Rural Access Index A Headline Indicator

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Rural Access IndexA Headline Indicator

• Rural Access Index (RAI) is to show the
  proportion of the rural population which has
  adequate access to the transport system
• RAI is usually defined in terms of road transport
• Measurement is based on household survey data
  where it is available

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Rural Access IndexA Headline Indicator
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1. Global rural access and its association to
maternal mortality
2. Progress on rural access and poverty reduction
at the provincial level in Vietnam
3. Variations in rural access by region, by the
eligibility status of Bank loans of a country,
and by sub-national region
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Approximately 1011 million, or 31 percent of the
world rural population, do not have adequate
access to transport
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There are significant associations between rural
access and other important factors such as
maternal mortality
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Countries with high maternal mortality rates tend
to have low RAIs -- 10 Highest MMR
Country Region MMR
1 Sierra Leone AFR 2000
2 Malawi AFR 1800
3 Angola AFR 1700
4 Niger AFR 1600
5 Tanzania AFR 1500
6 Rwanda AFR 1400
7 Mali AFR 1200
8 Chad AFR 1100
8 Guinea-Bissau AFR 1100
8 Somalia AFR 1100
RAI
65
38
42
37
38
52
14
5
52
40

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And countries with low maternal mortality rates
tend to have high RAIs -- 10 Lowest MMR
Country Region MMR
1 Iceland ECA 0
1 Malta MENA 0
3 Sweden ECA 2
4 Austria ECA 4
4 Spain ECA 4
6 Kuwait MENA 5
6 Denmark ECA 5
6 Ireland ECA 5
6 Italy ECA 5
6 Portugal ECA 5
RAI
81
100
86
95
95
82
99
93
98
88

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Rural access improved significantly in Vietnam
from an average of 76 to 84 at the provincial
level, 2002 - 2004
Sources VHLSS, 2002, 2004
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Incidence of poverty also dropped significantly
from an average of 41 to 24 at the provincial
level, 1999 - 2004
Sources VHLSS, 1998, 2002, 2003 Population
Census, 1999
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Provinces that improved in rural access tend to
have also reduced poverty significantly
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There are large variations in rural access, not
only by country but also by region
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And also by the eligibility status ofBank loans
of a country
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But variations are often more pronounced by
sub-national region
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Moreover, changes in rural access may also vary
significantly across sub-national regions