Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger:
Target: Halve the proportion of people whose income is less than $1 a day. Achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all. Halve the proportion of people who suffer from hunger

Has it been achieved?

Extreme poverty rates have fallen in every developing region - 700 million fewer people lived in extreme poverty in 2010 than in 1990 however 1.2 billion people still live in poverty
The proportion of undernourished people has decreased from 23% in 1990-92 to 15% in 2010-12
South-eastern Asia is the first region to reach hunger reduction targets - decreased from 29.6% to 10.9%
Number of unemployed people has increased by 28 million since 2007

Achieve Universal Primary Education:

Literacy rates amongst adults and youths are on the rise and gender gaps are narrowing
Number of out of school children dropped from 102 million in 2000 to 57 million in 2011
Primary education enrolment in LEDCs reached 90% in 2010 however 123 million youths aged 15-24 lack basic reading and writing skills and 6% of them are young women
After 4 years of primary schooling as many as 250 million cannot read and write

Reduce Child Mortality:
Target: Reduce child mortality by 2/3 between 1990 and 2015 for children under 5

Has it been achieved?

Worldwide mortality rates for children under 5 dropped by 4.7% from 90 deaths per 1000 to 48 deaths in 2012

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A-Level (A Level Bridging The Development Gap) Geography Apunte sobre 2015 Millennium Development Goals, creado por Caitlyn Grayston el 31/05/2017.

2015 Millennium Development Goals