Millennium Development Goals: 2012 Progress Chart

1 goals and TargetsAfricaAsiaOceaniaLatin America & CaribbeanCaucasus & Central AsiaNorthernSub-SaharanEasternSouth-East ernSouthernWesternGOAL 1 | Eradicate extreme poverty and hungerReduce extreme poverty by halflow povertyvery high povertymoderate povertyhigh povertyvery high povertylow povertyvery high povertymoderate povertylow povertyProductive and decent employmentlarge deficit in decent workvery large deficit in decent worklarge deficit in decent worklarge deficit in decent workvery large deficit in decent worklarge deficit in decent workvery large deficit in decent workmoderate deficit in decent workmoderate deficit in decent workReduce hunger by halflow hungervery high hungermoderate hungermoderate hungerhigh hungermoderate hungermoderate hungermoderate hungermoderate hungerGOAL 2 | Achieve universal primary educationUniversal primary schoolinghigh enrolmentmoderate enrolmenthigh enrolmenthigh enrolmenthigh enrolmenthigh enrolment high enrolmenthigh enrolmentGOAL 3 | Promote gender equality and empower womenEqual girls enrolment in primary schoolclose to parityclose to parityparityparityparityclose to parityclose to parityparityparityWomen s share of paid employmentlow sharemedium sharehigh sharemedium sharelow sharelow sharemedium sharehigh sharehigh shareWomen s equal representation in national parliamentslow representationmoderate representationmoderate representationlow representationlow representationlow representationvery low representationmoderate representationlow representationGOAL 4 | Reduce child mortalityReduce mortality of under- five-year-olds

2 By two thirdslow mortalityhigh mortalitylow mortalitylow mortalitymoderate mortalitylow mortalitymoderate mortalitylow mortalitymoderate mortalityGOAL 5 | Improve maternal healthReduce maternal mortality by three quarters low mortalityvery high mortalitylow mortalitymoderate mortalityhigh mortalitylow mortalityhigh mortalitylow mortalitylow mortalityAccess to reproductive healthmoderate accesslow accesshigh accessmoderate accessmoderate accessmoderate accesslow accesshigh accessmoderate accessGOAL 6 | Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseasesHalt and begin to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS low incidencehigh incidencelow incidencelow incidencelow incidencelow incidencelow incidencelow incidencelow incidenceHalt and reverse the spread of tuberculosislow mortalityhigh mortalitylow mortalitymoderate mortalitymoderate mortalitylow mortalityhigh mortalitylow mortalitymoderate mortalityGOAL 7 | Ensure environmental sustainabilityHalve proportion of population without improved drinking waterhigh coveragelow coveragehigh coveragemoderate coveragehigh coveragemoderate coveragelow coveragehigh coveragemoderate coverageHalve proportion of population without sanitationhigh coveragevery low coveragelow coveragelow coveragevery low coveragemoderate coveragelow coveragemoderate coveragehigh coverageImprove the

3 Lives of slum-dwellersmoderate proportion of slum-dwellersvery high proportion of slum-dwellersmoderate proportion of slum-dwellershigh proportion of slum-dwellershigh proportion of slum-dwellersmoderate proportion of slum-dwellersmoderate proportion of slum-dwellersmoderate proportion of slum-dwellers GOAL 8 | Develop a global partnership for developmentInternet usershigh usagemoderate usagehigh usagemoderate usagelow usagehigh usagelow usagehigh usagehigh usageThe Progress Chart operates on two levels. The words in each box indicate the present degree of compliance with the target. The colours show Progress towards the target according to the legend below:Target already met or expected to be met by Progress or insufficient to reach the target if prevailing trends or insufficient the regional groupings and country data, see Country experiences in each region may differ significantly from the regional average.

4 Due to new data and revised methodologies, this Progress Chart is not comparable with previous : United Nations, based on data and estimates provided by: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; Inter-Parliamentary Union; International Labour Organization; International Telecommunication Union; UNAIDS; UNESCO; UN-Habitat; UNICEF; UN Population Division; World Bank; World Health Organization based on statistics available as of June by Statistics Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Development goals : 2012 Progress ChartThe adoption of the Millennium Declaration in 2000 by all United Nations Member States marked an historic moment, as world leaders committed to tackle extreme poverty in its many dimensions and create a better life for everyone. The Millennium Development goals (MDGs) translate this commitment into a framework of measurable goals and targets by which Progress can be is tracked against 21 targets and 60 indicators addressing extreme poverty and hunger, education, women s empowerment and gender equality, health, environmental sustainability and global Chart provides an assessement of where we stand on selected key targets relating to each Goal.

5 Trends and levels are measured on the basis of information available as of June 2012. The latest available data for most indicators are from years 2010 to 2012; for a few indicators, the data go back to 2008. Photo credit: Chetan Soni/India