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Africa by numbers55 Countries in Africa
24 African nations in the bottom 24 countries of the U.N. Human Development index, a measure of population well-being
119 Rank of the highest-rated sub-Saharan African country, Gabon, in the UNHD index
941m Population of Africa
6,500 Africans are dying every day from a preventable, treatable disease sub-Saharan Africa
1.7m Sub-Saharan Africans have been infected by HIV/AIDS in the last year
1.6m Sub-Saharan Africans died of AIDS last year
33.4% of the adult population in Swaziland has HIV/AIDS
$39.9bn of aid was given to Africa by developed countries in 2006
18 African countries have received total debt cancellation in the past five years
1.1m Sub-Saharan Africans, mainly children, die from malaria annually
3m insecticide-treated nets were given to Rwandan households in 2006 by the Global Fund
66% Drop in malaria-related deaths the following year
500,000 children in Mozambique have been vaccinated against tetanus, whooping cough and diphtheria with its debt savings
1000% Increase in Niger's teacher recruitment through foreign aid
20m more children are now going to school in Africa due to debt cancellation
(Compiled by Tom Templeton)
© Observer/Guardian, 2008.
Jari, VIIDAKKORUMPU