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• Regional profile: Damming the Senegal River (272 Kb)
• Regional profile: China’s health and environment (255 Kb)
• Chapter 5: Regions at a glance -- Africa (199 Kb)
• Chapter 5: Regions at a glance -- Europe (221 Kb)
• Chapter 5: Regions at a glance -- North America (208 Kb)
• Chapter 5: Regions at a glance -- Central America (191 Kb)
• Chapter 5: Regions at a glance -- South America (203 Kb)
• Chapter 5: Regions at a glance -- Asia (220 Kb)
• Chapter 5: Regions at a glance -- Oceania (187 Kb)
• Data Tables Chapter 6. Economic indicators (full set) (141 Kb)
• Data table 7.1: Size and growth of population and labor force, 1950–2050 (88 Kb)
• Data table 7.2: Trends in births, life expectancy, fertility,and age structure, 1975–2000 (65 Kb)
• Data Table 7.3: Distribution of income, land, and poverty, 1977–96 (75 Kb)
• Data table 7.4: Social investment, 1990–96 (61 Kb)
• Data table 7.5: Education 1980-2010 (111 Kb)
• Sources and technical notes for chapter 7 data tables (445 Kb)
• Table 8.1 Nutrition, 1971-96 (58 Kb)
• Table 8.2 Mortality, 1975-2020 (61 Kb)
• Table 8.3 Reported Cases of Infectious Diseases per 100,000 Population, 1985 – 95 (73 Kb)
• Table 8.4 Health Care, 1971 – 96 (62 Kb)
• Table 8.5 City Air Pollution, 1990 – 95 (64 Kb)
• Table 8.6 Lead in Gasoline and Lead Production, 1986 – 96 (60 Kb)
• Table 8.7 Demographic and Health Surveys, 1990 – 95 (27 Kb)
• Sources and technical notes for chapter 8 data tables (n/a)
• Chapter 9 data tables: Urban data (full set) (193 Kb)
• Data table 9.1: Urban indicators, 1980–2025 (64 Kb)
• Data table 9.2: Urban characteristics, city level, 1993 (61 Kb)
• Data table 9.3: The urban environment, city level, 1993 (58 Kb)
• Sources and technical notes for chapter 9 data tables (31 Kb)
• Data Table 10.1: Food and agriculture production 1984-96 (65 Kb)
• Data Table 10.2: Agricultural land and inputs, 1982-94 (95 Kb)
• Data Table 10.3: Food Security, 1982–97 (98 Kb)
• Sources and technical notes for Chapter 10 Data Tables (25 Kb)
• Chapter 11: Forest and land cover data tables (full set) (401 Kb)
• Chapter 12 data tables (complete) (n/a)
• Data table 12.1: Freshwater resources and withdrawals, 1970–98 (82 Kb)
• Data table 12.2: Groundwater and desalinization, 1998 (79 Kb)
• Table 12.3 Water quality in European lakes, 1994 (31 Kb)
• Data table 12.4: Major watersheds of the world, 1998 (54 Kb)
• Sources and technical notes for Chapter 12 data tables (51 Kb)
• Chapter 13: Oceans and fisheries data tables -- complete set (178 Kb)
• Data Table 13.2: Marine fisheries, yield and state of exploitation, 1950s–1990s (78 Kb)
• Sources and technical notes for chapter 13 data tables (36 Kb)
• Chapter 14: Biodiversity datatables (2.1 Mb)
• Chapter 15: Energy and materials data tables (full set) (427 Kb)
• Chapter 16: Atmoshpere and climate data tables (complete) (n/a)
• Data table 16.1: Emissions from fossil fuel burning and cement nanufacturing, 1995 (71 Kb)
• Table 16.2 Inventories of national greenhouse gas emissions, 1989-94 (68 Kb)
• Table 16.3 World CO2 emissions from fossil fuel consumption and cement manufacturing, 1755-1995 (22 Kb)
• Data table 16.4: Atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse and ozone-depleting gases, 1965-96 (55 Kb)
• Data table 16.5: Common anthropogenic pollutants, 1980-95 (55 Kb)
• Sources and technical notes for chapter 16 data tables (4.4 Mb)

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