Table 2 Socioeconomic and health indicators for Mchinji and Malawi

Poverty

Human Development Index (out of 182 countries)

-

160

GNP per capita (US$)

-

690

Percent below $2 per day

-

90%

Education

Female literacy (over 5 years of age)

46%

51%

Educational attainment - primary

60%

59%

- secondary

5%

8%

Health

Access to improved water source

46%

45%

Access to sanitation

66%

53%

Total fertility rate (births per woman)

7.6

6.5

Crude birth rate (per 1,000 population)

55

50

Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)

-

984

Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)

-

76

Neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)

-

27