Zimbabwe Profile
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| Map source: OCHA/ReliefWeb |
The Zimbabwean economy is in a state of prolonged crisis and the country is experiencing one of the world’s worst HIV epidemics. At least 3,200 people die each week from Aids (UN 2005), and the disease accounts for some 75 per cent of all hospital admissions.
There are an estimated 1.3 million orphans in Zimbabwe, and 1.8 million people are living with HIV and AIDS.
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Zimbabwe - Fact Box
| Average life expectancy: 42.6 (males), 43.2 (females) |
| Infant mortality rate: 65 per 1,000 live births (World Bank, 2009) |
| Children under five underweight for their age: 17 per cent |
| Probability at birth of not surviving to age of 40: 48.1 per cent |
| Population not using an improved water source: 19 per cent |
| Gross National Income (GNI) per capita: US$360 (World Bank, 2005) |
| Zimbabwe ranked 151st out of 177 countries on the UN's Human Development Index (2007/8) |
Unless otherwise stated, all statistics in the Fact Box have been sourced from the United Nations' Development Report 2009.