Population and Common Diseases
• Population: 6,294,774 (as of July 2008)
• Population Growth Rate: 2.282%
• Birth rate: 45.08 births per 1000 population
• Death rate: 22.26 deaths per 1000 population
• Immigration: No immigrants but refugees are slowly returning from other countries.
Male to Female Ratio: .49 males for every 1 female
• Infant Mortality Rate: 156.48 deaths per 1000 live births. 15%
• 173.59 male deaths per 1000. 17%
• 138.85 deaths female per 1000. 13%
• Life Expectancy: 40.93 years
• Males: 38.64 years
• Females: 43.28 years
• HIV/AIDS: 7% growth
• 170,000 live with it
• HIV and AIDS cause 11,000 deaths per year
Diseases:
• Food or Water Born Diseases: Bacterial Protozoal Diarehha, Hepatitus B, and Typhoid Fever.
• Vector Born Diseases: Malaria and Yellow Fever.
• Water Contact Disease: Schistosomiasis.
• Soil Contact Disease: Lassa Fever
• Population: 6,294,774 (as of July 2008)
• Population Growth Rate: 2.282%
• Birth rate: 45.08 births per 1000 population
• Death rate: 22.26 deaths per 1000 population
• Immigration: No immigrants but refugees are slowly returning from other countries.
Male to Female Ratio: .49 males for every 1 female
• Infant Mortality Rate: 156.48 deaths per 1000 live births. 15%
• 173.59 male deaths per 1000. 17%
• 138.85 deaths female per 1000. 13%
• Life Expectancy: 40.93 years
• Males: 38.64 years
• Females: 43.28 years
• HIV/AIDS: 7% growth
• 170,000 live with it
• HIV and AIDS cause 11,000 deaths per year
Diseases:
• Food or Water Born Diseases: Bacterial Protozoal Diarehha, Hepatitus B, and Typhoid Fever.
• Vector Born Diseases: Malaria and Yellow Fever.
• Water Contact Disease: Schistosomiasis.
• Soil Contact Disease: Lassa Fever
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