... to reduce poverty and raise living standards than during any other period in history. Most developing countries hold life expectancies of 55 to 64 years. Furthermore, Income per person has doubled and Infant Mortality has been reduced by 50 percent. Despite the successes, massive development challenges remain. Three billion people live on less than 2 dollars a day and 1.3 billion live ... IDA; 172 countries are IDA members. At present, 80 countries are eligible to borrow from IDA. Together these countries are home to 3.3 billion people, comprising 69 percent of the total population of th...

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