CHINA'S DEVELOPMENT SINCE 1949 AND 1978 1949 1978 2018 Δ Since 1949 Δ Since 1978 RGDP Per Capita* 348 609 15,243 44x 25x Share of World GDP 2% 2% 22% 12x 11x Population Below the Poverty Line ($1.90/Day)** — 96% 1% at least -96% -96% Life Expectancy 41 66 77 +36 Yrs +11 Yrs Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 Births) 200 53 7 -96% -86% Urbanization 18% 18% 59% +41% +41% Literacy 47% 66% 97% +50% +31% Avg Yrs of Education 1.7 4.4 7.9 +6.2 Yrs +3.5 Yrs *USD 2017, PPP-adjusted **The World Bank only has poverty data back to 1981
