Table 1. Country Statistics Liberia Sierra Leone Guinea 4.2 million 6 million 12 million Population 61.2% 60.47% 61.37% Population % below age 25 Life Expectancy (years) 59 58.2 60.6 % of dependent 82.9% 81.9% 83.8% population 33.9 36.7 35.4 Birth Rate (Births/1,000 population) Death Rate 9.5 10.6 9.2 (Deaths/1,000 population) Population Growth Rate 2.44% 2.36% 2.62% Infant Mortality Rate 65.8 70 51.7 (Deaths/1,000 live births) 725 1,360 679 Maternal Mortality Rate (Deaths/ 100,000 births) Fertility Rate 4.6 4.76 4.82 (born/woman) % Vaccinated 2013 87% 99% 95% 2014 73% 90% 82% 2015 74% 90% 75% Physicians/1,000 0.01 0.02 0.1 population Literacy rate of 47.6% 48.1% 30.4% population of age 15 Top 3 causes of death 1.Lower 1. Malaria 1.Lower Respiratory 2.Lower Respiratory Infection Respiratory infection 2. Malaria Infection 2. Malaria 3. TB 3.Malnutrition 3.Diarrheal Disease GDP/Capita (2016) $900 $1,700 $1,300 Gross GDP (2016) $3.88 Billion $10.64 Billion $16.08 Billion Religion 12.2% 60% 86.7% % Muslim %Christian 85.6% 10% 8.9% % Other 1.6% 30% 4.4% Statistics provided by world factbook
Table 1. Country Statistics Liberia Sierra Leone Guinea Population 4.2 million 6 million 12 million Population % below age 25 61.2% 60.47% 61.37% Life Expectancy (years) 59 58.2 60.6 % of dependent population 82.9% 81.9% 83.8% Birth Rate (Births/1,000 population) 33.9 36.7 35.4 Death Rate (Deaths/1,000 population) 9.5 10.6 9.2 Population Growth Rate 2.44% 2.36% 2.62% Infant Mortality Rate (Deaths/1,000 live births) 65.8 70 51.7 Maternal Mortality Rate (Deaths/ 100,000 births) 725 1,360 679 Fertility Rate (born/woman) 4.6 4.76 4.82 % Vaccinated 2013 2014 2015 87% 73% 74% 99% 90% 90% 95% 82% 75% Physicians/1,000 population 0.01 0.02 0.1 Literacy rate of population of age 15 47.6% 48.1% 30.4% Top 3 causes of death 1.Lower Respiratory Infection 2. Malaria 3. TB 1. Malaria 2.Lower Respiratory Infection 3.Malnutrition 1.Lower Respiratory infection 2. Malaria 3.Diarrheal Disease GDP/Capita (2016) $900 $1,700 $1,300 Gross GDP (2016) $3.88 Billion $10.64 Billion $16.08 Billion Religion % Muslim %Christian % Other 12.2% 85.6% 1.6% 60% 10% 30% 86.7% 8.9% 4.4% Statistics provided by world factbook
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