Positive Bangladesh: In Social Development

The relatively rapid progress of social development at a low-income level is indicated in the table below, by the comparison of predicted (for a given level of per capita income) with the actual values of social indicators achieved by the country. Compared with the predicted values, the actual values recorded have been lower for birth growth, infant mortality rate, under five mortality rate, total fertility rate, higher for the contraceptive prevalence rate and life expectancy at birth for both male and female. Review of actual progress of social indicators against their respective predicted values for the 42 LDCs suggest that Bangladesh and Sao Tome Principe are the only two countries where actual progress in all of the nine indicators was better than their predicted values.Table: Social Development in Bangladesh: Predicted vs. Actual ValuesSocial Indicators---------------------------Predicted--Actual--Sample Countries1. Population growth Rate (annual percent)------------1.897----1.740----------1812. Total Fertility Rate (births per women)--------------4.230----2.950---------1803. Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000 live births)----------76.580---48.000------1754. Under Five Mortality Rate (per 1000 live births)----115.80----73.00--------1755. Life Expectancy at Birth (Female)-----------------57.500----62.700-------1776. Life Expectancy at Birth (Male)--------------------54.130----61.500--------1777. Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (aged 15-49)------33.300----53.800--------61

Source: World Bank, 2006
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