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  • Population, total (millions): 702.6
  • Population growth (annual %): 2.1
  • Life expectancy at birth, total (years): 45.8
  • Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births): 103.1
  • Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24): 76.5
  • GNI (current US$) (billions): 399.3
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$): 490.0
  • Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population aged 15-49): 8.4
    Source: World Development Indicators (2003)
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Country profiles:  ALGERIA   ANGOLA  


 BENIN   BOTSWANA   BURKINA FASO  
 BURUNDI   CAMEROON   CAPE VERDE  
 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   CHAD   COMOROS  
 CONGO   CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC   DJIBOUTI  
 EGYPT   EQUATORIAL GUINEA   ERITREA  
 ETHIOPIA   GABON   GAMBIA  
 GHANA   GUINEA   GUINEA-BISSAU  
 IVORY COAST   KENYA   LESOTHO  
 LIBERIA   LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA   MADAGASCAR  
 MALAWI   MALDIVES   MALI  
 MAURITANIA   MAURITIUS   MOROCCO  
 MOZAMBIQUE   NAMIBIA   NIGER  
 NIGERIA   RWANDA  SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE  
 SENEGAL   SEYCHELLES   SIERRA LEONE  
 SOMALIA   SOUTH AFRICA   SUDAN  
 SWAZILAND   TANZANIA   TOGO  
 TUNISIA   UGANDA   WESTERN SAHARA  
 ZAMBIA   ZIMBABWE  
  Sub-Saharan Africa Data Profile
  1999 2002 2003
People
Population, total 643.3 million 689.2 million 704.5 million
Population growth (annual %) 2.4 2.3 2.2
Life expectancy (years) .. 45.8 45.6
Fertility rate (births per woman) .. 5.2 5.2
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) .. .. 101.0
Under 5 mortality rate (per 1,000 children) .. .. 171.2
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) .. .. 38.5
Child immunization, measles (% of under 12 mos) 49.1 57.5 60.8
Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population aged 15-49) .. .. 7.2
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) 67.2 70.5 ..
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) 52.9 57.6 ..
Primary completion rate, total (% age group) .. 59.0 ..
Primary completion rate, female (% age group) .. 54.0 ..
Net primary enrollment (% relevant age group) .. .. ..
Environment
Surface area (sq. km) 24.3 million 24.3 million 24.3 million
Forests (1,000 sq. km) .. .. ..
Deforestation (avearge annual % 1990-2000) .. .. ..
Internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters) .. .. 5,545.9
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) 0.8 .. ..
Access to improved water source (% of total pop.) .. 58.2 ..
Access to improved sanitation (% of urban pop.) .. 55.4 ..
Energy use per capita (kg of oil equivalent) 666.5 667.4 ..
Electricity use per capita (kWh) 434.4 457.1 ..
Economy
GNI, Atlas method (current US$) 318.5 billion 311.0 billion 350.7 billion
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) 500.0 450.0 500.0
GDP (current $) 321.1 billion 337.2 billion 439.3 billion
GDP growth (annual %) 2.5 3.4 3.9
Value added in agriculture (% of GDP) 19.4 18.5 16.5
Value added in industry (% of GDP) 28.6 30.1 31.0
Value added in services (% of GDP) 52.0 51.4 52.5
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) 28.8 33.4 32.0
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) 31.7 33.7 32.6
Gross capital formation (% of GDP) 18.0 18.4 18.9
Technology and infrastructure
Fixed lines and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people) 24.6 52.3 61.9
Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes) 0.1 0.1 ..
Personal computers (per 1,000 people) 8.7 11.9 ..
Internet users 2.3 million 6.2 million 2.9 million
Paved roads (% of total) 13.3 .. ..
Aircraft departures 337.8 thousand 327.7 thousand 348.2 thousand
Trade and finance
Trade in goods as a share of GDP (%) 50.1 52.9 52.7
Trade in goods as a share of goods GDP (%) 97.8 107.3 108.7
High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) 8.9 .. ..
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting country (current US$) 9.1 billion 9.0 billion 10.1 billion
Total debt service (% of exports of goods and services) 13.7 10.6 8.5
Short-term debt outstanding (current US$) 41.0 billion 29.0 billion 31.1 billion
Aid per capita (current US$) 20.6 27.3 34.3
Source: World Development Indicators database, April 2005
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