Table 1 Disparities in socioeconomic indicators for WHO African Region
From: Space and place for WHO health development dialogues in the African Region
Variable | Minimum | Maximum | |
|---|---|---|---|
GNI per capita (Int$ PPP) | Int$ 680 (DRC) | Int$ 23,270 (Seychelles) | |
Literacy rate among adults aged ≥15 years (%) | 29 % (Burkina Faso) | 94 % (Equatorial Guinea) | |
Population using improved drinking water sources (%) | 46Â % (DRC) | 100Â % (Mauritius) | |
Population using improved sanitation (%) | 9Â % (South Sudan) | 97Â % (Seychelles) | |
Population living on < $ 1 (PPP int. $) a day (%) | <2 % (Seychelles, Mauritius) | 87.7 % (Madagascar) | |
Cellular phone subscribers (per 100 population) | 6 (Eritrea) | 215 (Gabon) | |
Net primary school enrolment rate (%) | Male | 40Â % (Eritrea) | 98Â % (Algeria) |
Female | 34Â % (Eritrea) | 98Â % (Malawi, Zambia) | |