26_September [Archives:2007/1112/Press Review]
Thursday, December 13
Top Stories
– Supreme Commission for Elections and Referenda begins technical preparations for coming parliamentary elections
– Yemen enjoys a distinctive regional and international status as a democratic state, says Iranian Foreign Minister
– Security authorities investigate five citizens over forging 49 Hajj visas
– Official source: Parliament Speaker enjoys good health, receives treatment in London
– HDR ranks Yemen among countries of medium development
The Human Development Report for 2007-2008 issued by the UNDP classified Yemen for the first time among the countries with medium human development, occupying the rank No. 153 among 177 countries, the army's organ reported. Unlike the previous report issued in 2006, which put Yemen among the three Arab countries categorized as those with low human development, the most recent report indicates that human development in the country has improved.
According to the weekly, the report indicated that the average age of people in Yemen is 61.5 years, while the best average of age among the Arab countries per capita in Emirates is worked at 78.3 years. It showed that 18.6 percent of the population dies before reaching the age of forty years.
The report also mentioned that about 61.6 percent of women die before the age of 65 years, compared to 55 percent for men. And the middle ages of 39.8 years old in 1975 have been improved to 61.5 in 2006, while the infant mortality rate lowered to 76 children per thousand children compared to 3.3 children in 1970.
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