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Health Problems

Demographics

Socioeconomic indicators

Population: 1,367,124 (July )

Age structure:
0-14 years: 45% (male 311,293; female 308,570)
15-64 years: 52% (male 352,765; female 358,258)
65 years and over: 3% (male 19,099; female 17,139)

Population growth rate: 3.2%

Birth rate: 42.28 births/1,000 population

Death rate: 13.21 deaths/1,000 population

Net migration rate: 2.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.11 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female

Infant mortality rate: 79.29 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 53.2 years
male: 51.29 years
female: 55.16 years

Total fertility rate: 5.76 children born/woman ()

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 38.6%
male: 52.8%
female: 24.9% (1995 est.)

GDP: purchasing power parity - $1.4 billion

GDP - real growth rate: 4.2%

GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $1,030

GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 23%
industry: 13%
services: 64% (1997 est.)

Population below poverty line: NA%

Labor force: 400,000

Labor force - by occupation: agriculture 75%, industry, commerce, and services 19%, government 6%

Unemployment rate: NA%

HIV/AIDS

People living with HIV

Adult and Children deaths 1999

Men (15 –49)

Women  (15-49)

Total Adults

Percentage of population

1,400

5,400

6,600

12,000

1.95%

Population at risk of malaria (%)

Negligible Risk

Epidemic Risk

Endemic Risk

Cases reported

0%

0%

100%