Millennium Development GoalsBhutan & BangladeshAlicia Madsen & Diana Garcia

Determine which country is closer to achieving its developmental goal (*=success)

Goal #1Eradicate Extreme Hunger and Poverty-Build up the economy and provide relief

Eradicate Extreme Hunger and Poverty

*Bhutan* Bhutan has experienced

significant declines in poverty. Bhutan was able to reduce

poverty from 36.3% in 2000 to 12.0% in 2012.

An estimated 12% of the population is found to be poor.

Poverty is linked to Bhutan’s low food production and weak agricultural systems.

Bhutan is well to achieving their extreme poverty and hunger goal by 2015.

Bangladesh Poor water quality Investing in nutrition to improve child

and maternal health Government has adopted its Vision

2021 and associated Perspective Plan 2010-2021, goal of graduation from LDC to middle-income status

47 million people are still below the poverty line

Increased per-capita income by more than 130 percent (reducing poverty rate by 60 percent)

Rice production has more than tripled

On track and likely to meet their goal of eradicating extreme hunger

Poverty (Population living on less than 1 US$ per day): 36% (1990-2004)

Goal #2Achieve Universal Primary Education-Provide better education for the youth

Achieve Universal Primary Education

*Bhutan* The Gross Primary Enrollment

Ratio for Bhutan has increased from 55% in 1990 to 118% in 2012 (showing an average growth of 4.0% per year)

1% of 6-12 year old children are studying abroad and around 2% of the 6-12 year olds are enrolled in monastic institutions

The Royal Government is confident the target of 100% NPER will be achieved before 2015.

Bangladesh Secondary and tertiary education

is limited & quality of education requires further strengthening.

Gender parity has been achieved at several levels and girls are outnumbering boys even at tertiary level.

Budgetary, on education nearly doubled from 8.16 percent to 15.51percent between 1980 and 2000

Total Youth Literacy Rate (15–24 years) 64% (1995-2004)

Despite efforts by the Government to promote education levels of illiteracy are still very high

60 million Bangladeshis are illiterate

Goal #3Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women-Equal rights and allowing all genders to have a say in the government

Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women

*Bhutan* Girls’ enrollment in school is

about 50%, at primary and secondary education level in 2012.

Girl’s enrollment in the Secondary education has increased from 45% in 2002 to 53.5% in 2012 

They are on their way to meeting their goal; slowly but surely

Bangladesh 60 percent of women reported

experiencing domestic and occupational violence in 2011

Women’s labor force participation rates vs men at 36 percent versus 82.5 percent

4 Targets 1: Eliminate violence

against women and girls 2: Promote the human

rights of adolescent girls 3: Women and men benefit

equally from the economy 4: Women have an equal

say in decisions that affect their lives

Goal #4Reduce Child Mortality-Increase the life expectancy of young children

Reduce Child Mortality

Bhutan Between 1990 and 2012,

mortality of under-five children has been reduced by half.

Three quarters of the target has been achieved by Bhutan.

*Bangladesh* Life expectancy at birth

increased 67.2 years in 2009, maternal and infant mortality rates have fallen markedly.

Goal: reducing adolescent girls’ childbearing

Infant mortality rates have fallen markedly

Achieved; reduce the under-5 mortality rate by two-thirds.

Remarkable progress has been made: child mortality

Goal #5Improve Maternal Health-Reducing maternal mortality and improving adolescent health

Improve Maternal Health

*Bhutan* Bhutan has reduced

maternal mortality rates between 1990 and 2012 from 560 in 1990 to 155 in 2012 (nearly ¾!)

Significant progress of ensuring that health personnel attend all births has been made from just 19% in 1990 to 69% in 2012

Bhutan is well on track to achieve their goal to below 140 per 100,000 live births by 2015.

Bangladesh Investing in nutrition to

improve child and maternal health

Reducing adolescent girls’ childbearing; reduce overall maternal mortality

Bangladesh Maternal Mortality Survey 2010 shows only 26.5 percent of births attended by skilled health personnel

Goal #6Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases-Fight disease and provide cures

Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases

*Bhutan* In 2012, a total of 297 cases

had been detected It is estimated that more than

500 people could be infected but are not yet detected

Total number of cases: <.01% About 88% of all HIV/AIDS

cases detected so far fall into the age group between the ages of 20 to 49.

Only 194 cases of malaria were detected in 2012

1993: 63 deaths 2007: 2 deaths

Bangladesh HIV infection rates are

higher among migrant workers than the general population

Number of new infections is still increasing

Bangladesh has succeeded in keeping HIV prevalence at a very low level of around 0.01%

Goal #7Ensure Environmental Sustainability-Protect the environment and improve resources

Ensure Environmental Sustainability

*Bhutan* The country continues to

maintain a healthy forest cover of 81% of the total land area with 28% maintained as protected areas.

Bhutan in 4th place among the Asian countries in its environmental performance

Bhutan has met their Environmental Sustainability goal

Bangladesh Focused on conservation of

natural resources Socioeconomic environment;

enhanced protection from climate change and natural disasters

Transitioning to low-carbon energy sources while promoting energy-efficient technologies

Being more cautious of who they trade with to ensure quality of resources

Goal: fully off track and unlikely to be met

Goal #8Develop a Global Partnership for Development-Reaching out to other nations; assistance, trade, and expansion

Develop a Global Partnership for Development

Bhutan Youth unemployment rate has

increased from 2.6% in 1998 to 7.3% in 2012

Telephone lines has increased from 4052 in 1990 to 35420 in 2007

Cellphone services introduced in November 2003 also witnessed a major growth in the number of users (5,000 at the end of 2003 to 19,000 by the end of 2004)

MDG Acceleration Framework (MDGAF) has been put in place in Bhutan to deal with this issue.

Improvement has been decreasing and it is unlikely that Bhutan will meet its goal.

*Bangladesh* Out of 34 member states of the

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), only nine countries provided US$ 363.99 million ODA to Bangladesh in 2010-11

Strong and reliable telecommunication infrastructure

Cellular subscribers per 100 population are 64.6% in 2012 which was zero in 1990

Internet users per 100 population is 20.5% in 2012, which was 0.15, 0.20 and 3.4 in 2005, 2006 and 2008

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