TANZANIA STATISTICS
Shepherds Junior School is located in Arusha, Tanzania. The country is among the most impoverished in the world. A few key statistics are presented here for context:
| Key Statistics |
Tanzania |
United States |
Per capita income, USD (2006)
The CIA World Factbook |
$350
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$34,586 |
Life expectancy (2000-2005)
United Nations World Population Prospects, The 2006 Revision |
49.7 yrs |
77.4 yrs |
Human Development Index Rank out of 177countries (2006)
United Nations Development Programme |
#162 |
#8 |
| Estimated AIDS Deaths (2005)
UNAID 2006 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
|
140,000 |
16,000 |
| Total Population (2007)
The CIA World Factbook
|
~39.5 million |
~301 million |
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As of 2005, there were estimated to be 1.1 million orphans under 18 living in Tanzania.
UNAID 2006 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
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From 2001-2003, it is estimated that 44% of the population of Tanzania was suffering from undernourishment.
United Nations World Population Prospects, The 2006 Revision |
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