MDG Goals, Targets and Indicators

Pace of Progress

Probability of Attaining the Target

Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

Target 1.A: Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people whose income is less than the poverty threshold

•  Proportion of population below the poverty threshold

0.88

MEDIUM

•  Proportion of population below the food threshold

1.28

HIGH

Target 1.C: Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people who suffer from hunger

•  Prevalence of underweight children 0-5 years old

0.67

MEDIUM

•  Proportion of households with per capita intake below 100 percent dietary energy requirement

0.79

MEDIUM

Goal 2. Achieve universal primary education

Target 2.A: Ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling

•  Elementary education net enrolment rate

0.00

LOW

•  Elementary education cohort survival rate

0.36

LOW

•  Elementary education completion rate

0.35

LOW

Goal 3. Promote gender equality and empower women

Target 3.A: Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education, preferably by 2005, and in all levels of education no later than 2015

•  Ratios of girls to boys in elementary education participation rate

HIGH

•  Ratios of girls to boys in secondary education participation rate

HIGH

•  Ratios of girls to boys in elementary education cohort survival rate

HIGH

•  Ratios of girls to boys in secondary education cohort survival rate

HIGH

•  Ratios of girls to boys in elementary education completion rate

HIGH

•  Ratios of girls to boys in secondary education completion rate

HIGH

Goal 4. Reduce child mortality

Target 4.A: Reduce by two-thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate

•  Infant mortality rate

1.17

HIGH

•  Under-five mortality rate

1.20

HIGH

Goal 5. Improve maternal health

Target 5.A: Reduce by three quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio

•  Maternal mortality ratio

0.47

LOW

Target 5.B: Achieve, by 2015, universal access to reproductive health

•  Contraceptive prevalence rate

0.27

LOW

Goal 6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases

Target 6.A: Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS

•  HIV prevalence among 15 years old and over

0.02

LOW

•  Proportion of population aged 15-24 years with comprehensive correct knowledge of HIV/AIDS

0.03

LOW

Target 6.B: Achieve, by 2010, universal access to treatment for HIV/AIDS for all those who need it

•  Proportion of population with advanced HIV infection with access to antiretroviral drugs

0.72

MEDIUM

Target 6.C: Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the incidence of malaria and other major diseases

•  Malaria morbidity rate

2.01

HIGH

•  Malaria mortality rate

2.37

HIGH

•  Tuberculosis case detection rate

3.82

HIGH

•  Tuberculosis cure rate

2.53

HIGH

Goal 7. Ensure environmental sustainability 

Target 7.C: Halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation

•  Proportion of population with access to safe water

0.82

MEDIUM

•  Proportion of population with access to sanitary toilet facilities

1.68

HIGH

Region

Poverty Incidence Among the Population (%)

Magnitude of Poor Population

Subsistence Incidence Among Population (%)

Magnitude of Subsistence Poor Population

Philippines

26.5

23,142,481

10.8

9,440,397

NCR

4.0

447,891

0.6

69,747

Region I

23.3

1,085,078

7.9

367,955

Region II

18.8

545,053

5.8

167,479

Region III

15.3

1,457,004

5.0

480,695

Region IV-A

13.9

1,566,359

3.7

414,399

Region IV-B

35.0

980,542

14.8

413,876

Region V

45.1

2,422,267

17.8

956,531

Region VI

31.2

2,113,255

11.2

761,200

Region VII

35.5

2,368,361

17.1

1,143,065

Region VIII

41.4

1,731,617

19.0

794,766

Region IX

43.1

1,361,287

23.5

744,286

Region X

39.6

1,586,668

20.7

829,041

Region XI

31.3

1,278,985

14.8

604,612

Region XII

35.7

1,332,061

15.6

582,716

CAR

22.9

346,193

10.8

162,371

ARMM

45.9

1,388,856

11.5

349,459

CARAGA

47.8

1,131,004

25.3

598,201

Province

Poverty Incidence

Zamboanga del Norte

46

Agusan del Sur

43.5

Surgao Del Norte

43.1

Eastern Samar

37.6

Maguindanao

37.7

Zamboanga Sibugay

35.4

Romblon

36.3

Masbate

36.6

Davao Oriental

36.4

Northern Samar

32.4

Bohol

33.6

Saranggani

34

Sulu

33

Lanao del Norte

31.9

Camarines Sur

33.8

Region

2006

2009

Philippines

0.4580

0.4484

NCR

0.3988

0.3953

CAR

0.4481

0.4212

I (Ilocos Region)

0.3953

0.4086

II (Cagayan Valley)

0.4216

0.4425

III (Central Luzon)

0.3994

0.3727

IV-A (CALABARZON)

0.4082

0.4063

IV-B (MIMAROPA)

0.4106

0.4004

V (Bicol)

0.4428

0.4164

VI (Western Visayas)

0.4326

0.4197

VII (Central Visayas)

0.4639

0.4601

VIII (Eastern Visayas)

0.4828

0.4841

IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)

0.5054

0.4738

X (Northern Mindanao)

0.4806

0.4737

XI (Davao)

0.4225

0.4275

XII (SOCCSKSARGEN)

0.4006

0.4425

XIII (CARAGA)

0.4452

0.4595

ARMM

0.3113

0.2948

Region

Income Gap

Poverty Gap

Severity of Poverty

2006

2009

2006

2009

2006

2009

PHILIPPINES

27.2

25.7

5.7

2.7

2.2

2.0

NCR

19.2

16.9

0.7

0.4

0.2

0.1

CAR

27.5

28.0

5.1

4.8

1.9

1.8

I (Ilocos Region)

23.5

22.4

4.8

4.0

1.7

1.4

II (Cagayan Valley)

21.2

21.0

3.3

3.0

1.0

1.0

III (Central Luzon)

22.3

22.9

2.7

2.8

0.9

0.9

IV-A (CALABARZON)

22.2

20.2

2.1

2.1

0.7

0.6

IV-B (MIMAROPA)

28.8

25.6

9.9

7.1

3.9

2.6

V (Bicol)

28.7

25.1

10.3

9.0

4.0

3.3

VI (Western Visayas)

24.2

23.8

5.4

5.7

1.8

2.0

VII (Central Visayas)

31.7

28.8

10.6

8.7

4.6

3.6

VIII (Eastern Visayas)

27.6

27.4

8.6

9.1

3.3

3.5

IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)

32.9

30.8

11.3

11.3

5.1

4.8

X (Northern Mindanao)

31.1

29.9

10.1

9.8

4.3

4.1

XI (Davao)

28.4

27.5

7.4

7.0

2.9

2.8

XII (SOCCSKSARGEN)

26.4

27.0

7.2

7.6

2.6

2.9

XIII (CARAGA)

30.1

30.5

11.1

12.1

4.6

5.0

ARMM

23.3

20.2

8.5

7.7

2.8

2.3

Region

Coverage (%)

Adjusted Availment Rate (%)

Support Value (%)

BDR (%)

Philippines

53

42

34

7.7

I - Ilocos Region

65

19

29

3.6

II - Cagayan Valley

48

10

38

1.9

III - Central Luzon

54

24

29

3.7

IVA - CALABARZON

62

35

26

5.7

IVB - MIMAROPA

36

23

32

2.7

V - Bicol Region

46

38

40

7.0

VI - Western Visayas

44

40

38

6.6

VII - Central Visayas

54

61

27

8.7

VIII - Eastern Visayas

38

62

32

7.3

IX - Zamboanga Peninsula

36

76

40

11.0

X - Northern Mindanao

74

49

42

15.1

XI - Davao Peninsula

43

64

41

11.5

XII - SOCCSKSARGEN

35

92

37

11.9

NCR

77

33

21

5.4

CAR

57

37

36

7.4

ARMM

14

87

37

4.4

CARAGA

51

28

42

6.1

Region

Children 0-5 years old, in percent

Anemia, in percent

Median urinary iodine excretion, in mcg/L

Overweight and obesity among adults in percent

Stunting

Wasting

6mos - 5Years

Pregnant

Pregnant

Lactating

Philippines

32.3

6.9

23.7

42.5

105

81

26.6

I

27.5

6.5

29.4

33.3

82

112

23.0

II

31.1

8.0

39.3

60.0

157

161

22.3

III

22.3

7.1

21.4

40.7

143

94

29.8

IV-A

24.8

6.5

22.9

37.8

111

97

29.3

IV-B

37.2

7.0

25.4

49.6

75

67

20.6

V

38.2

8.0

24.9

51.1

125

97

20.5

VI

39.1

8.5

29.1

61.5

111

74

19.4

VII

35.1

4.6

20.4

40.4

82

63

28.0

VIII

41.1

6.7

16.1

39.5

83

58

27.1

IX

40.3

8.0

20.5

34.1

68

48

23.9

X

37.7

6.6

16.0

35.7

38

55

29.1

XI

37.0

5.7

15.4

22.6

62

50

28.9

XII

39.6

6.9

34.8

49.8

105

72

25.4

CARAGA

37.2

7.8

29.0

34.3

94

49

29.6

NCR

24.7

6.2

23.7

48.0

135

128

32.2

CAR

36.3

5.8

12.4

22.6

107

99

29.9

ARMM

39.7

10.3

22.7

47.3

85

88

17.1

Basic Sector

Poverty Incidence (%)

Magnitude in Millions

2000

2003

2006

2000

2003

2006

Women

32.3

29

30.1

12.22

11.60

12.80

Youth

24.5

23.5

25.4

5.47

5.29

5.92

Children

42.5

38.8

40.8

14.09

13.47

14.40

Senior Citizens

28

18.4

20.3

1.27

.96

1.29

Urban Poor

17.3

15.9

16.1

6.78

6.36

6.85

Migrant and Formal Sector Workers

18.7

18.4

19.5

2.62

2.88

3.22

Farmers

46.6

42.4

44

2.43

2.02

2.09

Fishermen

50.8

43.6

49.9

.45

.44

.48

Basic Sector

Least Poor

Poorest

Region

Poverty Incidence (%)

Region

Poverty Incidence (%)

Women

NCR

9.7

ARMM

58.9

Youth

NCR

7.3

ARMM

53.2

Children

NCR

15.2

ARMM

66.3

Senior Citizens

NCR

4.4

ARMM

46.5

Urban Poor

CAR

7.4

ARMM

52.4

Migrant and Formal Sector Workers

NCR

4.8

CARAGA

36.8

Farmers

Region II

16.9

ARMM

62.3

Fishermen

Region III

23.9

CARAGA

66.7

Source: NSCB Press Release (July 2009)

Basic Sector

Magnitude

Region

Highest

Lowest

Poorest

Least Poor

Children

1,420,163

262,711

1. Region V

1. CAR

2. Region VI

2. Region II

3. Region IV-A

3. Caraga

Women

1,183,088

245,306

1. Region V

1. CAR

2. Region VI

2. Region II

3. Region IV-A

3. Caraga

Urban Poor

1,138,424

37,563

1. NCR

1. CAR

2. Region III

2. Region II

3. Region IV-A

3. Region IX

Youth

547,595

135,222

1. Region VI

1. CAR

2. Region V

2. Region II

3. Region IV-A

3. Caraga

Migrant and Formal Sector Workers

400,251

41,863

1. Region VI

1. CAR

2. Region III

2. ARMM

3. Region IV-A

3. Caraga

Farmers

212,188

47,118

1. ARMM

1. Region II

2. Region VII

2. Region III

3. Region V

3. CAR

Senior Citizens

144,473

26,936

1. Region VII

1. Region II

2. Region VI

2. CAR

3. Region VIII

3. NCR

Fishermen

116,725

2,512

1. ARMM

1. Region II

2. Region V

2. NCR

3. Region VII

3. Region III