NewsWhore
09-08-2006, 04:10 PM
After four years in the red, international population indicators for the Dominican Republic have finally changed. According to the 2006 World State of the Population report by the United Nations Population Fund, last year the per capita gross national income increased from 6.210 in 2005 to 6.750 in 2006 (an 8% increase) and the urban growth rate grew from 2.1 to 2.4 (0.3%). According to Clave newspaper, the report states that life expectancy at birth for Dominicans increased by 0.2 years, reaching 64.8 years for men and 71.8 years for women. Public expenditure on health increased from 2.2 to 2.3% of Gross National Product (GNP), and this may have contributed to the reduction of infant mortality rate to 6%. The report also takes note of the low investment the state makes in education (a 3.9% reduction according to the document). This results in a low enrolment of students at elementary school level (a 6% decrease for boys and 15.6% for girls). Middle school enrolment however, increased by 8% for men and 9% for women.
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