Malawi

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Malawi
Misc
Country CodeMW
Geography
Area (sq km)118,484
Coastline (km)
Highest Point (m)3,002 (Sapitwa (Mount Mlanje))
Average Elevation (m)779
People
Population19,842,560
Median Age16.60
Growth Rate3.31 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)40.70
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)7.70
Urban Population16.90 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth18.90
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)634.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)42.10
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)11.40 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.02
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)1.30
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)5.80 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)4.00 %
School life (years)11
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)8.50 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)22.420 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)4.00 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)1,200
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)3.90 %

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