This study primary aimed to analyze the socioeconomic development indica tors in Tocantins State, a peripheral region of Amazon, related to the first decade of this
century. The used data are from Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística-IBGE (Bra zilian Institute of Geography and Statistics), Tocantins State, and the United Nations De velopment Programme (UNDP). Data are related to birth rate, gross death rate, infant
death rate, Human Development Index (HDI), literacy rate, fertility rate, per capita Gross
Domestic Product (GDP). Results suggest that the Tocantins State occupies the median
position in socioeconomic development in the Brazilian North region, having shown pro gress in some indicators, but still has a long way for reaching satisfactory standard of
economic development.
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