UNESCO -The Progress of Nations
1997 - Statistical Profiles -
Sub-Saharan Africa
These statistical profiles put into stark relief the development challenge the world
faces. Among these 149 countries, per capita GNP ranges from $80 a year to $40,630 a year.
The under-5 mortality rate varies from 5 deaths per 1,000 live births to 320; the
maternal death rate ranges from 6 deaths per 100,000 live births to 1,800. The primary
school enrolment rate varies from 17% of young people to 100%.
By exposing these intolerable disparities, The Progress of Nations is a contribution to
ending them. |
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA |
Total
population
(millions)
1995 |
Population
under 18
(millions)
1995 |
Annual
no. of
births
(thousands)
1995 |
Annual
no. of
under-5
deaths
(thousands)
1995 |
Under-5
mortality
rate
1995 |
GNP
per capita
($)
1995 |
% of
under-5
children
under-
weight |
Primary
school
enrolment a/
(%) |
Total
fertility
rate
1995 |
Maternal
mortality
rate b/
1990 |
SUB-SAHARAN
AFRICA |
Angola |
10.8 |
5.8 |
536 |
162 |
292 |
410 |
- |
- |
6.9 |
1500 |
Benin |
5.4 |
3.0 |
234 |
37 |
142 |
370 |
- |
53 |
6.1 |
990 |
Botswana |
1.5 |
0.7 |
52 |
3 |
52 |
3020 |
15 |
96 |
4.7 |
250 |
Burkina Faso |
10.5 |
5.7 |
491 |
77 |
164 |
230 |
30 |
33 |
6.8 |
930 |
Burundi |
6.1 |
3.2 |
271 |
50 |
176 |
160 |
37 |
51 |
6.5 |
1300 |
Cameroon |
13.2 |
6.7 |
527 |
56 |
106 |
650 |
14 |
68 |
5.5 |
550 |
Central African Rep. |
3.3 |
1.6 |
125 |
22 |
165 |
340 |
27 |
55 |
5.1 |
700 |
Chad |
6.3 |
3.2 |
271 |
42 |
152 |
180 |
- |
41 |
5.7 |
1500 |
Congo |
2.6 |
1.4 |
113 |
12 |
108 |
680 |
24 |
- |
6.1 |
890 |
Congo, Dem. Rep |
45.5 |
24.3 |
2104 |
421 |
207 |
120 |
34 |
56 |
6.5 |
870 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
13.7 |
7.1 |
512 |
105 |
150 |
660 |
24 |
48 |
5.4 |
810 |
Eritrea |
3.2 |
1.6 |
134 |
29 |
195 |
100 |
41 |
27 |
5.6 |
1400 |
Ethiopia |
56.4 |
29.5 |
2768 |
506 |
195 |
100 |
48 |
21 |
7.0 |
1400 |
Gabon |
1.1 |
0.5 |
39 |
8 |
148 |
3490 |
- |
86 |
5.2 |
500 |
Gambia |
1.1 |
0.5 |
45 |
5 |
110 |
320 |
- |
55 |
5.4 |
1100 |
Ghana |
17.3 |
8.9 |
679 |
92 |
130 |
390 |
27 |
70 |
5.5 |
740 |
Guinea |
7.3 |
3.9 |
352 |
73 |
219 |
550 |
26 |
33 |
6.8 |
1600 |
Guinea-Bissau |
1.1 |
0.5 |
44 |
10 |
227 |
250 |
23 |
45 |
5.6 |
910 |
Kenya |
27.2 |
14.5 |
996 |
111 |
90 |
280 |
23 |
84 |
5.1 |
650 |
Lesotho |
2.0 |
1.0 |
73 |
10 |
140 |
770 |
21 |
75 |
5.0 |
610 |
Liberia |
2.1 |
1.0 |
119 |
30 |
216 |
450 |
- |
56 |
6.6 |
560 |
Madagascar |
14.9 |
7.9 |
630 |
103 |
164 |
230 |
34 |
62 |
5.9 |
490 |
Malawi |
9.7 |
5.2 |
488 |
118 |
219 |
170 |
30 |
83 |
6.9 |
560 |
Mali |
10.8 |
5.8 |
532 |
120 |
225 |
250 |
31 |
25 |
6.9 |
1200 |
Mauritania |
2.3 |
1.1 |
88 |
17 |
195 |
460 |
23 |
54 |
5.2 |
930 |
Mauritius |
1.1 |
0.4 |
22 |
1 |
23 |
3380 |
16 |
94 |
2.3 |
120 |
Mozambique |
17.3 |
8.8 |
748 |
156 |
220 |
80 |
27 |
52 |
6.3 |
1500 |
Namibia |
1.5 |
0.8 |
56 |
4 |
78 |
2000 |
26 |
77 |
5.1 |
370 |
Niger |
9.2 |
5.0 |
471 |
151 |
320 |
220 |
36 |
27 |
7.3 |
1200 |
Nigeria |
111.7 |
58.0 |
4915 |
939 |
191 |
260 |
36 |
59 |
6.2 |
1000 |
Rwanda |
5.2 |
2.8 |
262 |
48 |
139 |
180 |
29 |
61 |
6.3 |
1300 |
Senegal |
8.3 |
4.3 |
350 |
46 |
130 |
600 |
22 |
45 |
5.8 |
1200 |
Sierra Leone |
4.2 |
2.1 |
205 |
61 |
284 |
180 |
29 |
48 |
6.3 |
1800 |
Somalia |
9.5 |
5.1 |
488 |
97 |
211 |
120 |
- |
17 |
7.0 |
1600 |
South Africa |
41.5 |
18.1 |
1264 |
84 |
67 |
3160 |
9 |
96 |
4.0 |
230 |
Tanzania |
30.0 |
15.8 |
1258 |
200 |
160 |
120 |
29 |
64 |
5.7 |
770 |
Togo |
4.1 |
2.1 |
177 |
23 |
128 |
310 |
19 |
69 |
6.3 |
640 |
Uganda |
19.7 |
10.9 |
1006 |
155 |
145 |
240 |
26 |
- |
7.1 |
1200 |
Zambia |
8.1 |
4.5 |
350 |
83 |
203 |
400 |
28 |
77 |
5.7 |
940 |
Zimbabwe |
11.2 |
5.7 |
436 |
31 |
74 |
540 |
16 |
91 |
4.9 |
570 |
|
Total
population
(millions)
1995 |
Population
under 18
(millions)
1995 |
Annual
no. of
births
(thousands)
1995 |
Annual
no. of
under-5
deaths
(thousands)
1995 |
Under-5
mortality
rate
1995 |
GNP
per capita
($)
1995 |
% of
under-5
children
under-
weight |
Primary
school
enrolment a/
(%) |
Total
fertility
rate
1995 |
Maternal
mortality
rate b/
1990 |
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA |
Algeria |
28.1 |
13.0 |
844 |
31 |
40 |
1600 |
13 |
93 |
4.1 |
160 |
Egypt |
62.1 |
27.5 |
1682 |
89 |
51 |
790 |
12 |
84 |
3.6 |
170 |
Iran |
68.4 |
35.0 |
2439 |
90 |
40 |
1033 |
16 |
96 |
5.0 |
120 |
Iraq |
20.1 |
9.9 |
759 |
54 |
71 |
1036 |
12 |
79 |
5.5 |
310 |
Israel |
5.5 |
1.9 |
114 |
1 |
9 |
15920 |
- |
- |
2.8 |
7 |
Jordan |
5.4 |
2.7 |
204 |
5 |
25 |
1510 |
9 |
97 |
5.4 |
150 |
Kuwait |
1.7 |
0.8 |
41 |
1 |
14 |
17390 |
6 |
64 |
2.9 |
29 |
Lebanon |
3.0 |
1.2 |
76 |
3 |
40 |
2660 |
- |
- |
2.9 |
300 |
Libya |
5.4 |
2.8 |
221 |
14 |
63 |
5310 |
5 |
97 |
6.2 |
220 |
Morocco |
26.5 |
11.5 |
720 |
56 |
75 |
1110 |
9 |
69 |
3.4 |
610 |
Oman |
2.2 |
1.2 |
97 |
2 |
25 |
4820 |
12 |
93 |
7.2 |
190 |
Saudi Arabia |
18.3 |
8.8 |
641 |
22 |
34 |
7040 |
- |
63 |
6.1 |
130 |
Sudan |
26.7 |
12.9 |
914 |
126 |
115 |
480 |
34 |
- |
4.8 |
660 |
Syria |
14.2 |
7.4 |
442 |
21 |
36 |
1120 |
12 |
93 |
4.4 |
180 |
Tunisia |
9.0 |
3.7 |
221 |
8 |
37 |
1820 |
9 |
99 |
3.1 |
170 |
Turkey |
60.8 |
23.1 |
1345 |
81 |
50 |
2780 |
10 |
73 |
2.6 |
180 |
U. Arab Emirates |
2.2 |
0.8 |
42 |
1 |
19 |
17400 |
- |
100 |
3.6 |
26 |
Yemen |
15.0 |
8.1 |
723 |
76 |
110 |
260 |
39 |
57 |
7.6 |
1400 |
|
Total
population
(millions)
1995 |
Population
under 18
(millions)
1995 |
Annual
no. of
births
(thousands)
1995 |
Annual
no. of
under-5
deaths
(thousands)
1995 |
Under-5
mortality
rate
1995 |
GNP
per capita
($)
1995 |
% of
under-5
children
under-
weight |
Primary
school
enrolment a/
(%) |
Total
fertility
rate
1995 |
Maternal
mortality
rate b/
1990 |
CENTRAL ASIA |
Afghanistan |
19.7 |
9.2 |
1039 |
268 |
257 |
280 |
- |
29 |
6.9 |
1700 |
Armenia |
3.6 |
1.2 |
53 |
2 |
31 |
730 |
- |
- |
1.9 |
50 |
Azerbaijan |
7.5 |
2.8 |
159 |
8 |
50 |
480 |
- |
- |
2.5 |
22 |
Georgia |
5.5 |
1.5 |
79 |
2 |
26 |
440 |
- |
82 |
2.0 |
33 |
Kazakstan |
16.8 |
6.0 |
315 |
15 |
47 |
1330 |
- |
- |
2.4 |
80 |
Kyrgyzstan |
4.5 |
1.9 |
119 |
7 |
54 |
700 |
- |
86 |
3.4 |
110 |
Tajikistan |
5.8 |
2.8 |
183 |
17 |
79 |
340 |
- |
- |
4.1 |
130 |
Turkmenistan |
4.1 |
1.9 |
122 |
11 |
85 |
920 |
- |
- |
3.8 |
55 |
Uzbekistan |
22.8 |
10.5 |
673 |
42 |
62 |
970 |
- |
95 |
3.7 |
55 |
|
Total
population
(millions)
1995 |
Population
under 18
(millions)
1995 |
Annual
no. of
births
(thousands)
1995 |
Annual
no. of
under-5
deaths
(thousands)
1995 |
Under-5
mortality
rate
1995 |
GNP
per capita
($)
1995 |
% of
under-5
children
under-
weight |
Primary
school
enrolment a/
(%) |
Total
fertility
rate
1995 |
Maternal
mortality
rate b/
1990 |
EAST/SOUTH ASIA AND PACIFIC |
Australia |
17.9 |
4.6 |
261 |
2 |
8 |
18720 |
- |
98 |
1.9 |
9 |
Bangladesh |
118.2 |
57.2 |
3079 |
477 |
115 |
240 |
67 |
82 |
3.3 |
850 |
Bhutan |
1.8 |
0.9 |
74 |
12 |
189 |
420 |
38 |
41 |
5.9 |
1600 |
Cambodia |
10.0 |
4.7 |
358 |
72 |
174 |
270 |
40 |
- |
4.7 |
900 |
China |
1220.2 |
378.1 |
20858 |
1021 |
47 |
620 |
16 |
95 |
1.9 |
95 |
India |
929.0 |
379.8 |
24343 |
3002 |
115 |
340 |
53 |
68 |
3.2 |
570 |
Indonesia |
197.5 |
77.7 |
4695 |
354 |
75 |
980 |
35 |
91 |
2.8 |
650 |
Japan |
125.1 |
25.2 |
1260 |
8 |
6 |
39640 |
- |
100 |
1.5 |
18 |
Korea, Dem. |
22.1 |
6.9 |
487 |
17 |
30 |
970 |
- |
- |
2.1 |
70 |
Korea, Rep. |
44.9 |
12.8 |
686 |
7 |
9 |
9700 |
- |
93 |
1.7 |
130 |
Lao Rep. |
4.9 |
2.5 |
221 |
28 |
134 |
350 |
40 |
68 |
6.7 |
650 |
Malaysia |
20.1 |
8.8 |
542 |
7 |
13 |
3890 |
23 |
- |
3.4 |
80 |
Mongolia |
2.5 |
1.1 |
69 |
5 |
74 |
310 |
12 |
78 |
3.4 |
65 |
Myanmar |
45.1 |
18.9 |
1264 |
220 |
150 |
220 |
43 |
85 |
3.5 |
580 |
Nepal |
21.5 |
10.6 |
819 |
95 |
114 |
200 |
46 |
69 |
5.2 |
1500 |
New Zealand |
3.6 |
1.0 |
57 |
1 |
9 |
14340 |
- |
99 |
2.1 |
25 |
Pakistan |
136.3 |
66.7 |
5163 |
755 |
137 |
460 |
38 |
66 |
5.3 |
340 |
Papua New Guinea |
4.3 |
2.0 |
142 |
13 |
95 |
1160 |
35 |
73 |
4.9 |
930 |
Philippines |
67.8 |
30.5 |
2029 |
105 |
53 |
1050 |
30 |
90 |
3.8 |
280 |
Singapore |
3.3 |
0.9 |
57 |
0 |
6 |
26730 |
- |
100 |
1.8 |
10 |
Sri Lanka |
17.9 |
6.4 |
322 |
7 |
19 |
700 |
38 |
- |
2.2 |
140 |
Thailand |
58.2 |
19.8 |
994 |
36 |
32 |
2740 |
26 |
- |
1.8 |
200 |
Viet Nam |
73.8 |
32.1 |
1996 |
99 |
45 |
240 |
45 |
88 |
3.2 |
160 |
|
Total
population
(millions)
1995 |
Population
under 18
(millions)
1995 |
Annual
no. of
births
(thousands)
1995 |
Annual
no .of
under-5
deaths
(thousands)
1995 |
Under-5
mortality
rate
1995 |
GNP
per capita
($)
1995 |
% of
under-5
children
under-
weight |
Primary
school
enrolment a/
(%) |
Total
fertility
rate
1995 |
Maternal
mortality
rate b/
1990 |
AMERICAS |
Argentina |
34.8 |
12.1 |
707 |
19 |
27 |
8030 |
- |
95 |
2.7 |
100 |
Bolivia |
7.4 |
3.5 |
256 |
27 |
105 |
800 |
16 |
89 |
4.6 |
650 |
Brazil |
159.0 |
60.5 |
3228 |
203 |
53 |
3640 |
6 |
91 |
2.3 |
220 |
Canada |
29.4 |
7.2 |
383 |
3 |
8 |
19380 |
- |
97 |
1.7 |
6 |
Chile |
14.2 |
4.9 |
296 |
5 |
15 |
4160 |
1 |
86 |
2.5 |
65 |
Colombia |
35.8 |
14.5 |
883 |
26 |
32 |
1910 |
8 |
91 |
2.8 |
100 |
Costa Rica |
3.4 |
1.4 |
85 |
1 |
16 |
2610 |
2 |
87 |
3.0 |
55 |
Cuba |
11.0 |
2.9 |
152 |
2 |
10 |
1170 |
- |
100 |
1.6 |
95 |
Dominican Rep. |
7.8 |
3.2 |
199 |
9 |
44 |
1460 |
10 |
81 |
2.9 |
110 |
Ecuador |
11.5 |
4.9 |
308 |
12 |
40 |
1390 |
17 |
94 |
3.3 |
150 |
El Salvador |
5.7 |
2.6 |
164 |
8 |
40 |
1610 |
11 |
70 |
3.3 |
300 |
Guatemala |
10.6 |
5.4 |
399 |
24 |
60 |
1340 |
27 |
70 |
5.1 |
200 |
Haiti |
7.1 |
3.3 |
247 |
31 |
124 |
250 |
28 |
26 |
4.7 |
1000 |
Honduras |
5.7 |
2.9 |
200 |
8 |
38 |
600 |
18 |
90 |
4.6 |
220 |
Jamaica |
2.5 |
0.9 |
57 |
1 |
13 |
1510 |
10 |
100 |
2.5 |
120 |
Mexico |
91.1 |
38.6 |
2356 |
79 |
32 |
3320 |
14 |
98 |
2.9 |
110 |
Nicaragua |
4.1 |
2.1 |
143 |
10 |
60 |
380 |
12 |
79 |
4.1 |
160 |
Panama |
2.6 |
1.0 |
62 |
1 |
20 |
2750 |
7 |
91 |
2.8 |
55 |
Paraguay |
4.8 |
2.3 |
157 |
5 |
34 |
1690 |
4 |
90 |
4.4 |
160 |
Peru |
23.5 |
10.0 |
617 |
35 |
55 |
2310 |
11 |
88 |
3.2 |
280 |
Trinidad/Tobago |
1.3 |
0.5 |
21 |
1 |
18 |
3770 |
7 |
88 |
2.2 |
90 |
United States |
267.1 |
69.9 |
3911 |
40 |
10 |
26980 |
- |
100 |
2.0 |
12 |
Uruguay |
3.2 |
0.9 |
53 |
1 |
21 |
5170 |
7 |
94 |
2.3 |
85 |
Venezuela |
21.8 |
9.3 |
569 |
14 |
24 |
3020 |
6 |
88 |
3.1 |
120 |
|
Total
population
(millions)
1995 |
Population
under 18
(millions)
1995 |
Annual
no. of
births
(thousands)
1995 |
Annual
no. of
under-5
deaths
(thousands)
1995 |
Under-5
mortality
rate
1995 |
GNP
per capita
($)
1995 |
% of
under-5
children
under-
weight |
Primary
school
enrolment a/
(%) |
Total
fertility
rate
1995 |
Maternal
mortality
rate b/
1990 |
EUROPE |
Albania |
3.4 |
1.3 |
76 |
3 |
40 |
670 |
- |
- |
2.7 |
65 |
Austria |
8.0 |
1.7 |
88 |
1 |
7 |
26890 |
- |
100 |
1.4 |
10 |
Belarus |
10.4 |
2.7 |
111 |
2 |
20 |
2070 |
- |
97 |
1.5 |
37 |
Belgium |
10.1 |
2.2 |
117 |
1 |
10 |
24710 |
- |
96 |
1.6 |
10 |
Bosnia/Herzegovina |
3.6 |
0.9 |
44 |
1 |
17 |
* |
- |
- |
1.5 |
- |
Bulgaria |
8.5 |
1.9 |
86 |
2 |
19 |
1330 |
- |
83 |
1.5 |
27 |
Croatia |
4.5 |
1.1 |
49 |
1 |
14 |
3250 |
- |
82 |
1.6 |
- |
Czech Rep. |
10.3 |
2.5 |
115 |
1 |
10 |
3870 |
- |
- |
1.5 |
15 |
Denmark |
5.2 |
1.1 |
68 |
0 |
7 |
29890 |
- |
99 |
1.8 |
9 |
Estonia |
1.5 |
0.4 |
14 |
0 |
22 |
2860 |
- |
90 |
1.4 |
41 |
Finland |
5.1 |
1.2 |
64 |
0 |
5 |
20580 |
- |
- |
1.8 |
11 |
France |
58.1 |
13.6 |
701 |
7 |
9 |
24990 |
- |
99 |
1.7 |
15 |
Germany |
81.6 |
15.8 |
777 |
5 |
7 |
27510 |
- |
97 |
1.3 |
22 |
Greece |
10.5 |
2.2 |
103 |
1 |
10 |
8210 |
- |
91 |
1.4 |
10 |
Hungary |
10.1 |
2.3 |
108 |
2 |
14 |
4120 |
- |
93 |
1.5 |
30 |
Ireland |
3.5 |
1.1 |
47 |
0 |
7 |
14710 |
- |
100 |
1.9 |
10 |
Italy |
57.2 |
10.7 |
532 |
4 |
8 |
19020 |
- |
- |
1.2 |
12 |
Latvia |
2.5 |
0.6 |
26 |
1 |
26 |
2270 |
- |
81 |
1.5 |
40 |
Lithuania |
3.7 |
1.0 |
43 |
1 |
19 |
1900 |
- |
- |
1.6 |
36 |
Moldova, Rep. of |
4.4 |
1.4 |
63 |
2 |
34 |
920 |
- |
- |
2.0 |
60 |
Netherlands |
15.5 |
3.4 |
192 |
2 |
8 |
24000 |
- |
93 |
1.6 |
12 |
Norway |
4.3 |
1.0 |
59 |
1 |
8 |
31250 |
- |
99 |
1.9 |
6 |
Poland |
38.6 |
10.8 |
473 |
8 |
16 |
2790 |
- |
97 |
1.8 |
19 |
Portugal |
9.8 |
2.2 |
110 |
1 |
11 |
9740 |
- |
100 |
1.5 |
15 |
Romania |
22.7 |
5.8 |
245 |
7 |
29 |
1480 |
- |
94 |
1.5 |
130 |
Russian Fed. |
148.5 |
37.9 |
1439 |
46 |
30 |
2240 |
- |
94 |
1.4 |
75 |
Slovakia |
5.3 |
1.5 |
66 |
1 |
15 |
2950 |
- |
- |
1.7 |
- |
Slovenia |
1.9 |
0.4 |
18 |
0 |
8 |
8200 |
- |
96 |
1.3 |
13 |
Spain |
39.6 |
8.4 |
387 |
4 |
9 |
13580 |
- |
100 |
1.2 |
7 |
Sweden |
8.8 |
1.9 |
112 |
1 |
5 |
23750 |
- |
99 |
1.9 |
7 |
Switzerland |
7.2 |
1.5 |
82 |
1 |
7 |
40630 |
- |
100 |
1.5 |
6 |
TFYR Macedonia |
2.2 |
0.6 |
32 |
1 |
31 |
860 |
- |
87 |
2.0 |
- |
Ukraine |
51.8 |
12.6 |
532 |
14 |
24 |
1630 |
- |
- |
1.5 |
50 |
United Kingdom |
58.1 |
13.3 |
721 |
6 |
7 |
18700 |
- |
100 |
1.8 |
9 |
Yugoslavia, Fed. Rep. of |
10.3 |
2.7 |
132 |
4 |
23 |
** |
- |
69 |
1.9 |
- |
a/ Enrolment is derived
from net primary school enrolment rates as reported by UNESCO, and national household
survey reports of attendance at primary school.
b/ Several of the maternal mortality rates vary substantially from government estimates. A
review of these data will be part of a forthcoming revision of maternal mortality
estimates.
* GNP per capita estimated range $765 or less.
** GNP per capita estimated range $766 to $3035.
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