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Sunday, May 2, 2010

some staggering stats

In Sierra Leone life expectancy is 46 (men), 49 (women).

One in eight women risk dying in pregnancy or childbirth.

For every 1,000 children born, 140 die.

Sierra Leone has the highest mortality rate in the world for children under five.

Sources: UN, Amnesty International
Posted by laura at 1:09 PM

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