Burundi Stats
Since most of the world hasn't ever heard of Burundi, or if they have, they couldn't point out on a map where it is located, I'll compile a list of statistics that might interest you. I've highlighted some the most significant items, but with the current peaceful situation and the attempts at reform, the future is looking somewhat more promising.
Area: 25 680 sq.km (Canada: 9 984 670 sq.km)
Population: 7.8 million (Canada: 30 750 100 in 2006)
Polulation Density: 303.7 persons/sq.km (Canada: 3.3 persons/sq.km, although this is perhaps not entirely accurate considering that much of Canada's total area is not habitable, whereas the large majority of Burundi's landmass is habitable, and is indeed being inhabited)
Ethnic Groups: Hutu- 86%, Tutsi- 13%, Twa pygmies- 1%
Religions: Christianity- 67%, traditional African religions- 32%, Islam- 1%
Population under the age of 15: 45.5% (2004)
Life expectancy: 44 yrs (2004; in 2001 it was 40.4 yrs)
Infant mortality: 11.4% (% of live births)
Child mortality: 19.0% (0-5 yrs)
Maternal mortality: 1%
Human development ranking: 169th (2003; in 2001 it was 173rd)
Undernourished population: 66%
Literacy rate: 59.3% (females: 52%)
% population living on less than $1/day (USD): 54.6%
GNI (Gross National Income) per capita: $100 USD
Cellular telephone subscribers: 2%
Internet users: 0.4%
Transparency International corruption rank: 130th (1- least corrupt, 145- most corrupt)
Number of physicians: 3 per 100 000 people (in contrast, although there is a lot of complaining, most people living in Canada have access to physicians at rates nearing 1:550)
Percent (confirmed) HIV+: 3.3% (UNAIDS 2006, obviously many don't get tested because of unavailability or stigma)
Number of registered Burundian refugees living elsewhere: 438 663 (UNHCR 2005)
All statistics obtained from http://www.alertnet.org/db/cp/burundi.htm and http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/index.html
4 comments:
don't know who y'are but AWASOME photos and very cool work. cheers, priscila (friend of haitian matt and esther)
...regarding the anonymity of Burundi:
Last year while in Morocco I was telling some people about a couple of friends who'd lived in Burundi a few years back. Despite the fact that the girls I was talking with were educated and had grown up in the capital city, they didn't believe me when I told them that Burundi was indeed an African nation. I finally convinced them of its existence and location after pulling out a map.
Later while discussing WWII, they found it hilarious that I believed them when they pretended to not know who Hitler was. Go figure.
well, fortunately, mom and dad have put up a couple maps of africa and burundi on the fridge to keep us all educated as to your whereabouts. although the stats are not accompanying the map and they are startling, to say the least...
love and miss you...
Post a Comment