Population: 20 million

Children under 18: 10 million

Income per capita: US$ 310

People living below the poverty line: 54%

Under-five mortality rate: 152 /1,000 live births

National HIV and AIDS prevalence: 16.2%

Literacy: 67% for men 38% for women

Life expectancy: 37 years

Every day, 320 children under age five are lost to preventable and treatable diseases, such as malaria, respiratory infections and diarrhea.

Only 48 per cent of births are attended by a skilled health worker

Around 41 per cent of children are chronically malnourished

Two-thirds of children aged 6–59 months are vitamin "A" deficient, a condition that makes them more susceptible to infectious diseases

Percentage of adults and children with advanced HIV infection receiving antiretroviral therapy added children 7.4% (2005) 13.7% (2006) 28.0% (2007)