Indicator | Â | Result | Ref | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population | All | 276, 579 | [94] | |||
 | <5 years | 35 000 | [95] | |||
Life expectancy at birth | Male | 70Â years | [96] | |||
 | Female | 73 years |  | |||
Births per year | Â | 7911 | [2] | |||
Mortality/1000 | Infant | 28 | [96] | |||
 | Under 5 | 31 |  | |||
Household expenditure on food | 49.8Â % | [97] | ||||
Nutrition | ||||||
Vitamin A deficiency in pre-school aged children | 16Â % | [98] | ||||
Nutritional status among children <5Â years: | Stunting | 28.5Â % | [96] | |||
 | Wasting | 4.4 % | ||||
 | Underweight | 10.7 % | ||||
Nutritional status among adults | overweight or obese: | Women | 49.5Â % | [96] | ||
aged 15–49 years |  | Men | 35.8 % |  | ||
 | Raised blood pressure: | 47.2 % | [99] | |||
 | Raised blood glucose: | 19 % | [100] | |||
 | Raised blood cholesterol: | 37.6 % | [101] | |||
Energy (kcal) available per capita | 2820 | [102] | ||||
Diet composition of population: | Carbohydrate | 60Â % | [103] | |||
 | Fat | 31 % |  | |||
 | Total protein | 9 % |  | |||
Infant feeding practices: | Children < 5 years are ever breastfed | 94.9 % | [96] | |||
 | Infants exclusively breastfeed to 5 months | 72.6 % |  | |||
Households consuming adequate iodised salt: | 50.7Â % | [96] | ||||
Fish and fisheries | National Urban | Rural | Coastal | Â | ||
Annual per capita fish consumption (kg) | 20.3 | 19.3 | 20.6 | 29.9 | Â | |
Subsistence fishing | 51Â % | 17Â % | 60Â % | - | Â | Â |
Purchased | 49Â % | 83Â % | 40Â % | - | Â | Â |
Consumption of fresh fish | 60Â % | 38Â % | 65Â % | 72Â % | Â | Â |
Fish as % of total protein consumption | Total protein | 14.9Â % | [102] | |||
Animal protein | 35.8Â % | |||||
Forecasts of fish required for food (tonnes) | 2010 | 8200 | [27] | |||
2020 | 10 700 | |||||
2030 | 13 600 | |||||
Rural households engaged in fishing activities | 72Â % | [104] | ||||
Dependence on fisheries for income : | Marine fishing activities | Urban | 11Â % | [105] | ||
 |  | Rural | 39 % |  | ||
 | Fresh water fishing activities | Urban | 4 % | |||
 | Rural | 21 % | ||||
Official fishing contribution to GDP | 0.8Â % | [104] | ||||
Contribution of fish access fees to national revenue | 1.2Â % | [104] |