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World Bank Africa Development Indicators, 1960-2011
Creator
World Bank Group
Study number / PID
6168 (UKDA)
10.5255/UKDA-SN-6168-2 (DOI)
Data access
Open
Series
Not available
Abstract
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The World Bank Africa Development Indicators (ADI) provided annual time series data for over 1,400 indicators. No further updates of this database are currently planned. Topics covered by the extensive database include national accounts, balance of payments, trade, prices, government finance and external debt with data on household welfare (from the Survey-based Harmonized Indicators Program), demography, health, education, the regulatory environment, communications, transport, energy and the environment. The ADI data cover the period 1960 to 2011 for countries and regional country groups. See the World Development Indicators for more recent data on Africa.Main Topics:Basic Indicators and National Accounts:basic indicatorsbalance of payment statistics (BOPS)debtglobal finance statistics (GFS)moneynational accountspricesDevelopment Outcomes:agriculture and rural developmentdoing businessdrivers of growthgovernance and partnershipHIV/AIDShuman developmentinfrastructureinvestment climatelabour, migration and populationmalarianational accountspopulationprivate sector developmentprotected areastradeMillennium Development Goals:Millennium Development Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hungerMillennium Development Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education Millennium Development Goal 3: Promote gender equity and empower women Millennium Development Goal 4: Reduce child mortalityMillennium Development Goal 5: Improve maternal healthMillennium Development Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseasesMillennium Development Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainabilityMillennium Development Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development
Terminology used is generally based on DDI controlled vocabularies: Time Method, Analysis Unit, Sampling Procedure and Mode of Collection, available at CESSDA Vocabulary Service.
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