Table 1 Comparative socio-economic, demographic and health indicators for the three study districts and for Malawi
Indicator | Chiradzulu | Mangochi | Zomba | Malawi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Population size/Densitya | 446,521/424 | 1,177,300/168 | 909,107/316 | 20,119,830/186 |
Predominant religiona | Christian (87.7%) | Islam (70.3%) | Christian (76.8%) | Christian (79.9%) |
Level of literacy among women/mena | 77.8%/93.3% | 57.0%/71.1% | 77.9%/87.7% | 72.1%/82.9% |
% of population with improved sanitation facilitiesa | 57.0% | 62.0% | 60.0% | 63.0% |
Infant mortality rateb | 45/1000 | 37/1000 | 80/1000 | 42/1000 |
Fertility rateb | 5.1 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 4.4 |
Maternal mortality ratec | 64/100,000 | 400/100,000 | 210/100,000 | 439/100,000 |
% of population with safe waterc | 73.0% | 74.0% | 82.0% | 67.0% |
No. of health workers (doctors/nurses/CHW per 100,000 population)d | 0.9/30.0/46.1 | 0.4/17.9/40.9 | 0.9/26.5/65.9 | 1.9/33.7/76.2 |
No. of health facilities per 100,000 populationd | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
Gross Domestic Product % of population under the poverty line (1US Dollar)e | 65.4% | 69.8% | 67.5% | 65.3% |