Basic Facts

• Median age – 15 years old
• Life expectancy – 53 years old (Ranked 205 out of 223 countries)
• Average income - $300 annually (less than $1 per day)
• Female Head of Households – 48%
• Orphans – 2.5 million... almost half due to AIDS

Health & Wellness Challenges

• HIV/AIDS – 1.2 million, 6.5% of population. Higher rates in rural area due to lack of education.
• Food or waterborne disease such as bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis, and typhoid fever.
• Vector-borne diseases such as malaria, plague, and African sleeping sickness
• Lack of clean water, general hygiene, and means to treat common illness
• 20% of children under five are either moderately or severely underweight

Education

• Literacy rate – 66% over age of 15 can read & write