1. “Progress and Challenges in Achieving the Millennium Development Goals” by H.M.Gunasekera Director General, National Planning Ministry of Finance and Planning

2. Socio–economic Indicators CategoryYearMeasurement Total Population20081.0 (Rate of growth) GDP20076.8 (Rate of growth) GDP Per capita20071617 (US $) Unemployment2008 5.4 (Total rate) 3.6 (Male rate) 8.5 (Female rate) Literacy2008 90.6 (Total Percentage) 92.2 (Male Percentage) 89.1 (Female Percentage) Life Expectancy2008 72 Year (Total) 70.1 Year (Male) 74.8 Year (Female)

3. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

4. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Status of MDGs in Sri Lanka at a Glance Goal Target Indicator 1990 or closest Year Latest year MDG Target for 2015 Status GOAL 1 1 Proportion of Population below National Poverty line (%) 26.1 (1990/91) 15.2 (2006/07) 13.0On Track Poverty Gap Ratio 5.6 (1990/91) 3.1 (2006/07) 2.8 On Track Share of Poorest quintile in National Consumption (%) 8.9 (1990/91) 7.1 (2006/07) NA 2 Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age (%) 38.0 (1993) 21.6 (2006/07) 19.0On Track GOAL 2 3 Net enrolment ratio in primary education 95.7 (1996) 97.5 (2006/07) 100.0 On Track Proportion of pupils starting Grade 1 who reach Grade 5 68.1 (1990) 99.6 (2006/07) 100.0 Almost achieved Literacy rate of 15-24 year olds 95.6 (2001) 95.8 (2006) 100.0On Track

5. Goal Target Indicator 1990 or closest Year Latest year MDG Target for 2015 Status GOAL 3 4 Ratios of girls to boys in Primary (grade 1 to 5) Secondary (grade 6 to 13) Tertiary (GCE A/L and above) Education 94.2 91.2 107.7 (1996) 99.0 105.7 187.0 (2006) 100… On Track Ratios of literate women to men 15-24 years old 100.9 (2001) 101.8 (2006) 100.0Achieved Share of women in wage employment in the non- agricultural sector 30.8 (1993) 34.1 (2008) NA Proportion of seats held by women in National Parliament 5.8 (1994) 5.8 (2007) The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Status of MDGs in Sri Lanka at a Glance (Contd.)

6. Goal Target Indicator 1990 or closest Year Latest year MDG Target for 2015 Status GOAL 4 5 Under-five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) 32.0 (1983-1993) 20.8 (1990- 2000) 14.0 (2005) 10.7On Track Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births) 19.8 (1990) 11.3 (2003) 6.6On Track Proportion of one year- 0ld children immunized against measles (%) 84.0 (1990) 97.2 (2006/07) 100.0On Track GOAL 5 6 Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) 42.3 (1991) 23.6 (1995) 19.7 (2003) 10.6On Track Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 87.7 (1987) 94.1 (1993) 97.6 (2006/07) 100.0On Track

7. Goal Target Indicator 1990 or closest Year Latest year MDG Target for 2015 Status GOAL 6 7 HIV prevalence among 15-24 years old pregnant women Not screened due to low prevalence NA Percentage of Population aged 15-24 with comprehensive correct Knowledge of HIV/AIDS NA 35.3 (2006) Contraceptive prevalence rate 61.7 (1987) 66.1 (1993) 68.0 (2006/07) The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Status of MDGs in Sri Lanka at a Glance (Contd.)

8. Goal Target Indicator 1990 or closest Year Latest year MDG Target for 2015 Status GOAL 6 8 Prevalence (per 1000 population) and death rate (100,000 population) associated with malaria 16.8 0.7 (1990) 0.39 0.0 (2006) 0.0 On Track Achieved Proportion of population in malaria risk areas using effective malaria prevention and treatment measures (%) ( Children<5 yrs, * - slept under mosquito nets; # - slept under treated mosquito nets) 12 (1990) 64.0* 3.8# (2006/07) Death rates (per 100,000 associated with tuberculosis) 3.5 (1990) 1.7 (2005) On Track Proportion of tuberculosis cases detected and cured under directly observed short courses 80.8 (1998) 82.9 (2005) The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Status of MDGs in Sri Lanka at a Glance (Contd.)

9. Goal Target Indicator 1990 or closest Year Latest year MDG Target for 2015 Status GOAL 7 9 Proportion of land area covered by forest (%) 33.8 (1992) 29.9 (2005) 33.0 Ratio of area protected to maintain biological diversity to surface area 15.5 (1990) 17.2 (2005) Already achieved Proportion of population using solid fuels 89.0 (1994) 79.0 (2006) The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Status of MDGs in Sri Lanka at a Glance (Contd.)

10. Goal Target Indicator 1990 or closest Year Latest year MDG Target for 2015 Status GOAL 7 10 Proportion of population with sustainable access to an improved water source, urban and rural - * SL U R E 68.0 (1990) 82.0 96.0 81.0 61.0 (2001) 84.7 95.4 84.6 57.8 (2006/07) 84.0 Already achieved Proportion of urban and rural population with access to improved sanitation SL U R E 69.0 (1990) 67.5 77.8 67.5 43.2 (2001) 93.9 91.5 94.8 85.1 (2006/07) 84.5 Already achieved 11 Proportion of households with access to secure tenure (1 minus the percentage of population live in slums) NA 95.2 (2006) The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Status of MDGs in Sri Lanka at a Glance (Contd.) * U- Urban Sector, R- Rural Sector, E- Estate Sector

11. Goal Target Indicator 1990 or closest Year Latest year MDG Target for 2015 Status GOAL 8 13 Net ODA as % to total (Gross ODA) Net ODA as % to GNI of DAC countries (donors’) 67.1% (1985/86) 0.33% (1985/86) 64.9% (2005/06) 0.32% (2005/06) Proportion of total bilateral, sector- allocation ODA of OECD/DAC donors to basic social services (as % to total ODA) 13.8% (1992) 17.2% (2005) Proportion of bilateral ODA of OECD/DAC donors that is untied 2.9% (1992) 1.5% (2005) ODA received in landlocked countries as proportion of their GNIs …… ODA received in small island developing states (recipient’s) as proportion of their (Donors) GNIs Average for DAC countries 5.0% (1992) 0.31 (2005) 3.0% (2006) 0.33 (2006) The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Status of MDGs in Sri Lanka at a Glance (Contd.)

12. Goal Target Indicator 1990 or closest Year Latest year MDG Target for 2015 Status GOAL 8 14 Proportion of total developed country imports from developing countries and LCDs, admitted free of duties (as a % to total exports) 91.7% 68.7% (2006) Agricultural support estimate for OECD countries as percentage of their GDP (as a % to total ODA) 26.1% (1992) 11.0% (2005) Proportion of ODA provided to help build trade capacity (as a % to total ODA) 0.02% (1991) 0.39% (2005) The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Status of MDGs in Sri Lanka at a Glance (Contd.)

13. Goal Target Indicator 1990 or closest Year Latest year MDG Target for 2015 Status GOAL 8 15 Debt relief committed under HIPC initiative (Debt relief as a % total ODA loans) 0.6% (1997) 17.1% (2006) Debt service as a percentage of exports of goods and services 17.9% (1990) 12.7% (2006) 16 Unemployment rate of 15-24 year-olds, each sex and total Both 34.9 Male 29.9 Female 42.2 (1993) Both 19.0 Male 15.1 Female 25.9 (2008) 17 Proportion of population with access to affordable essential drugs on a sustainable basis 80.0 (1990) (MoH) NA The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Status of MDGs in Sri Lanka at a Glance (Contd.)

14. Goal Target Indicator 1990 or closest Year Latest year MDG Target for 2015 Status GOAL 8 18 Fixed Telephone lines per 100 population and Cellular subscribers (per 100 population) 0.8 (1991) 9.5 (2006) On Track 0.0 (1991) 27.0 (2006) Percentage of households using personal computers 3.8 (2004) 8.2 (2006/07) On Track Percentage of households (all) using internet 0.7 (2004) 2.4 (2006/07) On Track Percentage of households (all) using e-mail 0.9 (2004) 2.3 (2006/07) On Track Percentage of households (having personal computers) using internet 19.2 (2004) 28.6 (2006/07) On Track Percentage of households (having personal computers) using e-mail facilities 24.7 (2004) 27.3 (2006/07) On Track The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Status of MDGs in Sri Lanka at a Glance (Contd.)

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