immunization (% of children <1)     76     99     96     44
Change in measles immunizations (%, 1991–2000)     11     56     10       5
a

U5MR: Under-5 mortality rate.

b

GNI/cap ppp: Gross national income per capita in U.S. dollars adjusted for purchasing power.