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Somalia

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 [Country map of Somalia]

 

HIV/AIDS v low

Malaria

very highly endemic

TB

very highly endemic

Schistosomiasis

highly endemic

Trypanosomiasis

highly endemic

Leishmaniasis

highly endemic

Cholera

endemic

Amoebiasis

highly endemic

Typhoid Fever

highly endemic

Leprosy

very highly endemic

Onchocerciasis

highly endemic

Lymphatic Filiarisis

very highly endemic

Meningitis

endemic

 

           

Demographics

Socioeconomic indicators

Population: 7,253,137
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2000 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 44% (male 1,610,945; female 1,608,209)
15-64 years: 53% (male 1,938,263; female 1,892,752)
65 years and over: 3% (male 90,717; female 112,251) (2000 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.9% (2000 est.)

Birth rate: 47.7 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Death rate: 18.69 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 125.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 46.23 years
male: 44.66 years
female: 47.85 years (2000 est.)

Total fertility rate: 7.18 children born/woman (2000 est.)

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 24%
male: 36%
female: 14% (1990 est.)

 

 

 

HIV/AIDS

UNAIDS factsheet

 

Malaria


Population at risk of malaria
(%)
Negligible Risk
94%
Epidemic Risk
2%
Endemic Risk
4%
Cases reported
 

 

  Source: adapted from Mara Arma (1995) and WHO Roll back malaria (1995 –1997)

 

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