Journal of Population Sciences
Table 1 Background information on the study countries
From: Adult mortality in sub-Saharan Africa using 2001—2009 census data: does estimation method matter?
Country | Total population in 2015 (millions)a | Population growth rate (percent per annum)b | Birth rate (per 1000)b | Death rate (per 1000)b | Life expectancy at birth (years)c | Adult HIV prevalence rate in age group 15–49 (percent)c | HIV/AIDS deaths c | Leading causes of death d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cameroon | 23.7 | 2.5 | 37 | 11 | Total: 56 Male: 56 Female: 58 | 4.8 | 34,000 | HIV/AIDS, malaria and lower respiratory infections |
Kenya | 44.3 | 2.7 | 31 | 8 | Total: 62 Male: 60 Female: 65 | 5.3 | 33,000 | HIV/AIDS, lower respiratory infections and diarrheal diseases |
Liberia | 4.5 | 2.6 | 36 | 9 | Total: 60 Male: 59 Female: 61 | 1.2 | 2000 | Malaria, lower respiratory infections and diarrheal diseases |
Mali | 6.7 | 3.0 | 44 | 15 | Total: 53 Male: 53 Female: 53 | 1.4 | 5300 | Malaria, diarrheal diseases and lower respiratory infections |
Sierra Leone | 6.5 | 1.9 | 37 | 14 | Total: 50 Male: 50 Female: 51 | 1.4 | 2700 | Malaria, lower respiratory infections and HIV/AIDS |
South Africa | 55 | 0.8 | 22 | 10 | Total: 61 Male: 59 Female: 63 | 18.9 | 140,000 | HIV/AIDS, lower respiratory infections and diarrheal diseases |
South Sudan | 12.2 | 4 | 36 | 12 | Total: 55 Male: 54 Female: 56 | 2.7 | 13,000 | Lower respiratory infections, diarrheal diseases and HIV/AIDS |
Sudan | 40.9 | 2.1 | 38 | 9 | Total: 62 Male: 60 Female: 64 | 0.2 | 2900 | Neonatal preterm birth, congenital anomalies, schematic heart disease |
Tanzania | 52.3 | 3.0 | 39 | 9 | Total: 62 Male: 60 Female: 63 | 5.3 | 46,000 | HIV/AIDS, lower respiratory infections and malaria |
Uganda | 40.1 | 3.3 | 40 | 9 | Total: 59 Male: 58 Female: 60 | 7.3 | 33,000 | HIV/AIDS, malaria and lower respiratory infections |