| INDIA, STATISTICS | |
| Population |
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| India
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1,181 million |
| Children <18 years | 446 million |
| Children <5 years | 126 million |
| Living on <$1.25/day | 496 million |
| of whom, children | 140 million |
| Orphans | 35 million |
| HIV/AIDS infected | 5.2 million |
| Rajasthan | 56 million |
| Jaipur | 3 million |
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Some Indicators and International Comparisons: |
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| India |
World |
| 31% of infants are born with low birth-weight |
14% in Sub-Saharan Africa 15% in Middle-East & North Africa 7% in East Asia 9% in Latin America |
| 7%
of infants die before their 1st birthday |
10% in Sub-Saharan Africa 4% in Middle-East & North Africa 3% in East Asia 3% in Latin America |
| 46%
of children under 5 are malnourished |
28% in Sub-Saharan Africa 14% in Middle-East & North Africa 16% in East Asia 7% in Latin America |
| 31% of children have adequate sanitation facilities |
36% in Sub-Saharan Africa 72% in Middle-East & North Africa 50% in East Asia 75% in Latin America |
| 61%
of children reach grade 5 at school |
66% in Sub-Saharan Africa 91% in Middle-East & North Africa 93% in East Asia 83% in Latin America |
| 58%
adult literacy rate |
60% in Sub-Saharan Africa 67% in Middle-East & North Africa 90% in East Asia 90% in Latin America |
| 64%
gender parity rate (literate women as % of literate men) |
76% in Sub-Saharan Africa 74% in Middle-East & North Africa 91% in East Asia 98% in Latin America |
| 46%
of children enter into child marriage (1986-2004) Statistics: Unicef, 2005 |
40% in Sub-Saharan Africa n/a in Middle-East & North Africa 20% in East Asia 25% in Latin America |
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