World Bank calls on Iraq equitable distribution of wealth in the country

World Bank calls on Iraq equitable distribution of wealth in the country




A survey conducted by the Iraq Ministry of Planning for a significant increase in the proportion of school drop-out, in parallel with recording a marked improvement in the living conditions of citizens compared with the indicators in 2007. at the same time detect and Deputy Minister of Planning Dr. Mahdi Keywords for the high proportion of chronically ill patients to 12% of the total population, is also believed that more than 50% of adults living with diabetes without knowing it.

said Keywords that the unemployment rate among those aged 15 years and older was 12%, although this rate up in the Kurdistan region to 8% while the percentage of labor children 2% for the age group 4-14 years. Moreover urged represented by the World Bank in Iraq, Mary Helen Iraqi government on the need to control the low standard of living of the citizens, and the elimination of inequality in the distribution of wealth.

confirmed Mary Helen that there are significant differences between the level of household spending Iraqi which negatively impact on education and health. And called on the Iraqi government to the need to improve the labor market as reflected positively on the economic situation of the Iraqi family. This survey covered about 25 thousand families from all of Iraq’s provinces, and covered various fields of economic, social and health as well as the ration card and energy.