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Population In Tanzania

Gender	Total	Rural	Urban
Both	34,443,603	26,500,042	7,943,561
Male	16,829,861	16,829,861	3,897,182
Female	17,613,742	17,613,742	4,046,379
2002 population + housing census

Demographics

Infant Mortality: 95 – 99/1,000 live births

Under 5 Mortality: 97 – 100/1,000 live births

Life expectancy: 42 – 45 yrs

Orphans under 15: 9%

Causes of death in children: Malaria, Diarrhea, respiratory diseases (including Pneumonia & Anaemia).

Population In Tanzania

Age Group	Population
0 - 04	5,664,907
05 - 09	5,130,448
10 - 14	4,443,257
15 - 19	3,595,735
20 - 24	3,148,513
25 - 29	2,801,965
30 - 49	6,232,250
50 - 69	2,519,114
70 - 80+	907,414

Morbidity rate: Infants 55%, under 5yrs 55% and 5-18yrs 35%. Malaria a/c’s for 38% of morbidity.

Causes of death in women: HIV/AIDS, followed by Malaria & Tuberculosis.

Avg. Annual Income: US $270 (i.e. less than $1 a day)

Adult literacy (15yrs & over): 76% (i.e. 15yrs & over who can either read/write Eng. Kiswahili & Arabic.)

Ratio of schooling children: 1 out of every 5 children attend school.

No. of Children not enrolled: 11.5 million children not enrolled in school.

Religion: 45% Muslims, 45% Christians, indigenous believes 10%.