Sub-Saharan Africa · population about 36.8 million
If you were born in Angola
Right now, about 1.05% of the babies born on Earth are born in Angola: 1 in 96, about 1.4 million a year, or about 2.6 a minute.
The chance that a baby born in Angola dies before turning five is 5.0%, about 7.8 times that of the United States (0.7%). Life expectancy is 66.6 years for women and 62.6 years for men.
Life in Angola, in numbers
Life expectancy64.6 yearswomen 66.6 · men 62.6United States 79.3 years · 26th lowest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 55.0%50.5 in 1,000United States 0.7% · 28th highest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 13.3%33 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 41st highest of 172 countries
Mothers who die giving birth222 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 39th highest of 172 countries
Children per woman5.12total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 7th highest of 172 countries
Expected years of schooling12.2 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 58th lowest of 172 countries
College and university enrollment10%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 38th lowest of 172 countries
Income per person (PPP)$8,598GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 59th lowest of 172 countries
Income inequality0.51Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 7th highest of 172 countries
People living in cities70%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 63rd highest of 172 countries
People working in farming52%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 25th highest of 172 countries
People using the internet38%United States 94% · 36th lowest of 172 countries
Women married before 1830%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 29th highest of 172 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket26%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 76th lowest of 172 countries
HIV1.66%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 23rd highest of 172 countries
Homicide4.1 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 67th highest of 172 countries
Road traffic deaths20 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 15th highest of 172 countries
People who smokemen 25% · women 3%
Life satisfaction3.79 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 18th lowest of 156 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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