Country by country: Extended data of San Marino

Public expenditure : "Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality." Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 22, 1948. "We call on the industrialized countries… to implement the enhanced programme of debt relief for the heavily indebted poor countries without further delay and to agree to cancel all official bilateral debts of those countries in return for their making demonstrable commitments to poverty reduction." Millennium Declaration, Paragraph 15, 2000. Source: World Development Indicators 2007 website (www.worldbank.org). Public health expenditure % of GDP (%) Recurrent and capital spending from government (central and local) budgets, external borrowings and grants (including donations from international agencies and non-governmental organizations), and social (or compulsory) health insurance funds. Expressed as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP). Last available data: 2001/2005; evolution since 2000. 5.85

Health : "(We) recognize the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health… The provision for the reduction of the stillbirth-rate and of infant mortality and for the healthy development of the child… The prevention, treatment and control of epidemic, endemic, occupational and other diseases…" International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Article 12, 1966. "…take specific measures for closing the gender gaps in morbidity and mortality where girls are disadvantaged, while achieving internationally approved goals for the reduction of infant and child mortality." World Conference on Women - Beijing Platform for Action, Paragraph 106, 1995. Source: Malaria: World Malaria Report 2005, UNICEF and WHO (www.rbm.who.int/wmr2005/). Tuberculosis: Communicable Disease Global Atlas Database, WHO (www.who.int/GlobalAtlas). People living with HIV/AIDS: 2007 Report on the global AIDS epidemic, UNAIDS. Infant mortality: The State of the World’s Children 2007, UNICEF (www.unicef.org/sowc07). Under-5 mortality: The State of the World’s Children 2007, UNICEF (www.unicef.org/sowc07). Tuberculosis (%) Total number of tuberculosis cases reported to the World Health Organization per 100,000 people. A tuberculosis case is defined as a patient in whom tuberculosis has been bacteriologically confirmed or diagnosed by a clinician. Last available data: 2005; evolution since 1990. 5 Infant mortality Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year. Last available data: 2006; evolution since 1990. 3 Under-5 mortality Probability of dying between birth and exactly five years of age expressed per 1,000 live births. Last available data: 2006; evolution since 1990. 3

Women’s empowerment : "Discrimination against women, denying or limiting as it does their equality of rights with men, is fundamentally unjust and constitutes an offence against human dignity." Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, Article 1, 1967. "We are convinced that… women's empowerment and their full participation on the basis of equality in all spheres of society, including participation in the decision-making process and access to power, are fundamental for the achievement of equality, development and peace." Conference on Women - Beijing Platform for Action, Paragraph 13, 1995. Source: Female professional and technical workers: Human Development Report 2007/2008, UNDP. Female legislators, senior officials and managers: Human Development Report 2007, UNDP. Women in decision-making positions in government at ministerial level: Human Development Report 1997, UNDP and Human Development Report 2007/2008, UNDP. Seats in parliament held by women: IPU Database, 2008. (www.ipu.org) Seats in parliament held by women % of seats Seats held by women in a lower or single house, where relevant, as percentage of total seats. Last available data: 2008; evolution since 1997. 11.7

(*) Data refers to years or periods other than those specified in the indicator's definition.
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