Bolivia |
Population (to nearest million) |
9 million (2006)
|
61 million (2008) |
Human Development Index combined measure of income, education and life expectancy (rating out of 177)
|
117 (2007-8) |
16 (2007-8) |
Gross National Income as an average per person per year (1$ = 60p. approx.)
|
$1100 (2006) |
$40,180 (2006) |
Life expectancy Male
|
65 (2006) 71 (2005) |
79 (2006) 76 (2005) |
Carbon emissions per capita (person)
|
0.8 (2004) |
9.8 (2004) |
Population living on less than $1 per day |
23% (1995-2005) |
0% (1995-2005) |
|
School attendance: Primary
|
78% (2000-2006) |
99% |
|
Youth (15-24) Literacy rate: Male
|
99% (2000-6) |
99% |
|
Infant deaths (under 1) Under 5 child mortality
|
50 per 1000 (2006) 61 per 1000 (2006) |
5 per 1000 (2005) 6 per 1000 (2006) |
|
Lifetime risk of maternal death |
1 in 89 (2005) |
1 in 8200 (2005) |
|
HIV/AIDS % rate (Age 15-49) |
0.1 (2005) |
0.2 (2005) |
|
Safe Water Adequate sanitation
|
85% (2004) 46% (2004) |
100% (2004) 100% (2004) |
|
Communication Phones Internet access
|
33 (2005) 5 (2005) |
167 (2005) 54 (2005) |
Cultural Ethnic groups
|
Quechua 30%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry) 30%, Aymara 25%, white 15%
|
|
| Main Religions | Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5%
|
Anglican/Roman Catholic 40m, Muslim 1.5m. |
| Main Languages | Spanish 60.7% (official), Quechua 21.2% (official), Aymara 14.6% (official) | English and Welsh, Bengali, Gujarati, Urdu |
Note: Figures are taken from UNICEF State of the Worlds Children 2008 compiled using UNICEF, World Bank, WHO & UN World population division and the CIA World Factbook website 2008
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