Table 1 Selected social, economic, and demographic characteristics of 17 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa by year of survey.
Country | Year | Sample size | Polygamy (%) | GDP per capita | Adult literacy rate | GDI | HDI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Men | Women | Â | Value (US$ 2005) | Growth rate (1990 - 2005) | Men | Women | Â | Â |
Benin | 2006 | 6000 | 18000 | 11.6 | 508 | 1.4 | 47.9 | 23.3 | 0.422 | Low |
Burkina Faso | 2003 | 3605 | 12477 | 18.9 | 391 | 1.3 | 31.4 | 16.6 | 0.364 | Low |
Ethiopia | 2005 | 6033 | 14070 | 5 | 157 | 1.5 | 50 | 22.8 | 0.393 | Low |
Ghana | 2003 | 5015 | 5691 | 13.8 | 485 | 2 | 66.4 | 49.8 | 0.549 | Medium |
Kenya | 2003 | 3578 | 8195 | 4.6 | 547 | -0.1 | 77.7 | 70.2 | 0.521 | Medium |
Lesotho | 2004 | 2797 | 7095 | na | 808 | 2.3 | 73.7 | 90.3 | 0.541 | Medium |
Liberia | 2007 | 6009 | 7092 | 3 | 167 | 2.3 | 58.3 | 45.7 | Na | na |
Madagascar | 2004 | 2432 | 7949 | 2.6 | 271 | -0.7 | 76.5 | 65.3 | 0.53 | Medium |
Malawi | 2004 | 3261 | 11698 | 3.2 | 161 | 1 | 74.9 | 54 | 0.432 | Low |
Mozambique | 2003 | 2900 | 12418 | 7.4 | 335 | 4.3 | 54.8 | 25 | 0.373 | Low |
Namibia | 2007 | 3915 | 9804 | 1.1 | 3016 | 1.4 | 86.8 | 83.5 | 0.645 | Medium |
Nigeria | 2003 | 2346 | 7620 | 33.3 | 752 | 0.8 | 78.2 | 60.1 | 0.456 | Low |
Rwanda | 2005 | 4820 | 11321 | 10.2 | 238 | 0.1 | 71.4 | 59.8 | 0.45 | Low |
Swaziland | 2006 | 4156 | 4987 | 6.2 | 2414 | 0.2 | 80.9 | 78.3 | 0.529 | Medium |
Tanzania | 2004 | 2635 | 10329 | 4.9 | 316 | 1.7 | 77.5 | 62.2 | 0.464 | Low |
Uganda | 2006 | 2503 | 8531 | 7.6 | 303 | 3.2 | 76.8 | 57.7 | 0.501 | Medium |
Zimbabwe | 2006* | 7175 | 8907 | 4.2 | 259 | -2.1 | 92.7 | 86.2 | 0.505 | Medium |