1265 résultats pour "worlds"

• Ethiopia Facts and Figures.

  Muslim 30 percent Protestant 14 percent Indigenous beliefs 12 percent Other 8 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancyTotal 49.4 years (2008 estimate) Female 50.6 years (2008 estimate) Male 48.3 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 90 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 34,988 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 4,141 people (1990) Literacy rateTotal 45.1 percent (2005 estimate) Female 37.8 percent (2005 estimate) Male 52.4...

• Chad Facts and Figures.

  Male 46.4 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 100 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 25,664 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 1,389 people (1991) Literacy rateTotal 53.6 percent (2000) Female 40.8 percent (2000) Male 66.9 percent (2000) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 2 percent (1999-2000) Number of years of compulsory schooling 6 years (2002-2003) Number of students per teacher, primary school 69...

• Iraq Facts and Figures.

  HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 69.6 years (2008 estimate) Female 71 years (2008 estimate) Male 68.3 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 45 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 1,519 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 769 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 41.1 percent (2005 estimate) Female 25.2 percent (2005 estimate) Male 56.6 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 4 pe...

• Suriname Facts and Figures.

  Nonreligious 5 percent Indigenous belifs 2 percent Baha'i 2 percent Other 21 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 73.5 years (2008 estimate) Female 76.4 years (2008 estimate) Male 70.8 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 19 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 2,222 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 278 people (2001) Literacy rateTotal 94.2 percent (2000) Female 92.6 percent (2000) Male 95.9 percent (2000)...

• Pacific Ocean - geography.

  The Pacific is the oldest of the existing ocean basins, its oldest rocks having been dated at 200 million years. The major features of the basin and rim have been shaped bythe phenomena associated with plate tectonics. The coastal shelf, which extends to depths of 180 m (600 ft), is narrow along North and South America but is relatively widealong Asia and Australia. The East Pacific Rise, a midocean ridge system, extends 8,700 km (5,400 mi) from the Gulf of California to a point 3,600 km (2,240...

• Kenya Facts and Figures.

  Roman Catholic 23 percent Indigenous beliefs 12 percent Anglican 10 percent Muslim 7 percent Hindu 1 percent Other 4 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 56.6 years (2008 estimate) Female 56.9 years (2008 estimate) Male 56.4 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 56 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 7,195 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 607 people (1990) Literacy rateTotal 86.9 percent (2005 estimate) Fema...

• Myanmar Facts and Figures.

  Indigenous beliefs 12 percent Protestant 6 percent Muslim 3 percent Hindu 2 percent Other 4 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 62.9 years (2008 estimate) Female 65.3 years (2008 estimate) Male 60.7 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 49 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 2,816 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 1,667 people (2000) Literacy rateTotal 86.2 percent (2005 estimate) Female 82.8 percent (2005 est...

• Zambia Facts and Figures.

  Life expectancy Total 38.6 years (2008 estimate) Female 38.7 years (2008 estimate) Male 38.5 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 101 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 8,642 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 287 people (1981) Literacy rateTotal 82.2 percent (2005 estimate) Female 76.8 percent (2005 estimate) Male 87.7 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 2.5 percent (1998-199...

• Uganda Facts and Figures.

  Ethnoreligionists or indigenous beliefs 4 percent Muslim 5 percent Other 10 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 52.3 years (2008 estimate) Female 53.4 years (2008 estimate) Male 51.3 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 66 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 12,086 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 1,091 people (1991) Literacy rateTotal 71.6 percent (2005 estimate) Female 62.7 percent (2005 estimate) Male 80.7...

• Democratic Republic of the Congo Facts and Figures.

  Female 59.9 years (2008 estimate) Male 55.3 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 64 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 9,339 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 701 people (1990) Literacy rateTotal 89.8 percent (2005 estimate) Female 84.9 percent (2005 estimate) Male 95 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 1 percent (1985) Number of years of compulsory schooling 8 years (2002-2003)...

• Mongolia Facts and Figures.

  Muslim 5 percent Nonreligious 30 percent Other 2 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 67.3 years (2008 estimate) Female 69.8 years (2008 estimate) Male 64.9 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 41 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 375 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 87 people (1991) Literacy rateTotal 99.2 percent (2005 estimate) Female 99.1 percent (2005 estimate) Male 99.2 percent (2005 estimate) Educat...

• Frogs and Toads.

  Frogs and toads are disappearing in many parts of the world. One reason for their disappearance is thatpeople are clearing land and destroying places where frogs and toads live. However, some frogs andtoads seem to disappear for no reason. The golden toad of Costa Rica and the gastric brooding frog ofAustralia have become extinct. Both animals lived in wilderness areas. Some frogs with abnormal bodies have been discovered. Scientists worry that pollution is harming thesefrogs. To help frogs, som...

• Jordan Facts and Figures.

  Female 81.4 years (2008 estimate) Male 76.2 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 16 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 493 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 588 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 92.4 percent (2005 estimate) Female 87.9 percent (2005 estimate) Male 96.5 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 5.1 percent (1999-2000) Number of years of compulsory schooling 10 years (20...

• Bulgaria Facts and Figures.

  Nonreligious 5 percent Other 11 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 72.8 years (2008 estimate) Female 76.7 years (2008 estimate) Male 69.2 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 19 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 4,000 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 159 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 98.8 percent (2005 estimate) Female 98.4 percent (2005 estimate) Male 99.2 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure...

• United Arab Emirates Facts and Figures.

  Other 3 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancyTotal 75.9 years (2008 estimate) Female 78.6 years (2008 estimate) Male 73.3 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 13 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 494 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 455 people (2002) Literacy rateTotal 78.9 percent (2005 estimate) Female 82.8 percent (2005 estimate) Male 76.9 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national pr...

• Georgia (country) Facts and Figures.

  Atheist 3 percent Roman Catholic 1 percent Nonreligious 15 percent Other 4 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 76.5 years (2008 estimate) Female 80.3 years (2008 estimate) Male 73.2 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 17 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 215 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 238 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 99.5 percent (1995) Female 99.4 percent (1995) Male 99.7 percent (1995) Educ...

• Romania Facts and Figures.

  Nonreligious 7 percent Other 7 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 72.2 years (2008 estimate) Female 75.9 years (2008 estimate) Male 68.7 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 24 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 521 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 152 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 98.5 percent (2005 estimate) Female 97.9 percent (2005 estimate) Male 99.2 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as...

• Bolivia Facts and Figures.

  Other 2 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancyTotal 66.5 years (2008 estimate) Female 69.3 years (2008 estimate) Male 63.9 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 49 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 1,364 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 1,000 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 88.4 percent (2005 estimate) Female 83.1 percent (2005 estimate) Male 93.8 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross nationa...

• Kuwait Facts and Figures.

  Other 2 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 77.5 years (2008 estimate) Female 78.7 years (2008 estimate) Male 76.4 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 9 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 656 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 455 people (2002) Literacy rateTotal 84.4 percent (2005 estimate) Female 82.9 percent (2005 estimate) Male 85.8 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national...

• Syria Facts and Figures.

  Total 70.9 years (2008 estimate) Female 72.3 years (2008 estimate) Male 69.5 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 27 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 1,887 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 667 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 78.4 percent (2005 estimate) Female 66.1 percent (2005 estimate) Male 90.6 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 4.2 percent (2001-2002) Number of years...

• Encyclopedia of Philosophy: AL-R-Z/ AND AL-F-R-B/

  cultural particularities. Political philosophy includes consideration of the relations between philosophy and religion,which for al-F&r&b( meant the defence of philosophy. A number of his works fit into this class. The Enumeration ofthe Sciences surveys the encyclopaedia of scientific knowledge which the Arabs have built up through theirphilology, their translations from the Greek and their own creative work: grammar and linguistics, logic, mathematics(in the broad sense of the quadrivium...

• Hungary Facts and Figures.

  Calvinist 20 percent Lutheran 5 percent Atheist 4 percent Nonreligious 7 percent Other 1 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 73.2 years (2008 estimate) Female 77.6 years (2008 estimate) Male 69 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 8 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 329 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 128 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 99.4 percent (2005 estimate) Female 99.3 percent (2005 estimate) M...

• Namibia Facts and Figures.

  Female 41.6 years (2008 estimate) Male 44.5 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 47 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 3,363 people (2004) Population per hospital bed Not available Literacy rateTotal 85.4 percent (2005 estimate) Female 85.3 percent (2005 estimate) Male 85.5 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 7.1 percent (2002-2003) Number of years of compulsory schooling 10 years (2001...

• Côte d'Ivoire Facts and Figures.

  Female 51.8 years (2008 estimate) Male 46.6 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 86 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 8,120 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 1,232 people (1990) Literacy rateTotal 53.6 percent (2005 estimate) Female 46.8 percent (2005 estimate) Male 60.1 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 4.9 percent (2000-2001) Number of years of compulsory schooling 10 years...

• Karl Marx I INTRODUCTION Karl Marx (1818-1883), German political philosopher and revolutionary, the most important of all socialist thinkers and the creator of a system of thought called Marxism.

  his death, were revived in the 20th century by Vladimir Ilich Lenin, who developed and applied them. They became the core of the theory and practice of Bolshevismand the Third International. Marx’s ideas, as interpreted by Lenin, continued to have influence throughout most of the 20th century. In much of the world, includingAfrica and South America, emerging nations were formed by leaders who claimed to represent the proletariat. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. A...

• Karl Marx.

  his death, were revived in the 20th century by Vladimir Ilich Lenin, who developed and applied them. They became the core of the theory and practice of Bolshevismand the Third International. Marx’s ideas, as interpreted by Lenin, continued to have influence throughout most of the 20th century. In much of the world, includingAfrica and South America, emerging nations were formed by leaders who claimed to represent the proletariat. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. A...

• Portugal Facts and Figures.

  Infant mortality rate 5 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 308 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 278 people (2002) Literacy rateTotal 94.1 percent (2005 estimate) Female 92.3 percent (2005 estimate) Male 96.1 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 5.9 percent (2002-2003) Number of years of compulsory schooling 9 years (2002-2003) Number of students per teacher, primary school 11 students per...

• Greece Facts and Figures.

  Female 82.2 years (2008 estimate) Male 77 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 5 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 227 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 213 people (2000) Literacy rateTotal 97.7 percent (2005 estimate) Female 96.8 percent (2005 estimate) Male 98.7 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 4 percent (2002-2003) Number of years of compulsory schooling 9 years (2002-200...

• Luxembourg Facts and Figures.

  Female 82.7 years (2008 estimate) Male 75.9 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 5 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 393 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 167 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 100 percent (1995) Female Not available Male Not available Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 4 percent (1999-2000) Number of years of compulsory schooling 10 years (2002-2003) Number of students per teacher, p...

• Ireland Facts and Figures.

  Male 75.4 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 5 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 340 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 233 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 98 percent (1995) Female Not available Male Not available Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 5.3 percent (2002-2003) Number of years of compulsory schooling 10 years (2002-2003) Number of students per teacher, primary school 19 students per teach...

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• Finland Facts and Figures.

  Nonreligious 5 percent Atheist 1 percent Other 7 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 78.8 years (2008 estimate) Female 82.5 years (2008 estimate) Male 75.3 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 4 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 303 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 139 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 100 percent (1995) Female Not available Male Not available Education expenditure as a share of gross nati...

• Tanzania Facts and Figures.

  HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 51.5 years (2008 estimate) Female 52.9 years (2008 estimate) Male 50.1 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 71 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 44,133 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 1,123 people (1992) Literacy rateTotal 80.2 percent (2005 estimate) Female 73.4 percent (2005 estimate) Male 87.2 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP)...

• Argentina Facts and Figures.

  Female 80.4 years (2008 estimate) Male 72.8 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 14 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 332 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 244 people (2000) Literacy rateTotal 97.2 percent (2005 estimate) Female 97.3 percent (2005 estimate) Male 97.2 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 4.3 percent (2002-2003) Number of years of compulsory schooling 10 years (20...

• Confucius.

  From a modern perspective, Confucius’s worldview has certain limitations. He was ignorant of cultural diversity; he accepted the sexism of his society; he shows nointerest in natural science or technology; his political philosophy is undemocratic; and he gives insufficient stress to social change. However, Confucius will no doubtcontinue to inspire people across the world with his vision of social harmony, his insight into human virtue, and his techniques for cultivating ethical individuals. Mi...

• Japan Facts and Figures.

  Total 82.1 years (2008 estimate) Female 85.6 years (2008 estimate) Male 78.7 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 3 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 497 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 70 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 99 percent (1995) Female 99 percent (1993 estimate) Male 99 percent (1993 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 3.5 percent (2000-2001) Number of years of compulsory scho...

• Nick Nickleby Mark Twain Chapitre I (en version originale) There once lived, in

  of plate in his mouth, Mr Godfrey Nickleby could, at first, scarcely believe the tidings thus conveyed to him. On examination, however, they turned out to be strictly correct. The amiable old gentleman, it seemed, had intended to leave the whole to the Royal Humane Society, and had indeed executed a will to that effect; but the Institution, having been unfortunate enough, a few months before, to save the life of a poor relation to whom he paid a weekly allowance of three shillings and sixpence,...

• Zimbabwe Facts and Figures.

  HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 39.7 years (2008 estimate) Female 38.5 years (2008 estimate) Male 40.9 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 51 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 6,199 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 1,959 people (1990) Literacy rateTotal 91.9 percent (2005 estimate) Female 88.7 percent (2005 estimate) Male 95.1 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP)...

• Turkey Facts and Figures.

  Male 70.7 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 37 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 641 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 385 people (2005) Literacy rateTotal 87.6 percent (2005 estimate) Female 80.1 percent (2005 estimate) Male 94.9 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 3.6 percent (2002-2003) Number of years of compulsory schooling 9 years (2002-2003) Number of students per teac...

• Norway Facts and Figures.

  Infant mortality rate 4 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 265 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 263 people (2000) Literacy rateTotal 99 percent (1995) Female Not available Male Not available Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 7.6 percent (2002-2003) Number of years of compulsory schooling 11 years (2002-2003) Number of students per teacher, primary school 10 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENTForm of g...

• Egypt Facts and Figures.

  Infant mortality rate 28 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 472 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 455 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 59.3 percent (2005 estimate) Female 48.9 percent (2005 estimate) Male 69.4 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 4.1 percent (1999-2000) Number of years of compulsory schooling 8 years (2002-2003) Number of students per teacher, primary school 22 students per...

• South Korea Facts and Figures.

  Female 81.1 years (2008 estimate) Male 74 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 554 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 141 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 98.4 percent (2005 estimate) Female 97.4 percent (2005 estimate) Male 99.3 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 4.2 percent (2002-2003) Number of years of compulsory schooling 9 years (2002-2...

• Sweden Facts and Figures.

  Female 83.1 years (2008 estimate) Male 78.5 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 3 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 328 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 278 people (2000) Literacy rateTotal 99 percent (1995) Female Not available Male Not available Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 7.7 percent (2002-2003) Number of years of compulsory schooling 10 years (2001-2002) Number of students per teacher,...

• White Paper: SMEs in Morocco

  In addition to these structural weaknesses of the economic fabric, there is the predominance of the informal sector. If there are no figures on the portion of black economy in Morocco, but it is still a fact that nobody can deny: a large number of businesses, particularly small ones (the majority of the economic fabric) are only partially applying government regulation and particularly fiscal. This part of the informal activity is not i...

• SMEs in Morocco

  In addition to these structural weaknesses of the economic fabric, there is the predominance of the informal sector. If there are no figures on the portion of black economy in Morocco, but it is still a fact that nobody can deny: a large number of businesses, particularly small ones (the majority of the economic fabric) are only partially applying government regulation and particularly fiscal. This part of the informal activity is not i...

• Czech Republic Facts and Figures.

  Atheist 5 percent Nonreligious 32 percent Other 20 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 76.6 years (2008 estimate) Female 80.1 years (2008 estimate) Male 73.3 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 4 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 279 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 114 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 99 percent (1995) Female Not available Male Not available Education expenditure as a share of gross nat...

• Thailand Facts and Figures.

  HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 72.8 years (2008 estimate) Female 75.3 years (2008 estimate) Male 70.5 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 18 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 3,324 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 455 people (1999) Literacy rateTotal 96.4 percent (2005 estimate) Female 95.1 percent (2005 estimate) Male 97.7 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 5....

• Venezuela Facts and Figures.

  HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 73.5 years (2008 estimate) Female 76.7 years (2008 estimate) Male 70.4 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 22 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 516 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 1,250 people (2001) Literacy rateTotal 94 percent (2005 estimate) Female 93.8 percent (2005 estimate) Male 94.2 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 5.2...

• Colombia Facts and Figures.

  Other 1 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 72.5 years (2008 estimate) Female 76.5 years (2008 estimate) Male 68.7 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 20 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 741 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 909 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 93 percent (2005 estimate) Female 93.1 percent (2005 estimate) Male 92.9 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national p...

• Vietnam Facts and Figures.

  HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 71.3 years (2008 estimate) Female 74.3 years (2008 estimate) Male 68.5 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 24 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 1,871 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 417 people (2001) Literacy rateTotal 94.4 percent (2005 estimate) Female 92.9 percent (2005 estimate) Male 96 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 3 pe...