2010 MDG STATUS: BHUTAN

 
Goal 1: ERADICATE EXTREME POVERTY AND HUNGER
Targets Indicators 1990 2000 2007 2009 2010 2013 (plan target) 2015 Status of Progress
Target 1: Halve , between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people living below the poverty line Proportion of population below the national poverty line (%)   36.30% 23.20%     <15% 20% On Track
Target 2: Halve by 2015, the proportion of people who suffer from hunger Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption   3.8% (03) 5.90%       1.90%
Percentage of underweight under -5 children 38% ('89) 19%     11.10%   19%
Percentage of underweight under -5 children 56% ('89) 40%         28%
Goal 2: ACHIEVE UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION 
Targets Indicators 1990 2000 2007 2009 2010 2013 (plan target) 2015 Status of Progress
Target 3: Ensuring that by 2015, children will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling  Gross Primary Enrollment Ratio (%) 55% 72% 106% 116% 117% 100% 100% Achieved 
Net Primary Enrollment Ratio (%)    62% 83.70% 91.80% 93.10% 100% 100% On Track 
Proportion of Pupils starting grade 1 who reach grade 5  73% 91% 92.40% 96.40% 93.60% 96%   On Track 
Proportion of pupils starting grade 1 who reach grade 7 35% 81% 85.40% 89.90% 86.90%   100% On Track 
Goal 3: PROMOTE GENDER QUALITY & EMPOWER WOMEN 
Targets Indicators 1990 2000 2007 2009 2010 2013 (plan target) 2015 Status of Progress
Target 4: eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education, preferably by 2005, and to all levels of education by 2015 Ratio of girls to boys in primary education (%) 69% (91) 82% 99.50% 99% 99.40%   100% On  Track 
Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education (%) 43% (91) 78% 97.20% 101.60% 103.50%   100% On  Track 
Ratio of females to males in tertiary institutes (%) 12% (91) 41% 54% 53% 61% 80% 100% Needs attention
Goal 4: REDUCE CHILD MORTALITY
Targets Indicators 1990 2000 2007 2009 2010 2013 (plan target) 2015 Status of Progress
Target 5: Reduce by two thirds between 1990 and 2015 the under five mortality rate  Under -5 mortality rate (per 1000 live births) 123 84 62   61.5 <30 41 On Track 
Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births)  90% 60.50% 40 (05)   40.1 <20 30 On Track 
Proportion of children covered under immunization programme  84% 85 90%   90%   >95% On Track 
Goal 5: IMPROVE MATERNAL HEALTH 
Targets Indicators 1990 2000 2007 2009 2010 2013 (plan target) 2015 Status of Progress
Target 6: Reduce by three quarters between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio  Maternal mortality ration (per 100,000 live births) 560 255       100 140 On Track 
Births attended by skilled health personnel  15% 24% 55.90%   67.40%   100% On Track 
Goal 6: COMBAT HIV/AIDS, MALARIA AND OTHER DISEASES 
Targets Indicators 1990 2000 2007 2009 2010 2013 (plan target) 2015 Status of Progress
Target 7: Halt and begin to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS  HIV cases detected    38     217      
Target 8: Halt and begin to reverse the spread malaria and other major diseases  Contraceptive prevalence rate  18.80% 30.70%     35%   60%  
Number of malaria cases  22,126 5935   972        
Number of malaria cases per 100,000 population at risk  3687 875   142        
Number of tuberclosis cases  4232 1140   1154        
Number of tuberclosis cases per 100,000 720 168   171        
Goal 7: ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY 
Targets Indicators 1990 2000 2007 2009 2010 2013 (plan target) 2015 Status of Progress
Target 9: Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes and reverse the loss of environmental resources  Proportion of land area covered by forest  72.5   72.5         On Track
Target 10: Halve between 1990 and 2015 the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation Ratio of protected area to surface area for maintaining biological diversity  23% 26% 28%          
CO2 (per capita) emissions    -7.9 mt           Insufficient data
Proportion of population using solid fuels (ie wood, charcoal, dung)   75% 70%          
Proportion of population without access to an improved drinking source 55% 22% 19%     5% 27.50% Achieved 
Propotion of population without access to improved sanitation  33% 12% 10% 17.50%   4%   Achieved 
Goal 8: DEVELOP A GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR DEVELOPMENT 
Targets Indicators 1990 2000 2007 2009 2010 2013 (plan target) 2015 Status of Progress
Target 11: in cooperation with developing countries, develop and implement strategies for decent and productive work for youth  Youth unemployment rate    2.60% 9.90% 0 0   0 Needs attention
Target 12: In cooperation with the private sector, make available the benefits of new technologies, especially information and communication technology  Fixed telephone lines in service  4052 16,580 35,420         On Track 
Telephone density (per 100 persons) 0.68 2.4 15.6 (05)         On Track 
Computers in use (per 100 persons)   0.58 (01) 2.3 (05)         On Track 
Internet users (per 100 persons)   0.43 (01) 1.2 (05)         Insufficient data

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