Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and health and social indicators of selected countries in the Asia-Pacific region in specific years
| India | Pakistan | Bangladesh | Indonesia | China | South Korea | Taiwan | Japan | Singapore | Australia | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population characteristics | |||||||||||
| Total population, million | 1324·2 (2016) | 193·2 (2016) | 162·9 (2016) | 258·7 (2016) | 1400·0 (2015) | 51·0 (2015) | 23·5 (2016) | 127·0 (2016) | 5·6 (2016) | 24·7 (2018) | 4·7 (2016) |
| Crude birth rate, per 1000 people | 19·7 (2015) | 29·8 (2016) | 18·9 (2016) | 19·0 (2016) | 13·3 (2015) | 8·6 (2015) | 8·3 (2017) | 7·8 (2016) | 8·9 (2016) | 12·7 (2015) | 13·3 (2015) |
| Crude death rate, per 1000 people | 7·3 (2015) | 7·5 (2016) | 5·3 (2017) | 7·1 (2016) | 7·2 (2015) | 5·4 (2015) | 7·3 (2018) | 10·1 (2015) | 5·0 (2016) | 6·7 (2017) | 6·9 (2017) |
| Annual population growth rate, % | 1·1% (2016) | 2·0% (2016) | 1·1% (2016) | 1·1% (2016) | 4·9% (2015) | 0·5% (2015) | 0·0% (2017) | −0·1% (2016) | 1·3% (2016) | 1·3% (2018) | 2·1% (2016) |
| Average life expectancy | |||||||||||
| At birth, years | 69·0 (2016) | 66·5 (2016) | 72·0 (2015) | 69·0 (2015) | 76·1 (2015) | 82·2 (2015) | 80·0 (2016) | 84·0 (2016) | 82·9 (2016) | 82·8 (2015) | 81·6 (2015) |
| At age 60 years, years | 17·9 (2015) | 17·0 (2013) | 18·0 (2015) | 18·0 (2016) | 19·7 (2015) | 24·0 (2015) | 23·8 (2016) | 26·0 (2016) | 20·8*(2016) | 25·1 (2015) | 25·0 (2015) |
| Average healthy life expectancy, years | 59·3 (2016) | 57·7 (2016) | 63·3 (2016) | 61·7 (2016) | 68·5 (2016) | 73·2 (2015) | 71·2 (2016) | 74·8 (2016) | 73·7 (2016) | 73·0 (2016) | 72·8 (2016) |
| Health indicators | |||||||||||
| Infant mortality rate, per 1000 livebirths | 37·9 (2015) | 65·7 (2015) | 28·2 (2016) | 22·2 (2015) | 9·2 (2015) | 2·7 (2015) | 6·3 (2016) | 2·0 (2016) | 2·2 (2016) | 3·2 (2015) | 4·1 (2015) |
| Mortality rate of children younger than 5 years, per 1000 livebirths | 43·0 (2016) | 79·0 (2016) | 35·0 (2016) | 26·3 (2015) | 10·7 (2015) | 3·4 (2015) | 4·8 (2016) | 2·9 (2015) | 2·7 (2016) | 4·2 (2015) | 5·1 (2015) |
| Maternal mortality rate, per 100 000 livebirths | 174·0 (2015) | 178·0 (2015) | 176·0 (2017) | 5·0 (2015) | 27·0 (2015) | 8·7 (2015) | 11·6 (2016) | 5·0 (2015) | 4·8 (2016) | 6·8 (2012) | 11·0 (2015) |
| Pregnant women receiving prenatal care, % | 75·2% (2015) | 73·1% (2013) | 63·9% (2016) | 95·4% (2014) | 96·2% (2015) | 98·1% (2015) | 94·8% (2016) | .. | .. | 58·0% (2015) | .. |
| Birth attended by skilled staff, % | 81·0% (2016) | 55·0% (2016) | 44·0% (2016) | 92·6% (2016) | 99·7% (2015) | 99·2% (2015) | 99·8% (2016) | 99·8% (2014) | 100% (2016) | 98·8% (2015) | .. |
| Children younger than 5 years with stunted growth, % | 38·0% (2015–16) | 45·0 % (2016) | 36·1% (2017) | 36·4% (2013) | 9·4% (2010) | 2·5% (2008–11) | .. | 7·1% (2010) | 11% (2015) | 1·8% (2007) | .. |
| Children younger than 5 years who are underweight, % | 35·7% (2016) | 31·6% (2012) | 36·1% (2017) | 13·5% (2013) | 2·3% (2010) | 0·9% (2010) | .. | 3·4% (2010) | 9·0% (2015) | 0·2% (2007) | .. |
| Children aged 12–23 months who have received three doses of hepatitis B vaccine, % | 63·0% (2015–16) | .. | 97·0% (2016) | 63·7% (2017) | 99·0% (2016) | 96·3% (2015) | 97·9% (2017) | .. | 96·1% (2016) | 100% (2000) | 100% (1988) |
| Socioeconomic indicators | |||||||||||
| World Bank income classification | Lower-middle (2016) | Lower-middle (2015) | Lower-middle (2017) | Lower-middle (2016) | Upper-middle (2015) | High (2015) | High (2017) | High (2016) | High (2016) | High (2018) | High (2018) |
| GNI per capita, US$ | 1680 (2016) | 1500 (2016) | 1330 (2016) | 3400 (2016) | 8250 (2016) | 27 250 (2015) | 24 936 (2017) | 38 000 (2016) | 51 880 (2016) | 54 230 (2016) | 38 740 (2016) |
| PPP per capita, US$ | 6500 (2016) | 5560 (2016) | 3790 (2016) | 11 220 (2016) | 15 470 (2016) | 34 520 (2015) | 45 582 (2015) | 43 630 (2016) | 85 050 (2016) | 45 210 (2016) | 37 190 (2016) |
| GDP growth rate, % per year | 7·1% (2016) | 2·0% (2016) | 7·1% (2016) | 5·0% (2016) | 6·7% (2016) | 2·6% (2015) | 2·9% (2016) | 0·9% (2016) | 2·4% (2018) | 2·8% (2016) | 3·1% (2016) |
| Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line, % population | 21·9% (2010) | 29·5% (2016) | 24·3% (2016) | 10·7% (2017) | 3·1% (2016) | .. | 6·6% (2016) | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Poverty headcount ratio at US$1·90 a day by 2011 PPP, % population | 21·2% (2010) | 6·1% (2016) | 14·8% (2016) | 10·6% (2016) | 1·9% (2013) | 0·3% (2012) | .. | 0·3% (2010) | .. | 0·3% (2010) | .. |
| Income share held by the lowest 20% of the population, % | 8·3% (2010) | 9·2% (2016) | 8·6% (2016) | 7·2% (2013) | 5·2% (2012) | 7·3% (2012) | 6·8% (2007) | 7·0% (2010) | .. | 7·7% (2015–16) | 6·4% (1979) |
| Households with a clean drinking water source, % | 89·9% (2015–16) | 36·0% (2015) | 98·0% (2017) | 86·0% (2015) | 95·5% (2015) | 97·6% (2012) | 93·5% (2015) | 100% (2015) | 100% (2016) | 100% (2016) | 100% (2016) |
| Households using a hygienic sanitation facility, % | 48·4% (2015–16) | .. | 75·0% (2017) | 67·0% (2015) | 76·5% (2015) | 100% (2015) | 100% (2015) | 100% (2015) | 100% (2016) | 100% (2016) | .. |
GNI=gross national income. PPP=purchasing power parity. GDP=gross domestic product.
*
At 65 years of age.