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Roger LeMoyne
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Sub-Saharan Africa
Basic Indicators
INDICATOR |
REGION |
WORLD |
| Total population (2003) |
665,496,000 |
6,286,228,000 |
| Population under 18 (2003) |
340,099,000 |
2,183,635,000 |
| Population under five (2003) |
112,679,000 |
618,227,000 |
| Life expectancy at birth (2003) |
46 |
63 |
| Infant mortality rate, per 1,000 live births (2003) |
104 |
54 |
Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births (2000 adj.) |
940 |
400 |
| Percentage of infants with low birthweight (1998-2003) |
14 |
16 |
| Under-five mortality rate (2003) |
175 |
80 |
| Net primary school enrolment/attendance (1996-2003) |
58 |
80 |
| Adult literacy rate (2000) |
61 |
80 |
| Percentage of population using improved drinking water sources (2002) |
57 |
83 |
| Percentage of population using adequate sanitation facilities (2002) |
36 |
58 |
| Percentage of 1-year-old children immunized against (2003) |
| Tuberculosis |
74 |
85 |
| DPT3 (diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus) |
60 |
78 |
| Polio3 |
63 |
79 |
| Measles |
62 |
77 |
| Hepatitis B3 |
30 |
42 |
Economic Indicators
| GNI per capita (US$) 2003 |
496 |
5,488 |
| GDP per capita (US$) annual growth rate (1990-2003) |
0.4 |
2.1 |
| Average annual rate of inflation (1990-2003) |
38 |
7 |
| Percentage of population living on less than $1 a day (1990-2002) |
43 |
21 |
| Percentage of central government expenditure (1992-2002) allocated to: |
| health |
n/a |
12 |
| education |
n/a |
5 |
| defence |
n/a |
10 |
| Percentage share of household income (1990-2002): |
| lowest 40 per cent |
11 |
18 |
| highest 20 per cent |
59 |
43 |
HIV/AIDs
| % Adult prevalence rate (15-49 years) |
7.5 |
1.1 |
| Estimated number of adults and children (0-49 years) living with HIV/AIDS |
25,000,000 |
37,800,000 |
| Estimated number of children (0-14 years) living with HIV/AIDS |
1,900,000 |
2,100,000 |
| Estimated number of children (0-17 years) orphaned by HIV/AIDS |
12,300,000 |
15,000,000 |
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