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"I want good health for my family.
I want lots of money."
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| Kay Kay lives with her mother and father in Guangzhou, China. Her father, who works in a paper mill, has done well during China's rapid industrial expansion. A family income seven times the natural average has paid for a new apartment, and even a motorbike. But China's progress has come at a price. Growing up amid Guangzhou's air-born pollutants, Kay Kay is six times more likely to get cancer than is a rural youth. And she spends most of her time alone, as her parents are usually at work or commuting. |
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| Gross National Income Rank (of 207, 1999) |
142nd |
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| GNI per Capita (USD, 1999) |
$780 |
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| Percentage of Pop. Under 14 Years (2000, est.) |
25% |
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| Life Expectancy at Birth (in years, 1999) |
70 |
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| Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births, 1999) |
30 |
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| Child Malnutrition (% underweight, 1999) |
9% |
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| Access to Improved Water (% pop., 1999) |
75% |
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| Health Spending (% of GDP, 1997) |
2.7% |
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| Ratio, Doctors to People (1996) |
1:627 |
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Primary School Enrollment
(average for region, 1998) |
97% |
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| Female Net School Enrollment (1997) |
No data |
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| Education Spending (% of GDP, 1996) |
2.3% |
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| Compulsory Education |
9 yrs |
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| Literacy Rate (2000, est.) |
Men, 92% Women, 76% |
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Data Sources: World Bank Atlas 2001, Facts on File
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