Index-Year  /  Group               of Countries                            Infant mortality (<1-yr x 1000 live-births)       [rate]                Life expectancy at birth            [yr]                  Total adult literacy (over 14-yr)              [%] Urban population      [%]      GDP per capita      [1990 US$  converted GK PPP]                        Inhabitants per physician [ratio]             GP monthly wage [US$]  Professionals in R&D [x mill inh]     Phone-lines [x1000 inh]  Mobile-cell [x1000 inh]     Internet users [x1000 inh]     Political/civil right/liberty [rating 2-14]   Economic freedom [rank 157-1]              
Group Developing countries 1900 1957 2005 1900 1957 2005 1900 1957 2000-4 1900 1957 2005 1900 1957 2005 1957 2000-4 1994-2004 1990-2003 1957 2004 2004 2005 2005
1 North Korea         >240 >85 42 <30 53 64 >24 47 99 3 32 62 900 1087 1027 >3500 303 <20 <500 <2 <5 <10 14 157
Cuba   195 32 6 32 63 78 51 85 100 30 53 76 >1400 2406 2691 999 169 25 537 20 7 13 14 156
Viet Nam   >280 >147 19 <28 43 71 >10 >30 90 <3 14 27 700 775 2458 22951 1871 50 <500 <0.1 60 61 12 138
Russia (USSR)   >270 57 14 <28 67 65 25 90 99 <20 49 73 1237 3576 7304 562 240 >120 3319 <10 517 101 11 120
China   >300 >175 23 <28 46 73 >20 >60 91 <5 15 41 545 631 5519 8427 609 120 663 <0.5 258 73 13 119
2 South Korea    >240 90 5 <30 53 78 >23 46 98 5 27 81 800 1206 17259 3523 553 >4000 3187 <6 761 657 3 36
Taiwan   >200 36 6 <30 62 77 >35 66 96 <10 30 75 700 1314 19163 2348 <500 >4000 >1500 20 968 580 2 26
Cyprus   >160 31 4 <36 67 79 >35 70 97 <10 33 69 >1000 2510 15555 1300 335 4018 563 17 776 361 2 20
Singapore   >240 41 3 <30 63 79 >35 60 93 >80 100 100 >1000 2318 24571 2221 714 5263 4745 21 910 571 9 2
Hong Kong   >240 56 2 <30 65 82 >35 65 94 >60 84 95 700 2825 27709 3050 <500 >5000 1564 23 1184 506 7 1
Group Developed countries 1900 1957 2005 1900 1957 2005 1900 1957 2000-4 1900 1957 2005 1900 1957 2005 1957 2000-4 2000-4 1900-2003 1957 2004 2004 2005 2005
3 Spain    >220 53 4 35 67 80 48 85 98 31 54 77 1786 3046 18166 940 303 >4000 2195 40 905 336 2 71
Italy 172 50 4 42 68 80 55 90 99 35 57 68 1785 5118 19252 700 165 4181 1213 55 1090 501 2 60
France 140 33 4 45 69 81 90 99 100 30 60 77 2876 6890 22240 947 304 >4000 3213 42 738 414 2 45
Germany (W & E) 216 39 4 42 69 80 >90 99 100 60 74 88 2985 5274 19477 724 276 9281 3271 53 864 500 2 19
Japan >220 40 3 43 66 82 >80 98 100 <10 39 66 1180 3136 22119 948 496 10208 5287 36 716 587 3 18
4 Iceland    126 17 2 47 74 81 >90 99 100 60 77 93 >2000 6323 24501 921 276 >5100 6807 175 998 772 2 15
Canada 187 31 5 48 70 80 92 99 100 38 65 81 2911 8607 24186 958 477 >4000 3597 250 469 626 2 14
England & UK  151 23 5 46 71 79 97 99 100 77 79 89 4492 8017 22417 1400 601 8194 2706 92 1021 628 2 6
United States 135 26 6 47 69 78 95 99 100 40 67 81 4091 10920 30519 809 182 14320 4484 248 617 630 2 4
Australia   >110 22 5 <55 70 81 >90  98 100 59 64 93 4013 8090 24279 874 405 >4500 3670 130 818 646 2 3