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Indicators Kenya
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People
Human Development Index (HDI) 148th 13th
Population total (million) 33.52 60.6
Population density (per km2) 51 248
Urban population (%) 39.4 89.6
Life expectancy (years) 45.2 77.5
Infant mortality (per 1000 births) 78 6
Population growth rate (%) 2.56 0.1
Education
Adult literacy (%) 84.3 99.0
In primary education (%) 70 99.9
Economic, Health & Social
GDP (US($) per capita) 1,020 26,150
Share of the world�s total of carbon dioxide emissions (%) Less than 0.1 2.3
TVs (per 1,000 people) 26 645
Internet users (per 1,000 people) 12.5 423.1
Mobile phones (per 1,000 people) 37 841
Daily calorie intake (per capita) 1,886 3,276
Doctors (per 100,000 people) 15.3 164

Sources: UN Cyberschool Bus and UN Human Development Report 2004

Use these links to compare the quality of life in Kenya with the quality of life in other countries:

In other parts of Africa �
South Africa
Uganda

In Asia �
China
Malaysia
The Philippines
Sri Lanka
Saudi Arabia
Indonesia

In South America & the Caribbean �
Colombia
Brazil
Peru
Guyana
St Lucia
 
 
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