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• Botswana Facts and Figures.

  HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancyTotal 50.2 years (2008 estimate) Female 49 years (2008 estimate) Male 51.3 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 44 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 2,510 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 635 people (1990) Literacy rateTotal 81.4 percent (2005 estimate) Female 84.1 percent (2005 estimate) Male 78.6 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 9.3 per...

• Slovakia Facts and Figures.

  Other 6 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancyTotal 75.2 years (2008 estimate) Female 79.3 years (2008 estimate) Male 71.2 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 7 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 307 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 139 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal Not available Female Not available Male Not available Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 4.4 percent (2002-2003) Number of...

• Iraq Facts and Figures.

  HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 69.6 years (2008 estimate) Female 71 years (2008 estimate) Male 68.3 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 45 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 1,519 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 769 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 41.1 percent (2005 estimate) Female 25.2 percent (2005 estimate) Male 56.6 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 4 pe...

• Poland Facts and Figures.

  HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancyTotal 75.4 years (2008 estimate) Female 79.7 years (2008 estimate) Male 71.4 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 7 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 455 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 179 people (2002) Literacy rateTotal 99.8 percent (2005 estimate) Female 99.8 percent (2005 estimate) Male 99.8 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 5.7 perc...

• Uganda Facts and Figures.

  Ethnoreligionists or indigenous beliefs 4 percent Muslim 5 percent Other 10 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 52.3 years (2008 estimate) Female 53.4 years (2008 estimate) Male 51.3 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 66 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 12,086 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 1,091 people (1991) Literacy rateTotal 71.6 percent (2005 estimate) Female 62.7 percent (2005 estimate) Male 80.7...

• Greece Facts and Figures.

  Female 82.2 years (2008 estimate) Male 77 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 5 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 227 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 213 people (2000) Literacy rateTotal 97.7 percent (2005 estimate) Female 96.8 percent (2005 estimate) Male 98.7 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 4 percent (2002-2003) Number of years of compulsory schooling 9 years (2002-200...

• Lithuania Facts and Figures.

  Nonreligious 11 percent Other 1 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancyTotal 74.7 years (2008 estimate) Female 79.9 years (2008 estimate) Male 69.7 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 7 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 253 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 115 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 99.6 percent (2005 estimate) Female 99.6 percent (2005 estimate) Male 99.7 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a s...

• Senegal Facts and Figures.

  Other 2 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancyTotal 57.1 years (2008 estimate) Female 58.5 years (2008 estimate) Male 55.7 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 59 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 17,406 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 2,500 people (1998) Literacy rateTotal 42.1 percent (2005 estimate) Female 32.6 percent (2005 estimate) Male 51.7 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross nation...

• Albania Facts and Figures.

  Female 80.7 years (2008 estimate) Male 75.1 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 19 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 870 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 323 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 84.7 percent (2000 estimate) Female 77 percent (2000 estimate) Male 92.1 percent (2000 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 2.6 percent (2002-2003) Number of years of compulsory schooling 8 years (2002-...

• Estonia Facts and Figures.

  Atheist 11 percent Nonreligious 25 percent Other 18 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancyTotal 72.6 years (2008 estimate) Female 78.3 years (2008 estimate) Male 67.2 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 8 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 300 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 167 people (2002) Literacy rateTotal 99.8 percent (2003) Female 99.8 percent (2003) Male 99.8 percent (2003) Education expenditure as a share...

• Tajikistan Facts and Figures.

  Other 1 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 65 years (2008 estimate) Female 68.2 years (2008 estimate) Male 62 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 42 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 498 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 164 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 99.5 percent (2005 estimate) Female 99.2 percent (2005 estimate) Male 99.7 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national pro...

• Turkmenistan Facts and Figures.

  Atheist 1 percent Other 1 percent NOTE: Islam in Turkmenistan is influenced by Sufi mysticism. HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 68.6 years (2008 estimate) Female 71.8 years (2008 estimate) Male 65.5 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 52 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 402 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 141 people (1997) Literacy rateTotal 99.7 percent (1995) Female 99.6 percent (1995) Male 99.8 percent (1995)...

• Finland Facts and Figures.

  Nonreligious 5 percent Atheist 1 percent Other 7 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 78.8 years (2008 estimate) Female 82.5 years (2008 estimate) Male 75.3 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 4 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 303 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 139 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 100 percent (1995) Female Not available Male Not available Education expenditure as a share of gross nati...

• Mauritius Facts and Figures.

  Other 2 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancyTotal 73.1 years (2008 estimate) Female 77.2 years (2008 estimate) Male 69.2 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 14 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 946 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 325 people (1994) Literacy rateTotal 86.4 percent (2005 estimate) Female 83.8 percent (2005 estimate) Male 89.1 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national pr...

• Moldova Facts and Figures.

  Protestant 2 percent Nonreligious 20 percent Other 8 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 70.5 years (2008 estimate) Female 74.4 years (2008 estimate) Male 66.8 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 14 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 376 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 149 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 99.3 percent (2005 estimate) Female 99 percent (2005 estimate) Male 99.7 percent (2005 estimate) Edu...

• Kazakhstan Facts and Figures.

  Orthodox Christian 10 percent Roman Catholic 3 percent Nonreligious 29 percent Other 4 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 67.5 years (2008 estimate) Female 73.2 years (2008 estimate) Male 62.2 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 27 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 258 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 130 people (2006) Literacy rateTotal 99.6 percent (1995) Female 99.5 percent (1995) Male 99.7 percent (1...

• Tanzania Facts and Figures.

  HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 51.5 years (2008 estimate) Female 52.9 years (2008 estimate) Male 50.1 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 71 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 44,133 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 1,123 people (1992) Literacy rateTotal 80.2 percent (2005 estimate) Female 73.4 percent (2005 estimate) Male 87.2 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP)...

• Uzbekistan Facts and Figures.

  Other 7.1 percent Religious affiliationsMuslim (mostly Sunni) 76 percent Atheist 3 percent Christian 2 percent Nonreligious 18 percent Other 1 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancyTotal 65.4 years (2008 estimate) Female 69 years (2008 estimate) Male 62 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 68 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 347 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 182 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 99.2 percent (200...

• Latvia Facts and Figures.

  Protestant 24 percent Roman Catholic 20 percent Atheist 6 percent Other 1 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 71.9 years (2008 estimate) Female 77.3 years (2008 estimate) Male 66.7 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 9 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 319 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 128 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 99.8 percent (2005 estimate) Female 99.8 percent (2005 estimate) Male 99.8 percen...

• Slovenia Facts and Figures.

  Atheist 3 percent Protestant 2 percent Nonreligious 5 percent Other 6 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 76.7 years (2008 estimate) Female 80.7 years (2008 estimate) Male 73 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 4 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 456 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 200 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 99.7 percent (2005 estimate) Female 99.6 percent (2005 estimate) Male 99.7 percent (200...

• ROCKETS AND LAUNCH VEHICLES

  direction is balanced by an equal force in the opposite direction. This principle is well shown by the backward movement, or recoil, of a cannon when it fires a cannonball. The English genius Isaac Newton first stated the reaction principle as his third law of motion: "to every action there is an equal and opposite reaction." Rockets are often called reaction engines. 2.Solid propellants The fuel and oxidizer in a rocket are called its propellants, because when they burn they produce the gas...

• Niger Facts and Figures.

  Other 1 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancyTotal 44.3 years (2008 estimate) Female 44.3 years (2008 estimate) Male 44.3 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 115 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 32,931 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 8,333 people (1998) Literacy rateTotal 18.7 percent (2005 estimate) Female 10.6 percent (2005 estimate) Male 27.1 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross natio...

• Zimbabwe Facts and Figures.

  HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 39.7 years (2008 estimate) Female 38.5 years (2008 estimate) Male 40.9 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 51 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 6,199 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 1,959 people (1990) Literacy rateTotal 91.9 percent (2005 estimate) Female 88.7 percent (2005 estimate) Male 95.1 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP)...

• Ukraine Facts and Figures.

  HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 68.1 years (2008 estimate) Female 74.2 years (2008 estimate) Male 62.2 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 9 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 320 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 114 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 99.6 percent (2000 estimate) Female 99.5 percent (2000 estimate) Male 99.8 percent (2000 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 5.5 p...

• Ethiopia Facts and Figures.

  Muslim 30 percent Protestant 14 percent Indigenous beliefs 12 percent Other 8 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancyTotal 49.4 years (2008 estimate) Female 50.6 years (2008 estimate) Male 48.3 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 90 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 34,988 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 4,141 people (1990) Literacy rateTotal 45.1 percent (2005 estimate) Female 37.8 percent (2005 estimate) Male 52.4...

• Kenya Facts and Figures.

  Roman Catholic 23 percent Indigenous beliefs 12 percent Anglican 10 percent Muslim 7 percent Hindu 1 percent Other 4 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 56.6 years (2008 estimate) Female 56.9 years (2008 estimate) Male 56.4 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 56 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 7,195 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 607 people (1990) Literacy rateTotal 86.9 percent (2005 estimate) Fema...

• Mongolia Facts and Figures.

  Muslim 5 percent Nonreligious 30 percent Other 2 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 67.3 years (2008 estimate) Female 69.8 years (2008 estimate) Male 64.9 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 41 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 375 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 87 people (1991) Literacy rateTotal 99.2 percent (2005 estimate) Female 99.1 percent (2005 estimate) Male 99.2 percent (2005 estimate) Educat...

• Romania Facts and Figures.

  Nonreligious 7 percent Other 7 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 72.2 years (2008 estimate) Female 75.9 years (2008 estimate) Male 68.7 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 24 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 521 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 152 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 98.5 percent (2005 estimate) Female 97.9 percent (2005 estimate) Male 99.2 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as...

• Hungary Facts and Figures.

  Calvinist 20 percent Lutheran 5 percent Atheist 4 percent Nonreligious 7 percent Other 1 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 73.2 years (2008 estimate) Female 77.6 years (2008 estimate) Male 69 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 8 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 329 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 128 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 99.4 percent (2005 estimate) Female 99.3 percent (2005 estimate) M...

• Angola Facts and Figures.

  Indigenous beliefs 5 percent Other 10 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 37.9 years (2008 estimate) Female 38.9 years (2008 estimate) Male 37 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 182 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 12,500 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 774 people (1990) Literacy rateTotal 41.7 percent (1990 estimate) Female 28.5 percent (1990 estimate) Male 55.6 percent (1990 estimate) Education expend...

• Eritrea Facts and Figures.

  HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancyTotal 60 years (2008 estimate) Female 61.9 years (2008 estimate) Male 58.3 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 44 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 19,986 people (2004) Population per hospital bed Not available Literacy rateTotal 55.7 percent (2000 estimate) Female 44.5 percent (2000 estimate) Male 67.3 percent (2000 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 3.3 percen...

• Armenia Facts and Figures.

  Other 4 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancyTotal 72.4 years (2008 estimate) Female 76.5 years (2008 estimate) Male 68.8 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 21 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 270 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 227 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 98.4 percent (2000 estimate) Female 97.6 percent (2000 estimate) Male 99.3 percent (2000 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national pr...

• Belize Facts and Figures.

  Hindu 2 percent Other 17 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancyTotal 68.2 years (2008 estimate) Female 70.1 years (2008 estimate) Male 66.3 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 24 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 957 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 769 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 93.2 percent (2000 estimate) Female 93.2 percent (2000 estimate) Male 93.3 percent (2000 estimate) Education expenditure as a share o...

• Belarus Facts and Figures.

  Other 5 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 70.3 years (2008 estimate) Female 76.4 years (2008 estimate) Male 64.6 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 7 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 209 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 89 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 99.7 percent (2005 estimate) Female 99.6 percent (2005 estimate) Male 99.8 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national p...

• Bahrain Facts and Figures.

  HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 74.9 years (2008 estimate) Female 77.5 years (2008 estimate) Male 72.4 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 16 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 920 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 357 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 90 percent (2005 estimate) Female 86.4 percent (2005 estimate) Male 92.6 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 3.1 pe...

• Azerbaijan Facts and Figures.

  Russian Orthodox 4 percent Other 1 percent NOTE: Religious affiliation is nominal. There are far fewer actual practicingadherents. HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 66.3 years (2008 estimate) Female 71 years (2008 estimate) Male 62.2 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 56 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 276 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 121 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 99.6 percent (1995) Female 99.5 per...

• Men's Track and Field Individual: Olympic Gold Medalists.

  1896 Thomas Burke United States 54.20 1900 Maxwell Long United States 49.40 1904 Harry Hillman United States 49.20 1906 Paul Pilgrim United States 53.20 1908 Wyndham Halswelle United Kingdom 50.00 1912 Charles Reidpath United States 48.20 1920 Bevil Rudd South Africa 49.60 1924 Eric Liddell United Kingdom 47.60 1928 Ray Barbuti United States 47.80 1932 William Carr United States 46.20 1936 Archie Williams United States 46.50 1948 Arthur Wint Jamaica 46.20 1952 V. George Rhoden Jamaica 45.90 1956...

• Men's Track and Field Individual: Olympic Gold Medalists.

  1896 Thomas Burke United States 54.20 1900 Maxwell Long United States 49.40 1904 Harry Hillman United States 49.20 1906 Paul Pilgrim United States 53.20 1908 Wyndham Halswelle United Kingdom 50.00 1912 Charles Reidpath United States 48.20 1920 Bevil Rudd South Africa 49.60 1924 Eric Liddell United Kingdom 47.60 1928 Ray Barbuti United States 47.80 1932 William Carr United States 46.20 1936 Archie Williams United States 46.50 1948 Arthur Wint Jamaica 46.20 1952 V. George Rhoden Jamaica 45.90 1956...

• SCIENCE, THE DESTROYER AND THE CREATOR

  1. Commentaire dirigé 1) Why does the contemporary writer compare scientists with the sorcerer's apprentice or Frankenstein? 2) Do you agree with the writer when he declares that "scien­ tists have been a favourite scapegoat"? 3) What are the achievements of science which seem to you: a) most beneficiai to mankind? b) most dangerous to mankind? 4) As a conclusion, do y ou agree with the final statement of the author: "Science has merely...

• Phaedra Greek Daughter of Minos of Crete and of Pasiphaë; sister of Ariadne and Androgeus; wife of Theseus, king of Athens.

• Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, born in 1945, leader of the nonviolent movement for human rights and the restoration of democracy in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991.

• Carl Lewis Carl Lewis, born in 1961, American track-and-field athlete, who won a total of nine gold medals at the Olympic Games in 1984, 1988, 1992, and 1996, including four straight gold medal performances in the long jump.

• 2001: A Space Odyssey 2001: A Space Odyssey, science-fiction motion picture about extraterrestrial life, human evolution, and technology, directed by Stanley Kubrick and released in 1968.

• Cultural Revolution I INTRODUCTION Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), political campaign in China, launched in 1966 by Chinese Communist Party chairman Mao Zedong to eliminate his political rivals and revolutionize Chinese society.

  1990s attempted to wipe out the legacy of the Cultural Revolution. Even Mao, once glorified as “The Great Helmsman” and the “Red Sun,” was officially criticized for his “leftist mistakes” in the Cultural Revolution, but was still praised forhis leadership in both the war against Japan ( see Sino-Japanese Wars) and the civil war against the Kuomintang. Today, while privately vilified by many Chinese, Mao is at the same time still genuinely admired as a powerful national leader. Contributed By:Rut...

• Eris (Discord) Greek The spirit or goddess of strife; the sister of Ares, Eris accompanied him into battle and helped to cause quarrels and lawlessness.

• The Netherlands Facts and Figures.

  HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 79.2 years (2008 estimate) Female 82 years (2008 estimate) Male 76.7 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 5 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 304 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 213 people (2001) Literacy rateTotal 99 percent (1995) Female Not available Male Not available Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 5.2 percent (2002-2003) Number of years of comp...

• South Korea Facts and Figures.

  Female 81.1 years (2008 estimate) Male 74 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 554 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 141 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 98.4 percent (2005 estimate) Female 97.4 percent (2005 estimate) Male 99.3 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 4.2 percent (2002-2003) Number of years of compulsory schooling 9 years (2002-2...

• South Africa Facts and Figures.

  Anglican 7 percent Hindu 2 percent Muslim 2 percent Nonreligious 2 percent Other 2 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 42.4 years (2008 estimate) Female 41.4 years (2008 estimate) Male 43.3 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 58 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 1,298 people (2004) Population per hospital bed Not available Literacy rateTotal 87.1 percent (2005 estimate) Female 86.5 percent (2005 estimate) Male 8...

• Dominican Republic Facts and Figures.

  Total 73.4 years (2008 estimate) Female 75.2 years (2008 estimate) Male 71.6 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 27 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 532 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 476 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 85.4 percent (2005 estimate) Female 85.6 percent (2005 estimate) Male 85.3 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 2.4 percent (2002-2003) Number of years o...

• Guinea-Bissau Facts and Figures.

  HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancyTotal 47.5 years (2008 estimate) Female 49.4 years (2008 estimate) Male 45.7 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 102 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 8,181 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 677 people (1990) Literacy rateTotal 44.8 percent (2005 estimate) Female 30.1 percent (2005 estimate) Male 60.4 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 2.3...