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Facts & Figures

Nigeria

147.7million
population of Nigeria

In 1990, 65% of the population lived in rural areas, but by 2005 this fell to just 52%. This trend is forecast to continue: by 2015 only 45% of Nigerians are expected to be living in rural areas. People are attracted to urban areas because of the promise of better jobs, and better living conditions. The reality, however, is that huge influxes of people has led to increased unemployment and deteriorating living conditions as the existing infrastructure is insufficient to accommodate growing demands.

99/1000 infant mortality

152,000 child death under the age of five, due to diarrhea per annum

47.7yrs Life expectancy

47% Water supply coverage

30% Sanitation coverage

70m live on less than a Dollar a day.

34.1% Population bellow poverty line (A 2009 report from the UK Department for International Development indicates that almost half of the population (70m) live on less than a dollar a day.)

72% Adult literacy

7m Children do not attend school 

42,000 Women die each year due to pregnancy related problems

3 million Nigerians are living with HIV

 

158 Development index (The Human Development Index (HDI) is an index used to rank countries by level of "human development", which usually also implies whether a country is developed, developing, or underdeveloped)


*statistics obtained from UNICEF and WHO 2009

 

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