Malawi

DEMOGRAPHIC, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Total population:                                                                       15,263,000

Life expectancy at birth:                                                           44-males, 51-females

Estimated population living with HIV/AIDS :                      930,000

Percentage of HIV-infected people

receiving antiretroviral therapy:                                              35%

Human development Index rank, out of 169 countries:       153

There are 2 physicians and 38 nurses per 100,000 population

There are approximately 600,000 orphans due to AIDS

41% of children under 5 are malnourished and about 64% of children

6-59 months are anemic.

Maternal mortality is still among the highest in Africa

Sources:

World Health Organization, 2009 and 2011

2010 Human Development Report

UNAIDS 2008/2009

WHO/UNAIDS/UNICEF Towards Universal Access, 2008

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