| Total Population |
1,518,000 |
| People per Physician |
N/A |
| Per capita GNP ($US) |
3,020 |
| Total national health expenditure as a % of GNP |
3.2 (WHO, 1989-90) |
| % of national health expenditure devoted to local health care |
20.6 (WHO, 1989-90) |
| Total government health expenditure as a % of GNP |
N/A |
| Life Expectancy at birth (in years) |
Total population: 50 |
| Total Fertility Rate (children born/woman) |
4.5 |
| Infant Mortality Rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) |
57 |
| Probability of dying before 5th birthday (both sexes) |
9.4% |
| Maternal Mortality Rate (deaths per 100,000 live births) |
250 (UNICEF, 1998) |
| Child Malnutrition (% of children under age 5) |
27 (World Bank, 1997) |
Immunization:
% of infants reaching their first birthday and have been fully immunized against: |
| diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis |
83 |
| poliomyelitis |
81 |
| measles |
82 |
| tuberculosis |
67 |
| % of women that have been immunized with tetanus toxoid (TT) during pregnancy |
61 |
| Access to safe drinking water (% of population) |
Total: 93, Urban: 100, Rural: 91 (UNICEF, 1998) |
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Access to sanitation (adequate excreta disposal facilities) |
Total: 55, Urban: 91, Rural: 41 (WHO, 1991-3) |
| Adult literacy rate (% of population age 15+ who can read and write) |
Total: 69.8 |
| Main Telephone Lines |
Source: Tam Tam to Internet, 1996
Total: 72,200
Per 100 inhabitants: 4.8
Households: 338,000
Residential main lines: 43,300
Per 100 households: 12.8
Main lines per 100 inhabitants: 4.8
Total payphones: 100
Payphones per 1,000 inhabitants: 0.7
Waiting list for telephones: 9,300
Waiting time: 1 year
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