Category

Nicaragua

Canada

Population (millions)

2003

5.5

31.6

GNI Per Capita $US

*

$370

$22,300

Child (under 5) Mortality Rate (per 1000 live births)

*

41

7

Infant (under 1) Mortality Rate

*

32

5

Life Expectancy

(years)

*

69

79

Adult Literacy Rate

64

99

% of Children Under 5 Moderately and Severely Under weight

*

8

not available

% of Population Using Adequate Sanitation Facilities

85

100

Number of Children (0-14) Living with HIV/AIDS

210

<500

Net Primary School Attendance (%)

*

Boys 75%

Girls 80%

100%

% of Primary School Entrants Reaching Grade 5

(1999/2001)

Boys 48%

Girls 87%

 

Boys 99%

Girls not available

% of Population Below $1/day

82%

Not available

% of Government Expenditure Allocated to Health

13%

1%

% of Government Expenditure Allocated to Education

15%

2%

% of Government Expenditure Allocated to Defence

6%

6%

External Debt $US

(billions)

4.3

No information available

 

ODA Inflow (millions of $US)

928

No information available

Canadian Assistance (CIDA)

(millions)

19.08 (in 2001)

N/A

Sources: UNICEF State of the World's Children 2004, CIDA, World Bank

* 2002 information

2001 information

2000 information