Table 1. Philippines’ MDG progress at a glance (continuation) MDG goals, targets and indicators
Earliest Value %
Value in % 2000
Latest Value %
Pace of progress (%)
Probability of attaining the target
Goal 4: Reduce child mortality Target 4.A: Reduce by two-thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate Infant mortality rate Under-five mortality rate
57 (1990)
29 (2003)
25 (2008)
1.11
HIGH
80
40 (2003)
34 (2008)
1.13
HIGH
Goal 5: Improve maternal health Target 5.A: Reduce by three quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio Maternal mortality ratio
209 (1993)
172 (1998)
162 (2006)
0.47
LOW
49 (2003)
51 (2008)
0.25
LOW
-14.56
LOW
0.60
MEDIUM
Target 5.B: Achieve, by 2015, universal access to reproductive health Contraceptive prevalence rate
40 (1993)
Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Target 6.A: Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS Number of new HIV/AIDS reported cases Number of population aged 15-24 with HIV
4424 (2009) 311
44 (2006)
218 (2009)
Target 6.C: Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the incidence of malaria and other major diseases Malaria mortality rate
1.5
Tuberculosis treatment success rate
0.8 (1998)
0.02 (2009)
1.23
HIGH
88 (2003)
90 (2007)
43.75
HIGH
Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability Target 7.C: Halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation Proportion of population with access to safe water
73.8 (1991)
78.7 (2000)
81.5 (2007)
3.20
HIGH
Proportion of population with access to sanitary toilet facilities
71.8 (1991)
82.9 (2000)
87.9 (2007)
3.87
HIGH
Notes: MEDIUM-pace of progress is between 0.5 and 0.9; HIGH-pace of progress is greater than 0.9. Probability of attaining the target: LOW - pace progress is less than 0.5. All basic education indicators showed favorable trends for girls
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