Found at: http://http://www.womens-healtcare.org//article/articleprint/36/-1/2/
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Author: ICRW
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Publishing date: 10.03.2006 00:00
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AIDS has spread rapidly across Tanzania and is one of the most significant challenges facing this nation today. At the end of 2003, 1.6 million of Tanzania’s 36.9 million people were living with HIV and AIDS, and more than half—840,000—were women. Even more devastating, approximately 60 percent of new HIV infections are occurring among Tanzania’s youth, particularly its young women. Largely because of the high prevalence of AIDS, population growth rates have dropped from 3.0 percent to 1.4 percent, and life expectancy is now estimated at 46 years.
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Poverty
Tanzania has remained one of the 15 poorest countries in the world since its independence in 1964. Its per capita gross national product in 2003 was $287. More than half the people in Tanzania live on less than $2 a day. And women are among those hardest hit, with approximately 60 percent of Tanzanian women living in poverty.
Overview of Tanzania Population
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Total population (in millions), 2003
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36.9
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Population annual growth rate, 2003-2015
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1.8%
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Gross Domestic Product (US$ billions)
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10.3
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Total adult literacy
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69.4%
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Adult male literacy rate
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77.5%
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Adult female literacy rate
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62.2%
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Source: U.N. Development Programme. Human Development Report, 2005
Women’s Health Indicators: Tanzania
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Indicators
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Statistics
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Life expectancy at birth
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Women: 46.3 years Men: 45.5 years
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Under-5 mortality rate
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165 out of 1,000 births
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Percent children immunized against measles
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97% of 1 year olds fully immunized
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Maternal mortality ratio
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1,500 per 100,000 live births
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Malaria rate
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1,207 per 100,000 persons (2000)
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HIV prevalence
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8.8% (2003)
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TB prevalence
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476 per 100,000 persons (2002)
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Source: U.N. Development Programme. Human Development Report, 2005
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