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Burkina FasoThe life expectancy at birth in Burkina Faso is 54.78 while in San Marino it is 83.18.
This entry contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Source:
CIA World Factbook
The number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in Burkina Faso is 76.80 while in San Marino it is 4.52.
This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Source:
CIA World Factbook
Burkina Faso has an unemployment rate of 77.00% while San Marino has 8.70%
This entry contains the percent of the labor force that is without jobs.
Source:
CIA World Factbook
33 in every 100,000 people are currently imprisoned in Burkina Faso compared to 6 in San Marino
This entry contains the number of people in penal institutions, including pre-trial detainees. Comparability is hampered by differences in local practice, including whether psychiatrically ill offenders are under the authority of the prison administration. People held in a form of custody not under the authority of a prison administration are not included in this figure.
Source:
International Centre for Prison Studies
Per capita public and private health expenditures combined in Burkina Faso are $37.80 USD while San Marino spends $3,791.80 USD
This entry contains the per capita public and private health expenditure at purchase power parity using US Dollars. This figure combines government, personal, and employer spending on health care
Source:
World Health Organization
The annual number of births per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso is 42.42 while in San Marino it is 8.70.
This entry gives the average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population.
Source:
CIA World Factbook
With its 18,365,123 people, Burkina Faso is the 59th largest country in the world by population. It is the 75th largest country in the world by area with 274,200 square kilometers.
Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Current President Blaise COMPAORE came to power in a 1987 military coup and has won every election since then. There have been increasing protests over the belief that the president may try to run for a currently unconstitutional third term in the 2015 presidential elections. Burkina Faso's high population growth and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens.
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