Table 1.

Health and development indicators for Malawi

Life expectancy at birth, male/female (years)	46.9/49.5
Total fertility rate	6.3
One year olds fully immunized against measles, 2007/08 (%)	85
Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births), 2006 (%)	69
Under-five mortality rate (per 1000 live births), 2006	118
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100, 000 live births)	807
Literacy rates, male/female (%)	79/59
Stunting in under-five children, 2006 (%)	46
Gross domestic product per capita, US$ PPP	850
Gini coefficient, 2005	0.38
Human development index, 2005	0.437
Adult HIV prevalence rate (15-49 years) (%)	12
Physician per population ratio	1:53,176
Nurse per population ratio	1:2,964