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Table 1 Health and development indicators for Malawi

From: Simple versus composite indicators of socioeconomic status in resource allocation formulae: the case of the district resource allocation formula in Malawi

Life expectancy at birth, male/female (years)

46.9/49.5

Total fertility rate

6.3

One year olds fully immunized against measles, 2007/08 (%)

85

Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births), 2006 (%)

69

Under-five mortality rate (per 1000 live births), 2006

118

Maternal mortality ratio (per 100, 000 live births)

807

Literacy rates, male/female (%)

79/59

Stunting in under-five children, 2006 (%)

46

Gross domestic product per capita, US$ PPP

850

Gini coefficient, 2005

0.38

Human development index, 2005

0.437

Adult HIV prevalence rate (15-49 years) (%)

12

Physician per population ratio

1:53,176

Nurse per population ratio

1:2,964