Sub-Saharan Africa · population about 63.2 million
If you were born in South Africa
Right now, about 0.90% of the babies born on Earth are born in South Africa: 1 in 111, about 1.2 million a year, or about 2.3 a minute.
The chance that a baby born in South Africa dies before turning five is 3.5%, about 5.4 times that of the United States (0.7%). Life expectancy is 69.3 years for women and 62.8 years for men.
Life in South Africa, in numbers
Life expectancy66.1 yearswomen 69.3 · men 62.8United States 79.3 years · 32nd lowest of 141 countries
Chance of dying before age 53.5%34.8 in 1,000United States 0.7% · 48th highest of 141 countries
Chance of dying before age 12.4%24.3 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 53rd highest of 141 countries
Mothers who die giving birth127 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 53rd highest of 141 countries
Children per woman2.22total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 69th lowest of 141 countries
Expected years of schooling13.8 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 59th highest of 141 countries
College and university enrollment24%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 53rd lowest of 141 countries
Income per person (PPP)$13,695GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 69th highest of 141 countries
Income inequality0.54Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 3rd highest of 141 countries
People living in cities64%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 70th lowest of 141 countries
People working in farming6%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 33rd lowest of 141 countries
People using the internet78%United States 94% · 69th highest of 141 countries
Women married before 184%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 35th lowest of 141 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket7%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 5th lowest of 141 countries
HIV18.17%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 3rd highest of 141 countries
Homicide40.9 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 2nd highest of 141 countries
Road traffic deaths22 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 9th highest of 141 countries
People who smokemen 38% · women 9%
Life satisfaction5.42 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 66th lowest of 134 countries
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Behind every one of these numbers is a person's life. In 1 in 8 Billion you become one of the babies being born right now and live one whole life inside statistics like these, from the first day to the last. You can't choose where you're born. No one ever could.
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