World Tables Variables

SOCIAL INDICATORS

Total fertility rate

Is the average number of children that would be born alive to a woman during her lifetime if she were to bear children at each age in accordance with prevailing age-specific fertility rates.

Infant mortality rate

Is the number of infants per thousand live births, in a given year, who die before reaching one year of age.

Life expectancy at birth

Is the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality for all people at the time of his or her birth were to stay the same throughout his or her life.

Urban population, % of total

Is the urban population as a percentage of the total population

Food production per capita

Is the index of annual production of all food commodities adjusted for population growth. Production excludes animal feed and seed for agriculture.

Labor force, agriculture (%)

Is the labor force in farming, forestry, hunting, and fishing as a percentage of total labor force, which comprises so-called "economically active" persons, including armed forces and unemployed but excluding caregivers and students.

Labor force, female (%$

Female labor force as a percentage of total labor force.

Primaryschool enrollment ratio

Gross enrollment of all ages at primary level as a percentage of children in the country's primary school age group.

Primary school enrollment ratio, female

Gross enrollment of females of all ages at primary level as a percentage of children in the country's primary school age group.

Secondaryschool enrollment ratio

Computed in a similar manner to primary enrollment, but includes pupils enrolled in vocational or teachertraining secondary schools.