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TRENDS AND MARKERS

Recent data, statistics and indicators


Published in African Security Review Vol 13 No 4, 2004

 


Source: http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook (10 January 2005)

 

 


Source: http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook (10 January 2005)

 

 

HIV/AIDS prevalence rate

 


Source: http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook (10 January 2005)

 

 

Life expectancy at birth

 

Country
Total population
Male
Female
*Angola
36.79
36.06
37.55
*Botswana
30.76
30.99
30.53
*DRC
49.14
47.06
51.28
*Guinea-Bissau
46.98
45.09
48.92
* Rwanda
39.18
38.43
39.96
* Somalia
47.71
46.02
49.46
* Sudan
58.13
56.96
59.36
* Uganda
45.28
43.76
46.83
*- 2004 estimates
Source: http://www.odci.gov.cia/publications/factbook (10 January 2005)

 

 

Literacy rates (definition: age 15 & over can read & write)

 

Country
Total population
Male
Female
** Angola
42.0%
56.0%
28.0%
**Botswana
79.8%
76.9%
82.4%
**DRC
65.5%
76.2%
55.1%
**Guinea-Bissau
42.4%
58.1%
27.4%
**Rwanda
70.4%
76.3%
64.7%
* Somalia
37.8%
49.7%
25.8%
** Sudan
61.1%
71.8%
50.5%
** Uganda
69.9%
79.5%
60.4%
- 2001 estimates; **- 2003 estimates

Source: http://www.www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook (10 January 2005)

 

 

GDP Composition by sector

 

Country
Agriculture
Industry
Services
*** Angola
8%
67%
25%
**** Botswana
4%
48.7%
51.2%
**DRC
55%
11%
34%
* Guinea-Bissau
62%
12%
26%
**** Rwanda
40.7%
21.5%
37.8%
** Somalia
65%
10%
25%
**** Sudan
38.7%
20.3%
41%
**** Uganda
36.1%
21.2%
42.8%
* - 1999 estimates; **- 2000 estimates; ***- 2001 estimates; ****- 2003 estimates