Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Country profiles for population and reproductive health: policy developments and indicators, 2005
Country profiles and key indicators for population and reproductive health
Authors:
; UNFPA; Population Reference Bureau
Publisher:
United Nations Population Fund , 2005
These profiles present information on the population policy and reproductive health programme situation in each country in five regions. It looks at the need in almost all countries to expand considerably both donor and domestic resource mobilisation efforts in order to meet pressing unmet needs, especially in family planning, reproductive health and HIV/AIDS services and prevention.
In particular, the report outlines the objectives of the country’s formal population policy, if there is any, or of population-related components of its general development policies. Particular attention is placed on the poverty, inequality, gender, HIV/AIDS, adolescent reproductive health, and ICPD Programme of Action and MDG-related activities and progress. Actions and other measures currently taken to implement these policies are also highlighted to illustrate the government’s political will and priorities. A graph of key indicators related to the MDGs and the ICPD Programme of Action goals are presented for each country.
Information is also given on differences within countries between urban and rural areas, best performing and worst performing administrative regions, by education, and different income groups, where available.
The report is published every two years with updated policy descriptions and indicators. A web version is also available on the UNFPA web site where it is updated as new information becomes available. This web version also allows users to display comparisons between countries.
