Demographics
The Sub-Saharan African countries form the bulk of the ACP countries. Malaria is a chronic impediment to economic development. The disease slows growth by about 1.3% per year through lost time caused by illness and the cost of treatment and prevention measures. According to the World Bank, the region's GDP would have been 32% higher in 2003 had the disease been eradicated in 1960.
The population of Sub-Saharan Africa was 800 million in 2007. The current growth rate is 2.3%. The UN predicts for the region a population of nearly 1.5 billion in 2050.
Sub-Saharan African countries top the list of countries and territories by fertility rate with 40 of the highest 50, all with TFR greater than 4 in 2008. All are above the world average except South Africa. Figures for life expectancy, malnourishment, infant mortality and HIV/AIDS infections are also dramatic. More than 40% of the population in sub-Saharan countries is younger than 15 years old, as well as in the Sudan with the exception of South Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa has a very high child mortality rate. While in 2002, 17% of children died before the age of five, by 2007 this rate had declined to 15%. The leading cause of death was malaria infection.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa has grown at an average of 146% annually over the last 22 years to reach US$36 billion in 2007, while trade between Africa and the rest of the world (particularly Asia) has been steadily increasing. Bilateral trade between China and Africa jumped 45% in 2008 to reach US$107 billion, the bulk of which went to Sub-Saharan Africa.
| Country | Population | Area | Literacy(M/F) | GDP per Capita | Trans(Rank/Score) | Life(Exp.) | HDI | EODBR/SAB | PFI(RANK/MARK) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 12,799,293 | 1,246,700 | NA | 1070 | 162/1.9 | 42.4 | 0.486 | 169/165 | 119/36,50 |
| Burundi | 8,988,091 | 27,830 | 67.3%/52.2% | 101 | 168/1.8 | 49 | 0.316 | 176/130 | 103/29,00 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 68,692,542 | 2,345,410 | 80.9%/54.1% | 91 | 162/11.9 | 46.1 | 0.286 | 182/152 | 146/53,50 |
| Rwanda | 10,473,282 | 26,338 | 71.4%/59.8% | 263 | 89/3.3 | 46.8 | 0.429 | 67/11 | 157/64,67 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 212,679 | 1,001 | 92.2%/77.9% | N/A | 111/2.8 | 65.2 | 0.509 | 180/140 | NA |
| Cameroon | 18,879,301 | 475,440 | 77%/59.8% | 687 | 146/2.2 | 50.3 | 0.482 | 171/174 | 109/30,50 |
| Central African Republic | 4,511,488 | 622,984 | 64.8%/33.5% | 22 | 158/2.8 | 44.4 | 0.343 | 183/159 | 80/17,75 |
| Chad | 10,329,208 | 1,284,000 | 40.8%/12.8% | 266 | 175/1.6 | 50.6 | 0.328 | 178/182 | 132/44,50 |
| Republic of the Congo | 3,700,000 | 342,000 | 90.5%/ 79.0% | 1,145 | 162/1.9 | 54.8 | 0.533 | N/A | 116/34,25 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 633,441 | 28,051 | 93.4%/80.3% | 7,470 | 168/1.8 | 51.1 | 0.537 | 170/178 | 158/65,50 |
| Gabon | 1,514,993 | 267,667 | 88.5%/79.7% | 4,263 | 106/2.9 | 56.7 | 0.674 | 158/152 | 129/43,50 |
| Kenya | 39,002,772 | 582,650 | 77.7%/70.2 | 440 | 146/2.2 | 53.4 | 0.509 | 95/124 | 96/25,00 |
| Tanzania | 41,048,532 | 945,087 | 77.5%/62.2% | 339 | 126/2.6 | 51.9 | 0.466 | 131/120 | NA/15,50 |
| Uganda | 32,369,558 | 236,040 | 76.8%/57.7 | 274 | 130/2.5 | 50.7 | 0.446 | 112/129 | 86/21,50 |
| Sudan | 31,894,000 | 1,886,068 | 79.6%/60.8% | 2,500 | 176/1.5 | 62.57 | 0.408 | 154/118 | 148/54,00 |
| South Sudan | 8,260,490 | 619,745 | |||||||
| Djibouti | 516,055 | 23,000 | N/A | 817 | 111/2.8 | 54.5 | 0.430 | 163/177 | 110/31,00 |
| Eritrea | 5,647,168 | 121,320 | N/A | 160 | 126/2.6 | 57.3 | 0.349 | 175/181 | 175/115,50 |
| Ethiopia | 85,237,338 | 1,127,127 | 50%/28.8% | 161 | 120/2.7 | 52.5 | 0.363 | 107/93 | 140/49,00 |
| Somalia | 9,832,017 | 637,657 | N/A | N/A | 180/1.1 | 47.7 | N/A | N/A | 164/77,50 |
| Botswana | 1,990,876 | 600,370 | 80.4%/81.8% | 4,511 | 37/5.6 | 49.8 | 0.633 | 45/83 | 62/15,50 |
| Comoros | 752,438 | 2,170 | N/A | 382 | 143/2.3 | 63.2 | 0.433 | 162/168 | 82/19,00 |
| Lesotho | 2,130,819 | 30,355 | 73.7%/90.3% | 528 | 89/3.3 | 42.9 | 0.450 | 130/131 | 99/27,50 |
| Madagascar | 19,625,000 | 587,041 | 76.5%/65.3% | 238 | 99/3.0 | 59 | 0.480 | 134/12 | 134/45,83 |
| Malawi | 14,268,711 | 118,480 | N/A | 145 | 89/3.3 | 47.6 | 0.400 | 132/128 | 62/15,50 |
| Mauritius | 1,284,264 | 2,040 | 88.2%/80.5% | 4,522 | 42/5.4 | 73.2 | 0.728 | 17/10 | 51/14,00 |
| Mozambique | 21,669,278 | 801,590 | N/A | 330 | 130/2.5 | 42.5 | 0.322 | 135/96 | 82/19,00 |
| Namibia | 2,108,665 | 825,418 | 86.8%/83.6% | 2166 | 56/4.5 | 52.5 | 0.625 | 66/123 | 35/9,00 |
| Seychelles | 87,476 | 455 | 91.4%/92.3% | 7,005 | 54/4.8 | 72.2 | 0.773 | 111/81 | 72/16,00 |
| South Africa | 49,052,489 | 1,219,912 | N/A | 3,562 | 55/4.7 | 50.7 | 0.619 | 34/67 | 33/8,50 |
| Swaziland | 1,123,913 | 17,363 | 80.9%/78.3% | 1,297 | 79/3.6 | 40.8 | 0.522 | 115/158 | 144/52,50 |
| Zambia | 11,862,740 | 752,614 | N/A | 371 | 99/3.0 | 41.7 | 0.430 | 90/94 | 97/26,75 |
| Zimbabwe | 11,392,629 | 390,580 | 92.7%/86.2% | N/A | 146/2.2 | 42.7 | 0.376 | 159/155 | 136/46,50 |
| Benin | 8,791,832 | 112,620 | 47.9%/42.3% | 323 | 106/2.9 | 56.2 | 0.427 | 172/155 | 97/26,75 |
| Mali | 12,666,987 | 1,240,000 | 32.7%/15.9% | 290 | 111/2.8 | 53.8 | 0.359 | 156/139 | 38/8,00 |
| Burkina Faso | 15,730,977 | 274,200 | 25.3% | 1,360 | 79/3.6 | 51 | 0.331 | 150/116 | N/A |
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| Togo |
GDP Per Capital (2006 in dollars($)), Life(Exp.) (Life Expectancy 2006), Literacy(Male/Female 2006), Trans (Transparency 2009), HDI (Human Development Index), EODBR (Ease of Doing Business Rank June 2008 through May 2009), SAB (Starting a Business June 2008 through May 2009), PFI (Press Freedom Index 2009)
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