| Total Population |
48,040,000 |
| People per physician |
15,584 (World Almanac, 1998) |
| Per capita GNP ($US) |
120 |
| Total national health expenditure as a % of GNP |
2.4 (World Bank, 1990) |
| % of national health expenditure devoted to local health care |
N/A |
| Total government health expenditure as a % of GNP |
0.8 (World Bank, 1990) |
| Life Expectancy at birth (in years) |
Total popn: 53 |
| Total Fertility Rate (children born/woman) |
6.2 |
| Infant Mortality Rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) |
90 |
| % dying before 5th birthday (both sexes) |
12.5% |
| Maternal Mortality Rate (deaths per 100,000 live births) |
870 (UNICEF, 1998) |
| Child Malnutrition (% of children under age 5) |
34 (World Bank, 1997) |
| Immunization:
% of infants reaching their first birthday and have been fully immunized against: |
| �diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis |
36 |
| poliomyelitis |
36 |
| measles |
41 |
| tuberculosis |
51 |
|
% of women that have been immunized with tetanus toxoid (TT) during pregnancy |
20 |
| Access to safe drinking water (% of population) |
Total: 42, Urban: 89, Rural: 26 (UNICEF, 1998) |
|
Access to sanitation (adequate excreta disposal facilities) |
Total: 9, Urban: 23, Rural: 4 (WHO, 1992) |
| Adult literacy rate (% of population age 15+ who can read and write) |
Total: 77.3 |
| Main Telephone Lines |
Source: Tam Tam to Internet, 1996
Total: 36,000
Per 100 inhabitants: 0.1
Households: 5,975,000
Residential main lines: 8,300
Per 100 households: 0.1
Main lines per 100 inhabitants: 0.1
Total payphones: 500
Payphones per 1,000 inhabitants: 0.0
Waiting list for telephones: 6,000
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Botswana
D.R. Congo
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