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Tanzania |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
UK |
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1997 |
2007 |
1997 |
2007 |
1997 |
2007 |
| Population (Millions) |
31.6 |
41.3 |
619.5 |
798.2 |
58.3 |
61.0 |
| Population growth rate (% per annum) |
2.7% |
2.6% |
0.5% |
| Land Area (km2 thousands) |
886 |
23578 |
242 |
| Population per km2 |
36 |
47 |
26 |
34 |
241 |
252 |
| GDP per capita (constant $US 2005 PPP) |
819 |
1118 |
1539 |
1881 |
26649 |
33717 |
| Growth in GDP per capita (% per annum) |
3.2% |
2.0% |
2.4% |
| Population living on less than $1.25 per day (%)a |
88.5% |
58.4% |
n.a. |
| Life Expectancy (male) (years) |
46.8 |
51.4 |
48.7 |
50.5 |
74.9 |
77.2 |
| Life Expectancy (female) (years) |
50.1 |
53.6 |
52.0 |
52.6 |
79.9 |
81.6 |
| Infant Mortality (per '000 live births) b |
88.7 |
73.4 |
97.7 |
88.5 |
5.6 |
4.9 |
| Adult Literacy Rate c |
69.4% |
72.3% |
59.4% |
62.2% |
99% |
| Primary School Net Enrolment d |
49.0% |
97.8% |
55.6% |
72.4% |
99.9% |
97.2% |
| Primary School Completion Rate e |
48.0% |
85.4% |
49.9% |
63.2% |
n.a. |
| Primary School Pupil Teacher Ratio f |
38 |
53 |
42 |
44 |
19 |
18 |
| Per Capita Expenditure on Health ($US constant 2005) g |
10.8 |
22.3 |
32.1 |
51.9 |
2163.8 |
3260.5 |
| Access to Improved Water (% of population) h |
53% |
55% |
55% |
58% |
100% |
100% |
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| a Figure for Tanzania refers to 2000 and for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) the figure refers to 1999 |
| b First figures for each country refer to 2001 |
| c First figure for Tanzania refers to 2002, for SSA to 2000, UK figure is rough estimate |
| d Second figure for Tanzania refers to 2006, first figure for SSA to 1999 and for UK is for 1998 |
| e First figure for Tanzania refers to 1998 and for SSA the first figure refers to 1999 |
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| f First figure for Tanzania is 1998 and for SSA it is 1999 second figures for SSA and UK are 2006 |
| g All first figures are for 2002 and second figures are for 2006 |
| h All first figures are for 2000 and second figures are for 2006 |
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| Source: World Development Indicators 2009 |
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| David Potts, Department of Development and Economic Studies, University of Bradford |
