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Table 5.2<br />

Key Socio-Economic Indicators for Nigeria<br />

Socio-Economic National Level Source<br />

Indicator<br />

Population (m) 158.4 (2010) World Bank – Data Bank<br />

http://databank.worldbank.org/ddp/home.do?Step=<br />

1&id=4<br />

Population growth<br />

rate (% per annum)<br />

Life Expectancy<br />

(years)<br />

3.0 (2010) World Bank – Data Bank<br />

http://databank.worldbank.org/ddp/home.do?Step=<br />

1&id=4<br />

51.0 (2009) World Bank – Data Bank<br />

http://databank.worldbank.org/ddp/home.do?Step=<br />

1&id=4<br />

HDI index Value* 0.423 (2010) UNDP International Human Development Indicators<br />

http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/tables/default.html<br />

Religion<br />

GDP per capita (2008<br />

PPP USD)<br />

50 percent Muslim,<br />

40 percent Christian,<br />

10 percent<br />

Indigenous beliefs<br />

CIA World Factbook<br />

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/theworld-factbook/geos/ni.html<br />

2,289 (2010) UNDP International Human Development Indicators<br />

http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/tables/default.html<br />

Inflation rate (%) 13.7 (2010) CIA World Factbook<br />

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/theworld-factbook/geos/ni.html<br />

School enrolment,<br />

primary (% net)<br />

61 (2007) World Bank – Data Bank<br />

http://databank.worldbank.org/ddp/home.do?Step=<br />

1&id=4<br />

Literacy rate (%) 74.8 (2010) UNDP. UNESCO Institute for Statistics<br />

http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/tables/default.html<br />

Proportion of total<br />

population served<br />

with piped water (%)<br />

Hospital beds (per<br />

10,000 population)<br />

58 (2008) World Bank Data – Data Bank<br />

http://databank.worldbank.org/ddp/home.do?Step=<br />

1&id=4<br />

5.0 (2004) World Health Organisation<br />

http://apps.who.int/whosis/database/core/core_sele<br />

ct_process.cfm<br />

Estimated adult rate<br />

(15-49) of people<br />

living with<br />

HIV/AIDS (%)<br />

4 (2009) World Bank Data – Data Bank<br />

http://databank.worldbank.org/ddp/home.do?Step=<br />

1&id=4<br />

* The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of human development. It<br />

measures the average achievements in a country in three basic dimensions of human<br />

development: a long and healthy life, access to knowledge and a decent standard of living. The<br />

HDI is the geometric mean of normalized indices measuring achievements in each dimension. 1<br />

shows high human development whilst 0 shows low human development.<br />

Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, and is experiencing relatively<br />

strong economic growth. According to the World Bank, in 2009, Nigeria’s<br />

GDP grew by six percent, which is considered to be moderate in comparison<br />

with other African countries (World Bank, 2010, Economic Commission for<br />

Africa, 2011). Life expectancy at birth is lower than the sub-Saharan average<br />

(52 years) and is considerably lower than that of an average lower-middle<br />

AZURA EDO IPP<br />

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