Men and women have a life expectancy of only 42.3 years. The infant mortality rate stands at 163 per 1,000, and one out of four children will not make it past their fifth birthday. Most childhood deaths can be attributed to measles and dysentery.
男性與女性平均壽命為四十二、三歲；每一千名新生兒中，有一百六十三名不幸夭折；而有四分之一的兒童活不過五歲，大多數的孩童死於麻疹或腹瀉。