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Friday, March 9, 2007

Africa Statistics...

Life expectancy

  • In the United States the average life expectancy is 77 years
  • In Africa 29 countries have a life expectancy of less than 50 years, with 5 countries (Botswana, Central African Republic, Lesotho, Zambia, and Zimbabwe) experiencing life expectancies of less than 40 years.
  • At 35.49 years, Botswana is the country in Africa with the shortest life expectancy at birth

Infant Mortality

  • The United States has an infant mortality rate of 6.7 per 1,000 live births
  • 22 African countries have infant mortality rates higher than 100 per 1,000 live births
  • Sierra Leone has the highest infant mortality rate in Africa at 165.4 per 1,000 live births

HIV Prevalence

  • The HIV prevalence rate among adults aged 15-49 in the United States is 0.6%
  • In Africa 10 countries have an HIV prevalence rate greater that 10%
  • The African country with the highest HIV prevalence rate is Swaziland , with 33.38% of the adult population infected with HIV

Literacy

  • The adult literacy rate in the United States is 99%[2]
  • 10 African countries report adult literacy rates of less than 30% with 2 countries ( Burkina Faso and Mali ) reporting literacy rates of less than 25%
  • Mali has the lowest reported adult literacy rate in Africa at only 19.04%
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