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Final Review: United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa
INFORMATION NOTE


African development indicators*
 

1990

2000
ECONOMY
 GDP growth averages**

 1.0

 3.7
 All-Africa exports as % of world total

 2.3

 1.6
 Total debt service as % of exports of goods and services

 20

 11
 Manufacturing value added as % of GDP

 17.4

 14.2
 Military spending as % of govt expenditure

 14.6

 9
POPULATION
 Total, millions     

All Africa

 622

 798

 Sub-Saharan Africa

 508

 660
 Population growth (annual %)

 2.9

 2.4
 Fertility rate (total births per woman)

 6.1

 5.2
HEALTH
 Under-5 mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)

 158.5

 161.6
 Immunization against measles (% of children under 12 months)

 64.1

 52.8
 Life expectancy at birth (years)

 52

 49
 Access to safe drinking water, %

 53

 57
 Sanitation coverage, %

 54

 53
 EDUCATION
 Net primary school enrolment, %

 56

 60
 Adult illiteracy (males), %

 40

 30
 Adult illiteracy (females), %

 60

 47
 * Figures are for Sub-Saharan Africa except where indicated
** Figures are averages for periods 1990-95 and 1996-2000
Ý 1999 figure

Source: UN Africa Recovery from UNDP, UNICEF, WHO, World Bank data


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