TANZANIA MDG INDICATORS Progress in MDGs at a Glance: Mainland Tanzania MDG 1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger 2. Achieve universal primary education 3. Promote gender equality and empower women 4. Reduce child mortality 5. Improve maternal health 6. Combat HIV/ AIDS, malaria and other diseases Baseline: 1990 Indicator Current status 1.1 Proportion of population below ($1, PPP) (based on national income poverty line) 1.1 Proportion of population below ($1, PPP) (based on national food poverty line) 1.8 Under-5 Underweight (%) Children underweight (weight-for-age below 2SD) declined from 21.9 per cent in 2004/5 to 16 per cent in 2009. 1.8 Under-5 Stunted (%) 28.8 22 (2005) 14.4 46.6 23.3 2.1 Net enrolment ratio in primary education (%) 54.2 38 (2005) 97.2 (2009) 112.7 100 101 100 105 100 68.0 100 30.3 100 39 21.6 33.6 (2007) 16.6 (2007) 2015 Target 19.5 10.8 100 2.2 Gross enrolment ratio in primary education (%) 3.1 Ratio of girls to boys in primary school (%) 3.2 Ratio of girls to boys in secondary school (%) Gender parity in secondary education recorded significant progress. In 2010, the number of students in secondary schools (Forms 1 – 6) increased to 1,638,699 from 524,325 in 2005, equivalent to an increase of 1,114,374 pupils. The number of girls was 728,528, in 2010, (equivalent to 44.5 per cent) and boys were 907,171, (equivalent to 55.5 per cent) 3.3 Ratio of females to males in tertiary education (%) The number of students enrolled in government and non-government universities and colleges increased to 118,951 in 2010 (of which males were 76,936 and females 42,016) 3.4 Proportion of women among members of Parliament (%) 4.1 Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) 191 81 (2010) 64 4.2 Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) 115 51 (2010) 38 85 90 529 454 (2010) 133 43.9 63 (2008) 90 6 2.5 (2008) <6 4.3 Proportion of children vaccinated against measles 5.1 Maternal Mortality Ratio (per 100,000 live births) 5.2 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel (%) 6.1 HIV prevalence, 15-24 years xv 98 Progress at a Glance