MILLENNIUM

DEVELOPMENT
GOALS
Chelsea Centinaro
and
Maria Saldate

Bro. Meeker

What are Millennial Development Goals

for Developing Countries?

They are the worlds time-bound

and quantified targets for
addressing extreme poverty in its
many dimensions. These include
income poverty, lack of adequate
shelter, education, hunger,
environmental sustainability
disease and exclusion while
promoting gender equality.

First Millennial Goal:

To Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger

In the last 25 years, the number of

people who have an income of one dollar
a day, and who suffer from hunger,
should have been cut in half.

Goal One, How are we doing?

Suriname vs Guatemala
Suriname
Poverty
GNI per capita 2013: US$: $9,370
GDP per capita average annual growth rate 2013: 2.9%
The people of Suriname are living on about $48 per day. This means that Suriname has reached this goal of having more then half their population
earning more then $1 a day.
Hunger
Use of improved drinking water sources:
Increased to 92%
Kilocalories per person per day: 200

Guatemala
Poverty
GNI per capita 2013. US$: 3,340
GDP per capita average annual growth rate 2013: 3.7%
The people of Guatemala are living on about $20 per day. This means that Guatemala has reached this goal of having more then half their
population earning more then $1 a day.
Hunger
Use of improved drinking water sources: I Increased to 89%
Kilocalories per person per day: 230

COMPARISON:

In looking at the statistics of both Suriname and

Guatemala, though they both have reached the first millennial goal of
citizens making more than $1 a day and are similar in HDI scores,
Suriname surpasses Guatemala in over coming Poverty and Hunger as a

Second Millennial Goal:

For individuals to achieve Universal Primary Education

This goal ensures that, by 2015, children

everywhere regardless of race, gender
etc will be able to complete a full course
of primary schooling.

Goal Two, How are we doing?

Suriname vs. Guatemala
Suriname
Enrollment Ratios: Primary:
80% as of 2013
Gross enrollment ratio % for
Males: 97%
Gross enrollment ratio % for Females: 98%
Guatemala
Enrollment Ratios: Primary:
89% as of 2014
Gross enrollment ratio % for
Males: 95%
Gross enrollment ratio % for Females:93%

COMPARISON: Both countries have done an excellent job of

maintaining an above average enrollment for both males and females
well into secondary education school years.

Third Millennial Goal:

To Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women

Eliminate gender disparity in primary and

secondary education, by 2005 and in all
levels of education by the year 2015.

Goal Three, How are we doing?

Suriname vs Guatemala
Suriname
Enrollment ratios for secondary education: females as a % of males 129%
Example of women being empowered in the country of Suriname is in the creation of
Empowerment Sponsorship Programs that financially assist women looking to get an education to
provide a better life for themselves and their families.

Guatemala
Enrollment ratios for secondary education: females as a % of males 92%
Women in Guatemala are still looked down upon for seeking an education. The goal of women
empowerment outside of the home has yet to be acquired.

COMPARISON: Suriname is significantly more supportive of women

being empowered and having the chance to get a better education
and provide opportunities for women where Guatemala is the
opposite. Women are looed down upon to have a education and
should only be in the house doing house work and many times are
abused for thinking such things and acting on them.

Fourth Millennial Goal:

To Reduce Child Mortality

The goal is to reduce the mortality rate of

children under the age of 5years between
the years of 1990-2015.

Goal Four, How are we doing?

Suriname vs Guatemala
Suriname
Under 5years mortality rate in the years of.
1990: 46.10
2000: 39.9%
2011: 26.2%
Annual Rate of Reduction in Suriname is just over 1%. The mortality rate of children under the age of 5 in this
country has been reduced by a third of its rate in 1990.

Guatemala
Under 5years mortality rate in the years of.
1990: 78%
2000: 48.2%
2011: 27.9
Annual Rate of Reduction is approximately 2%. The mortality rate of children under the age of 5 years in
Guatemala has been reduced by nearly two-thirds.

CONCLUSION: Millennial Development Goal #4 has been met for both of

these countries. Though Suriname was able to decrease their child
mortality rate by a third, Guatemala has made larger strides is
decreasing the rate of deaths in children under the age of 5 years old.
Guatemala has decreased their mortality rate by nearly two-thirds.

Fifth Millennial Goal:

To Improve Maternal Health

The goal is to reduce the maternal

mortality rate by three fourths between
the years 1990 and 2015

Goal Five, How are we doing?

Suriname vs. Guatemala
Suriname
Maternal Mortality Rate: 130 for every 100,000 women

Births attended by skilled health staff: in the year 2012 was about 87%
Guatemala
Maternal Mortality Rate: 140 for every 100,000 women

Births attended by skilled health staff: in the year 2012 was about 51%

COMPARISON: Fortunately in overall percentage both countries have a

maternal mortality rate of less than 1%. The millennial goal of the
topic of maternal mortality rate was for the rate to decline by three
fourths. This was not the case for either of these countries, but as they
were both less than 3% in 1990 and are less then 1% now, both
countries are doing quite well in this area.

Sixth Millennial Goal:

To combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and other Diseases

The goal is that by 2015 science will have

halted and begun to reverse the spread of
HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other fatal
diseases.

Goal Six, How are we doing?

Suriname vs. Guatemala
Suriname
% of people of all ages
living with HIV
Male 3%
Female 3%
Malaria
Present malaria cases in Suriname occur predominantly in migrants and people living and or working in
gold mining areas.
Guatemala
% of people of all ages
living with HIV
Male 3%
Female 3%
Malaria
By 2010 rate of people affected by malaria have dropped 95%

COMPARISON: Both Suriname and Guatemala have and are doing quite
well on having low rations of disease in their country. HIVs are low
compared to other countries and malaria has dropped each year and will
be better and better. Although malaria is something hard to prevent
from those that are in mining areas in Surname. Over all Guatemala is
up on the malaria scale and the same with Surname in HIVs.

Seventh Millennial Goal:

To ensure Environmental
Sustainability

The goal is to integrate principles of sustainable

development into developing countries policies and
programs in hopes of reversing the loss of environmental
resources.
The goal is to cut in half the number of people without
access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation.

Goal Seven, How are we doing?

Suriname vs. Guatemala
Suriname
Decline of Agricultural Methane Emissions: Not a current issue
Access to Electricity: 100%
Use of improved
Sanitation Facilities: 80%

Guatemala
Decline of Agricultural Methane Emissions: 52.2%
Access to Electricity: 81%
Use of improved
Facilities:
80% exceeded the millennial
COMPARISON: Suriname andSanitation
Guatemala
have
goal of ensuring environmental stability in both of their lands. Suriname
has eliminated the issue of methane emissions affecting its people and
providing access to all of its citizens. Both countries are in the same area
in the department of improved sanitation facilities. While Suriname does
have the challenge of maintaining their level of stability, Guatemala could
continue to improve.

Eighth Millennial Goal:

To develop a global partnership for Development

This goal is to further develop an open,

predictable, rule based, nondiscriminatory
trading and financial system. This is to
include a commitment to good governance,
development, and poverty reduction
nationally and internationally.
This will hopefully address the special
requirements of the least developed
countries in need.
It would deal comprehensively with the debt
of these developing countries through nation
and international measures in order to make

Goal Eight, How are we doing?

Suriname vs Guatemala
Suriname
In 2014, The World Bank, Board of Executive Directors discussed
today a new Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) in Suriname for
2015-2018.
The new strategy proposes a lending program of about US $60
million to support Surinames efforts in leveraging and sustaining its
economic growth through greater social inclusiveness and economic
diversification.
In return, Suriname will provide resources and land for US Military to
use.

Guatemala
Guatemala helps in cooperating to combat money laundering,
corruption, narcotics trafficking, alien-smuggling, trafficking in
persons (TIP), and other transnational crime, including through
programs funded under the Central America Regional Security
Initiative; and

Conclusion
The Millennium Development Goals in both Suriname and
Guatemala are not perfect but they are improving in living
circumstances. Statistics in health and education are improving
more in Suriname then Guatemala, but they are higher and lower
in many of the different goals that are presented.
Suriname is wealthier then Guatemala, but not by much, they
have more of a income compared to Guatemala and many of the
problems that occur in Guatemala are not occurring in Suriname.
Therefore Suriname is doing much better then Guatemala in
many of the Millennium Development goals.
But receive help from the states but are working on furthering
helping themselves with their economy and education so that
their own people in their countries can help sustain life in their
countries economy and education. The more educated people,
the better they will be to help themselves and require less
assistance from others.

Resources Used
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/
http://data.worldbank.org/
www.ncbi.nim.nih.gov
http://www.state.gov/