ARGENTINAColombia
| Country Area (thousands sq. kilometers) |
1,141 |
| Population (in millions) | 46 |
| GDP (U$ billions) | 153.4 |
| GNI per capita (Atlas method, U$S) | 3,120 |
| Poverty Index (% of population below poverty line) | 49 |
| Unemployment (% ) | 11 |
| Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births) | 17 |
| Child Malnutrition (% children under five) | 25 |
| Illiteracy (%) | 7 |
| Primary School Enrollment (% male/female) | 87/87 |
| Secondary School Enrollment (% male/female) | 53/58 |
| Child labor (ages 5 to14 %) | 5 |
| Life Expectancy at Birth (years) | 73 |
• The rights of Colombia’s women and children remain in constant threat as a result
of four decades of armed conflict between the government and drug-trafficking militias.
There is limited access to medical care, education and other social services in rural areas.
• Violence has internally displaced approximately 3 million people in the past 15 years,
75 percent of which were women and children. In 2004, more than a quarter million people were forced to
leave their homes. These displaced populations have little access to safe water and basic health and
educational services.
• Anemia affects one third of all children. 14 percent of children
under age five suffer from stunted growth and 7 percent of newborns have low birth weight.
• The highest rates of poverty and exposure to armed conflict are found among Native American and
Afro-Colombian populations.
• Domestic violence rates are alarmingly high, with almost 40 percent
of women being battered by their male companions.
Sources: World Bank Development Indicators database, UNICEF,
State of the World’s Children, CIA Fact book.
