China |
Region: Asia (excluding Middle East) |
| Selected EarthTrends Data: |
| Variable | Value |
| Gini Index{1} | 45 |
| Population living on less than $1/day{2} | 17% |
| Population living on less than $2/day{3} | 47% |
| Poverty Gap $1/day{4} | 4% |
| Poverty Gap $2/day{5} | 18% |
| Access to improved sanitation | 44% |
| Access to an improved water source | 77% |
| Literacy rate, all adults | 91% |
| Life expectancy, both sexes{6} | 73 years |
| Definitions and Sources |
| {1} Data for China do not include data for Hong Kong, China; Macao, China; or Taiwan, China. Survey year: 2001. Based on expenditure. {2} Data for China do not include data for Hong Kong, China; Macao, China; or Taiwan, China. Survey year: 2001. Based on expenditure. {3} Data for China do not include data for Hong Kong, China; Macao, China; or Taiwan, China. Survey year: 2001. Based on expenditure. {4} Data for China do not include data for Hong Kong, China; Macao, China; or Taiwan, China. Survey year: 2001. Based on expenditure. {5} Data for China do not include data for Hong Kong, China; Macao, China; or Taiwan, China. Survey year: 2001. Based on expenditure. {6} For statistical purposes, the data for China do not include Hong Kong and Macao, Special Administrative Regions (SAR) of China. |
Poverty resources:
- China - Country assistance strategy (Document)
- China - Forestry Development in Poor Areas Project (Project)
- Millennium Development Goals: China's Progress, 2003 (Document)
- World Bank China Program (Project)
Poverty datasets:
Citations from the World Resources Report:
- China's Governing System and its Impact on Environmental Policy Implementation
- Clear Water, Blue Skies: China's Environment in the New Century
- Greening Without Conflict? Environmentalism, NGOs and Civil Society in China
EarthTrends Country Profiles: (opens pdf in a new window)
World Bank PovertyNet Library: (opens in a new window)
Development Gateway: (opens in a new window)
