MDG REPORT 2014Progress towards achieving the MDGs

Progress towards achieving the MDGs

Millions of lives have been saved.

Several key targets have already been met ahead of time or are within reach by 2015.

Yet, much more effort is needed in many areas.

MDGs: saving millions of lives• 700 million people have been lifted from extreme poverty

• More than 170 million people no longer suffer from hunger

• 17,000 children saved everyday • 6.6 million lives saved by access and use of antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected people

SEVERAL KEY TARGETS HAVE ALREADY BEEN MET AHEAD OR WITHIN CLOSE REACH

Poverty target was met

1980 1990 2000 2010 2020

47%

22%

About 700 million fewer people lived in conditions of extreme poverty in 2010 than in 1990.

Achieved

Proportion of people living on less than US$1.25 a day

Target: Halve extreme poverty rate between 1990 and 2015

Hunger target is within close reach

• The hunger reduction target is within close reach but requires immediate additional efforts.

Target :Halve hunger rate between 1990 and 2015

The proportion of undernourished people decreased from 24% in 1990-1992 to 14% in 2011-2013.

Gender parity was reached in primary education

All developing regions have achieved or are close to achieving gender parity in primary education

Photo: Virgina Hooper

The primary school enrolment ration increased from 86 girls for 100 boys in 1990 to 97 girls in 2012 for developing regions.

HIV treatment saved millions of lives

• Access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV-infected people has been increasing dramatically, with a total of 9.5 million people in developing regions receiving treatment in 2012.

• ART has saved 6.6 million lives since 1995. Expanding its coverage can save many more.

Target: Achieve, by 2010, universal access to treatment for HIV/AIDS for all those who need it.

Malaria and TB target are within reach

Target : Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the incidence of malaria and other major diseases.

Photo: UNICEF/Olivier Asselin

In the past decade, 3.3 million deaths were averted due to malaria interventions. More than 700 million bed nets were delivered in sub-Saharan Africa.

Between 1995 and 2012, the cumulative total of tuberculosis patients treated successfully was 56 million, saving 22 million lives.

Drinking water target was reached

• In 2012, 89% of the world’s population had access to an improved water source, up from 76% in 1990.

• Over 2.3 billion people gained access to an improved source of drinking water between 1990 and 2012.

Target: Halve, by 2015, the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation.

Achieved in 2010

Photo: World Bank/Allison Kwesell

Official development assistance reached its highest level

• Official development assistance (ODA) stood at $134.8 billion in 2013, the highest level recorded.

• 17 out of 28 Development Assistance Committee (DAC) countries recorded an increase in their allocation to ODA.

MORE EFFORT IS NEEDED IN MANY AREAS

Too many children suffer from undernutrition

• Chronic undernutrition among young children declined, but one in four children around the world show signs of stunted growth—having inadequate height for their age.

• It is unacceptable that 162 million young children are still suffering from this chronic form of undernutrition.

Many children are still denied their right to primary education

• The number of children out of school decline by almost half since 2000, but still 58 million children were out of school, half of which are from conflict-affected areas.

• More than one in four children

in developing regions entering primary school is likely to drop out.

Target: By 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling.

Photo; UNICEF/Ose

Preventable diseases still kill many children

• Child mortality fell by almost 50%, from 90 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1990 to 48 in 2012. Still 6.6 million children under age five died in 2012.

• Preventable diseases such as pneumonia, diarrhea and malaria, remain the main causes of under-five deaths.

Target: Reduce the under-five mortality rate by two thirds between 1990 and 2015.

Photo; UN Photo/Mark Garten

Much more needs to be done to improve maternal health

• Maternal mortality ratio declined by 45% since 1990, but 300,000 women died from cause related to pregnancy and child birth in in 2013.

• In 2012, 40 million births in developing regions were not attended by skilled health personnel.

Target :Reduce the maternal mortality ratio by three quarters between 1990 and 2015.

Photo; UNICEF/Khemka

Gains in sanitation are impressive, but not good enough

• Over a quarter of the world’s population (almost 2 million) has gained access to an improved sanitation facility since 1990.

• Yet 2.5 billion do not use an improved sanitation facility and 1 billion people still resort to open defecation.

Target: Halve, by 2015, the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation.

MDG Progress Charts

Post-2015 development agenda

• In 2015, people and leaders must agree on new goals and take action to improve the world for current and future generations.

• Continued progress towards the MDGs in the remaining year is essential to provide a solid foundation for the post-2015 development agenda.

• Let’s renew our commitment to create equal opportunities for all people to contribute to a thriving planet.

How is progress assessed?

The yearly progress report is the result of a joint effort by members of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on MDG Indicators (IAEG), consisting of 28 international and regional organizations.

The data are complied from national sources to international agencies, then to the MDG database.

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