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Table 02 (Comparison)
Social Indicators  (1990-2007)
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Indicator Ref.Year Sri Lanka Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Rep.of Korea Singapore Thailand
Human Development Index (a)                                   (Max. : 1.000 ; Min.; 0.000) 2006 0.742         n.a. 0.524 0.613 0.609 0.749 0.530 0.562 0.726 0.823 0.745 0.928 0.918 0.786
literacy Rate  (>15 Years)  (%) Male  1996-2006 92.7 43.1 57.9 66.2 76.4 96.9 69.3 67.7 94.7 93.9 93.1 n.a. 97.2 95.7
Female 89.1 12.6 46.8 40.5 53.4 97.0 42.0 39.6 87.4 89.1 93.5 n.a. 91.2 92.3
labour Force  (%) Male 2007 67.8           n.a.           n.a.          n.a.         n.a.         n.a.         n.a. 70.0 83.7 79.5 78.3 74 76.5 81.1
Female 33.4           n.a.           n.a.          n.a.         n.a.         n.a.         n.a. 19.1 49.5 46.4 48.2 50.2 54.3 64.3
Population below the Poverty Line (% ) 1990-2004 25.0           n.a. 49.8 26.0 28.6 92.0 30.9 32.6 27.1 15.5 36.8 4.0             n.a. 13.6
Physicians (/100,000 People) 2005 55 20 30 5 60 92 21 80 13 71 115 157 150 37
Hospital Beds (/100,000 People) 2005 31 4 3 16 9 23 2 7 6 18 12 71 28 22
Protein Supply (g/d/Capita) 2003 56          n.a. 50          n.a. 63 109 65 64 67 82 60 101             n.a. 60
Calorie Supply (Kcal/d/Capita)   2003 2,390           n.a. 2,200          n.a. 2,470 2,600 2,430 2,320 2890 2880 2490 3030            n.a. 2400
Daily News Papers (/d/1,000 Persons) 2000 29           n.a. 9          n.a. 60          n.a. 12 39 23 95 67 393 273 197
Television Sets (/1,000 Persons) 2004 117           n.a. 59          n.a. 83          n.a. 8 150 153 210 182 458 303 300
Radios (/1,000 Persons)  2004 215           n.a. 49          n.a. 120          n.a. 39 105 159 420 161 1034 672 235
Telephones (Main Lines) (/1,000 persons) 2007 142 3 8 34 34 109 27 30 97 164 43 483 419 110
Telephones (Mobile Phones)  (/1,000 Persons) 2007 413 172 217 172 200 1,040 42 481 353 879 508 902 1267 804
© 2010, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)  Revised: 2010(y)/04(m)/30(d)
Source:  Chief Editor:
Economic and Social Statistics Of Sri Lanka Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
Key: n.a - Not available       The Former Head, Department of Management Studies
(a) A composite index of life expectancy, education and income.      University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Note : If estimates for the reference year available, data refer to most recent year.