Poverty level drops to 27.5% in Tajikistan – President

AKIPRESS.COM - Poverty level reduced to 27.5% in Tajikistan since the country gained sovereignty, President Emomali Rahmon said in his address to the Parliament today, Avesta reports.
The average life expectancy reached 75 years.
The mortality rate almost halved. The mortality rate among children under 5 years dropped more than 3 times.
The population of Tajikistan reached almost 9.5 million having grown for 70% after the country gained sovereignty.