South African Millennium Development Targets for 2015

1 Eradicate extreme poverty (goal)

BASELINE 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Proportion of population who live below $1 per day Poverty gap ratio ($1) Employment-to-population ratio Share of the poorest quintile in national consumption Prevalence of underweight children under ve years 2015 ACHIEVABILITY 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Maternal mortality ratio Proportion of births attended by health professional Antenatal care coverage Contraceptive prevalence rate

5) Improve maternal health

BASELINE 2015 ACHIEVABILITY Unlikely Possible Achieved Unlikely

11.3 (2000) 3.2 (2000) 41.5 (2003) 2.9 (2000) 9.3 (1994)

5.7% Achieved 1.6 5.8 4.7

Achieved

369 (2001) 76.6 (2001) 76.6 (2001) 25.2 (2001)

38 100 100 100

50:70 Unlikely
Unlikely Unlikely

2 Achieve universal primary education

BASELINE 2.1 Net enrolment in primary education None None 2015 ACHIEVABILITY Unknown Unknown Likely Achieved Likely

6 Combat HIV/Aids, malaria and other diseases

BASELINE 6.1 HIV prevalence among 15-24-year-olds 2015 ACHIEVABILITY Possible

100 100 100 100 100

9.3 (2002) 27.3% (2002) 64 600 (2000) 2.0 (2002)

9.3 100 2.0

2.2 Starting Grade 1 reaching last grade 2.3 Literacy rate of 15-24-year-olds 2.4 Adjusted enrolment ratios for primary education 2.5 Completion of primary education for 18-year-olds

6.2 Condom use at last high-risk sex

100% Unlikely
Unlikely

83.4 (2002) 96.4 (2002) 89.6 (2002)

6.3 Population with advanced HIV accessing ARV drugs 13.9 (2005) 6.4 Incidence of malaria 6.5 Death rate associated with malaria

6 800 Likely
Achieved

3 Promote gender equality and women empowerment

BASELINE 3.1 Ratio of girls to boys in primary school 2015 ACHIEVABILITY Likely Achieved Achieved Likely Likely 7.1

7 Ensure environmental sustainability

BASELINE Proportion of marine and land area protected 2015 ACHIEVABILITY Possible Unlikely

0.97: 1 (1996) 1.13: 1 (1996) 0.86: 1 (1996) 43 (1996) 25 (1994)

1:1 1:1 1:1 50 50

0 (1994) 676 (1990) 58.5 (2001) 76.8 (2002)

14 676 81 100

3.2 Ratio of girls to boys in secondary school 3.3 Ratio of girls to boys in tertiary education 3.4 Share of women in wage employment (%) 3.5 Proportion of female seats in Parliament (%)

7.2 Number of species threatened with extinction 7.3 Proportion of population using improved sanitation

79.2 Likely
Achieved Possible

7.4 Proportion of population using improved drinking water 61.1% (1996) 7.5 Proportion of population with access to electricity

4 Reduce child mortality

BASELINE 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5
* Income growth ination

8 Develop a global partnership for development

2015 ACHIEVABILITY Unlikely Unlikely Likely Likely Unlikely 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 GDP per capita Percentage investment share in GDP Labour productivity Gross saving as % of gross disposable income Gross domestic expenditure on research and development as a percentage of GDP BASELINE 2015 ACHIEVABILITY Likely Likely Possible Likely Possible

Under-ve mortality rate Infant mortality rate One-year-olds immunised against measles Immunisation coverage under one year of age Life expectancy at birth
Source: Millennium Development Goals 2015

59 (1998) 54 (2001) 68.5 (2001) 66.4 (2001) 57.6 (2001)

20 18 100 100 70

22 758 (2001) 15.1 (2001) 100.0 (2003) 15.9 (2001) 0.6 (2002)

* 25 ** >0 1.5%

** LP>Ination

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