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>> South Africa at a glance >> Botswana at a glance South Africa at a glanceGovernment type: Parliamentary DemocracyLanguages: Afrikaans, English, isiNdebele, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda, and Xitsonga (all official languages) Ethnic groups: Black 79.7%; White 9.1%; Colored 8.8%; Asian (Indian) 2.2% Religious beliefs: Christian; traditional African, Hindu, Muslim, Jewish Economy (% of GDP): Agriculture and mining (8%); Industry (22%); Services (70%) Total population: 48.3 million Percent of the population under the age of 15: 32% Urban population: 59% Life expectancy: 50 Focus on reproductive health Total fertility rate (average number of children born to a woman in her lifetime): 2.7 Contraceptive prevalence rate (among married women aged 15-49): 60% (modern methods), 60% (all methods) A Woman’s Lifetime Risk of Dying from Maternal Causes: 1 in 110 Percent of births attended by skilled health personnel: 92%* In South Africa abortion is legal without restriction as to reason. Focus on young people Percentage of females ages 15-19 who have ever been married: 4% Percentage of females who have given birth by age 18: 20% Condom use by young people (15-24) at higher risk sex (2000-2006): N/A** Focus on HIV/AIDS*** Adults 15+ living with HIV (2007): 5,400,000 Women 15+ living with HIV (2007): 3,200,000 Women 15+ as a percentage of all adults 15+ living with HIV (2007): 59.3% Adult (15-49) HIV prevalence rate (2007): 18.1% Young women (15-24) HIV prevalence rate (2007): 12.7% Young men (15-24) HIV prevalence rate (2007): 4.0% HIV prevalence rate among female sex workers in capital city (Pretoria): N/A Focus on gender Literacy rate for women (ages 15-24): 94% Literacy rate for men (ages 15-24): 94% From 1995-2002, 48% of females ages 15+ were economically active compared to 61% of males ages 15+ Expected number of years of formal female schooling: 13* Ratio of estimated female to male earned income: .45* Participation of women in national government (% seats held by women): 33%* Botswana at a glanceGovernment type: parliamentary democracy.Languages: English (official), Setswana, Ikalanga. Ethnic groups: Tswana 79%; Kalanga 11%; Kgalagadi, Herero, Bayeyi, Hambukush, Basarwa ("San"), Khoi, whites 10%. Religious beliefs: Christianity 70%, None 20%, Indigenous beliefs 6%, Other 4% Economy (% of GDP): Agriculture (1.6%), Industry (51.5%), Services 36.9%**** Total population: 1.8 million Percent of the population under the age of 15: 33% Urban population: 57 Life expectancy: 49 Focus on reproductive health Total fertility rate (average number of children born to a woman in her lifetime): 2.9 Contraceptive prevalence rate (among married women aged 15-49): 42% (modern methods), 44% (all methods) A Woman’s Lifetime Risk of Dying from Maternal Causes: 1 in 130 Percent of births attended by skilled health personnel: 94%* In Botswana abortion is legal to save the life of the woman or protect her physical health. It is also legal in instances of rape and fetal impairment. Focus on young people Percentage of females ages 15-19 who have ever been married: 5% Percentage of females who have given birth by age 18: N/A Condom use by young people (15-24) at higher risk sex (2000-2006): Males 88%, Females 75%** Focus on HIV/AIDS*** Adults 15+ living with HIV (2007): 280,000 Women 15+ living with HIV (2007): 170,000 Women 15+ as a percentage of all adults 15+ living with HIV (2007): 60.7% Adult (15-49) prevalence rate (2007): 23.9% Young women (15-24) HIV prevalence rate (2007): 15.3% Young men (15-24) HIV prevalence rate (2007): 5.1% HIV prevalence rate among female sex workers in capital city (Gaborone): N/A Focus on gender Literacy rate for women (ages 15-24): 93% Literacy rate for men (ages 15-24): 86% From 1995-2002, 46% of females ages 15+ were economically active compared to 65% of males ages 15+ Expected number of years of formal female schooling: 12* Ratio of estimated female to male earned income: .31* Participation of women in national government (% seats held by women): 11%* Source: Population Reference Bureau, www.prb.org *Save the Children, State of the World’s Mothers 2008: Closing the Survival Gap for Children Under 5, May 2008. http://www.savethechildren.org/campaigns/state-of-the-worlds-mothers-report/2008 **World Health Organization, World Health Statistics 2008, May 2008. http://www.who.int/whosis/whostat/2008/en/index.html *** UNAIDS, 2008 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, July 2008. www.unaids.org ****Central Intelligence Agency World Fact Book, 2006. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ |
