30,000
children will die in Africa TODAY from preventable disease, lack
of food and clean water.
And tomorrow,
30,000 and the next day,
30,000 and the next..........?
Compare that to the £30billion that
the UK spent on celebrating their Christmas 2004....
| |
UK |
Uganda |
| Land
area (sq.km) |
244,820 |
236,040
|
| Estimated
2004 population |
60,270,708
|
26,404,543
(of whom 2 million
are orphans)
Between 800,00
to 2 million died in the Amin/Obote era |
| Infant
mortality – deaths underm 2 per 1000 live births |
5.22
= approx. 1
in 192 |
86.15
= approx 1
in 11 |
| Life
expectancy at birth |
78.27 |
45.28 |
| Ages
0-14 as % of population |
18 |
50.6 |
| Ages
15 – 64 as % |
66.3 |
47.1 |
| Ages
65+ as % |
15.7 |
2.4 |
| %
leaving school before finishing primary education |
|
40% |
| Literacy
rate |
99% |
69% |
| Income
per person |
$20,870 |
$330 |
| Human
development index – 174 countries listed |
10th |
158th |
| Paved
roads as % of total roads |
100% |
6.7%
(1999 fig.) |
|
