Infomedix International 3 2011

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··· International Market & Trends

Focus on

Sub-Saharan African medical market Urban population, as % of total:

37% (2009)

Primary education completion rate, as % of relevant age group:

67% (2010)

Basic Indicators 53 (2009)

Life expectancy at birth, years:

Population, total:

861,630,916 (2010) GDP, current US$:

1,097,898,685,450 (2010)

GNI per capita, Atlas method, current US$:

$1,165 2010

Source: The World Bank

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Note: The critical situation in the Horn of Africa region, impacting on Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti, is not taken into account by reporting Sub-Saharan Africa’s social and economic developments. As the severe drought and the conflict in Somalia are currently affecting over 13 million people, the consequences on the regional perspectives are yet to be fully measured.


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