AfricaWhat does it really look like?

54 Countries in Africa

Population of the Continent

• One Billion people • 14% of the World’s population

World by Population

World by Land Area

Size of Africa

Religion in Africa

African Health Issues

Meningitis In Africa

Expenditure on Health

Sleeping Sickness & Tsetse

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Malaria in Africa

Maternal Mortality Rate

Physicians Working

Total Births

Total Births

• More children are born each year in Africa than are born in the Americas, all of Europe and Japan put together. Worldwide, more than a third of a million new people will be born on your birthday this year.

World over 65 years of age

World over 65 years of age

• In 2002 7% of the world population was over 65 years old. Only 1% of the population of the United Arab Emirates was over 65 years old. China has the largest elderly population (92 million) but this is only 7% of the Chinese population. Growing proportions of elderly people are partly a result of people living longer and, often, of fewer births reducing the size of the younger population. Africa is home to only 6% of the world's population aged over 65.

World by Tourist Destinations

World by Tourist Destinations

• Western Europe is the most popular destination for international tourists. The region receives 46% of world tourist trips. At the other extreme 0.1% of world tourist trips are made to Central African territories.

Physicians Working

• In 2004 there were 7.7 million physicians working around the world. The largest number were in China, which is the largest territory on the map. If physicians were distributed according to population, there would be 124 physicians to every 100,000 people. The most concentrated 50% of physicians live in territories with less than a fifth of the world population. The worst off fifth are served by only 2% of the world’s physicians.

Dentists Working

Dentists Working

• North America has almost twice the number of dentists per person than any other region.

• In many African territories there were fewer than 1 dentist to every 100 000 people living there. The fewest dentists per person were in Angola.

Personal Computers

Personal Computers

• In 2002 there were almost 600 million such computers in use worldwide; that was 1 computer for every 10 people.

• The most computers are found in the United States, Japan, China and Germany - these territories together are home to more than half of all computers in the world.

Passenger Cars

Passenger Cars

• In 2002 there were 590 million cars in the world. That is one for every ten people. There are 140 million cars in the United States and 55 million in Japan. This contrasts with just nine million cars in China and 6 million in India.

World Poverty

Infant Mortality

Hiv/Aids Deaths

Geography of Africa

Quality of Life

In the United States & Africa

A Tale of Two Countries

Nigeria The United States

• 10th largest country• Pop: 135,570,000 • 45% urban• Median age: 18• Life expectancy: 51 for

both men & women• Fertility rate: 5• Death rate per 1,000: 14

• 3rd largest country• Pop: 291,680,000• 77.4% urban• Median age: 36• Life expectancy: 74 for

men, 80 for women• Fertility rate: 2• Death rate per 1,000: 8

Birth and Death RatesBirths World average: 20 births per 1,000Nigeria, Africa: Over 36United States: 12-18

The lowest average birthrate in Africa is 18-24 births per 1,000 population -- in only 3 African countries

DeathsWorld average: 9 deaths per 1,000Nigeria, Africa: Over 15United States: 6-9

Life Expectancy• Projected life span for population born in

2003–World Average: 64–Nigeria, Africa: Under 45–United States: Over 75

• Only 9.7% of the world’s population can expect to live more than 75 years

• One-third of the world’s people will live between 55-65 years

Natural Increase in Population

• The world average increase is 1.2%• Nigeria, Africa: 2-3%• The United States: 0-1%

–There are 3 countries in Africa with an estimated increase of more than 3%

–Most African countries: 2-3% range

The world population in 2000:

6,070,581,000 people

Expected population in 2050:

8,918,275,000 people

Nutrition

Calories consumed per dayNigeria, Africa: 2,500-3000United States: More than 3,5000Other countries in AfricaEthiopa: 2,000-2,500Congo, Zambia and Tanzania: Less than 2,000

Grams protein consumed per dayNigeria, Africa: 50-70United States: Over 110Other countries in AfricaEthiopa: 50-70Congo, Zambia and Tanzania: Less than 50

Physicians • Number of physicians per 100,000 people–Nigeria, Africa: Under 25–United States: 200-400–Most African countries: Under

25–African country with the

highest number • Egypt, 200-400

–Countries with the highest number, more than 400• Cuba, Spain, Italy, Russia and

Norway

HIV Infection• Percentage of adult population diagnosed

with HIV–Nigeria, Africa: 5-10%–United States: 0.5-1%–African countries over 10%

• 12, including South Africa, Kenya, Cameroon and Swaziland

• Countries with the lowest occurrence (less than 0.1%)– Turkey, Egypt, Iran, Japan & Philippines

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

• In U.S. dollars, annual per capita estimate–Nigeria, Africa: Under $1,000–United States: Over $20,000–World Average: $7,900

• African countries with the highest GDP:–$5,000-10,000 –Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, South

Africa

Literacy• Percentage of the population over age 15

who can read and write–Nigeria, Africa: Under 50%–United States: Over 95%

• Years of compulsory education–Nigeria, Africa: 6–United States: 12

Human Development Index• The HDI is a summary that measures a country's

average achievements in three basic areas of human development: health, knowledge, and a decent standard of living.

• The top 5 countries by HDI in 2009–Norway–Australia–Iceland–Canada–Ireland

• The United States: 13th

• Nigeria, Africa: 158th out of 182