08.10.2015
The Government of Equatorial Guinea recently released its 2015 National Report on the establishment of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), demonstrating the country’s significant progress in the MDG framework, particularly in the areas of poverty reduction and health. Between 2006 and 2011, the proportion of the population living under the poverty line dropped from 76.8% to 43.7%. Exceeding the MDG’s targets, the percentage of the population living on less than 2 USD per day is estimated to be 17.38%.
In the area of health care, Equatorial Guinea has again surpassed the MDG’s targets in many areas, particularly in maternal and infant mortality. Through the country’s policy of free access to treatment, maternal mortality was drastically reduced from 1,600/100,000 live births in 1990 to 290/100,000 live births in 2013—a decline of 81%. The under-5 mortality rate has seen a decline in 38% to 113 per 1,000 live births in 2011.
In the area of education, Equatorial Guinea now has the highest literacy rate in Africa, increasing from 88.7% to 95.7%, adding over 40 new schools since the signing of the MDG framework.
Read more here: http://www.guineaecuatorialpress.com/noticia.php?id=6956
For the full report, click here: http://embassyofequatorialguinea.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Equatorial-Guinea-Millennium-Development-Goals.pdf