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African Development Indicators 2004

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-13T18:51:52Z
dc.date.available2013-06-13T18:51:52Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractThis year's edition of the World Bank publication, African Development Indicators (ADI) 2004, depicts a diverse picture of development in Africa, with several countries making remarkable progress and others lagging seriously behind. ADI 2004 presents data for more than 500 indicators of development for 53 countries. Thirteen Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries averaged more than 5 percent growth for the period 1995-2002, but many others saw their economies contract, usually as a result of severe civil conflict and adverse weather conditions. The region's economic growth slowed in 2002 to 2.8 percent, slightly down from 2.9 percent in 2001. Net foreign direct investment flows continued on a rising trend and reached $8.9 billion in 2002. These continued to be heavily concentrated in oil exporting countries and South Africa. The increase in official aid to the region fell far below the levels required to put a significant dent on poverty or achieve the MDGs. Debt relief is playing a larger role in Africa's resource picture, as total debt service relief reached $43 billion in fiscal year 2003, at a time when, as the book notes, "pro-poor expenditures had begun to increase in most of the countries". Gross enrollment in primary schools recovered to 87 percent, up from 80 percent in 1980. The increase contributed to a drop in illiteracy rates from 47 percent in 1997 to 37 percent in 2002. Tracking the HIV/AIDS pandemic, the book reveals that almost 30 million Africans are infected and eleven million children have been orphaned. In 2001 alone, 2.2 million AIDS-related deaths were recorded on the continent. Bearing the diverse performance in mind, the publication notes that Africa urgently needs rich nations to deliver on their promises of more generous aid and wider trade opportunities to reverse the exacting cruelty of disease and poverty on the continent. Civil wars, the rapid spread of HIV/AIDS, anemic aid, persistent low growth rates and weak commodity prices, threaten gains of the recent years in overall poverty alleviation and may jeopardize Africa's chances of attaining some of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/01/3337622/african-development-indicators-2004
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/0-8213-5720-4
dc.identifier.isbn0-8213-5720-4
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13918
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectEXPORT PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectCURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCES
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectHEAVILY INDEBTED POOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEBT SERVICE
dc.subjectCONFLICT AREAS
dc.subjectHIV/AIDS
dc.subjectTAX ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectASSET MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTS
dc.subjectLENDING
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectGRANTS
dc.subjectCAPITAL FLOWS
dc.subjectFOREST PRODUCTS
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE
dc.subjectMETAL TRADE
dc.subjectTOBACCO INDUSTRY
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY DATA
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING SECTOR
dc.subjectFOOD IMPORTS
dc.subjectCAPITAL GOODS
dc.subjectEXTERNAL DEBT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS
dc.subjectAMORTIZATION
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCEREAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectENERGY PROJECTS
dc.subjectROADSIDE IMPROVEMENT
dc.subjectAIR TRANSPORT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectWAGE LEVELS
dc.subjectDONOR COORDINATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY MITIGATION STRATEGIES
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH CARE DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
dc.titleAfrican Development Indicators 2004en
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okr.doctypePublications & Research::World Development Indicators
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/01/3337622/african-development-indicators-2004
okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.guid861511468006020242
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/0-8213-5720-4
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000160016_20040504163123
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum3337622
okr.identifier.report28809
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.geographicalAfrica
okr.topicAgriculture::Agricultural Research
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Housing Finance
okr.topicHealth Economics and Finance
okr.topicScientific Research and Science Parks
okr.topicScience Education
okr.topicEducation
okr.unitAFT: QK Results & Learning (AFTRL)
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