Journalist to Journalist Seminar:
Reporting on Reproductive Health in East Africa
Ayo AjayiPopulation Council
Some numbers ---demographic and RH
Maternal Mortality
Abortion
Contraception
STI
HIV
Harmful Traditional Practices
MDGs and CPA
Outline
Some Numbers – mid 2005
Source: PRD 2005 World Population Data Sheet
SSA E K T U ------------------------------
Population Size (millions) 752 77 34 37 27
Births per 1000 Population 41 41 38 42 47
Deaths per 1000 Population 17 16 15 18 15
Annual Rate of Natural Increase 2.4 2.5 2.2 2.4 3.2
Total Fertility Rate 5.6 5.9 4.9 5.7 6.9
Population Doubling Time (yrs) 29
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate 21 6 32 20 18
Infant deaths per 1000 births 94 100 77 120 88
% Urban 34 15 36 32 12
% 15-49 with HIV/AIDS 7.4 4.4 6.7 7.0 7.1
% living below $2 per day 75 78 58 73 97
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