Table 1.

Socioeconomic comparisons for Mauritius, Zimbabwe and South Africa^14–16

Performance indicator	Mauritius	Zimbabwe	South Africa	World
Demographics
Population; millions	1.3	12.6	50.5	6910
Birth rate; per 1000/year	15	28	23	20
Death rate; per 1000/year	7	19	17	9
Growth rate; %	1.0	1.4	1.7	1.4
Economic
Gross national income/capita; US$	5450	340	5760	7952
Environment
Access to improved drinking water sources; %	100	81	93	87
Access to improved sanitation facilities; %	94	46	59	62
Education
Youth literacy (15–24 years); %	96	99	96	88
Adult literacy; %	87	91	88	81
Survival to last primary education grade; %	99	79	77	90
Health
Life expectancy at birth; years	73	43	50	68
Under-5 years mortality; deaths/1000 births	15	90	59	68
Child immunisation; %
Measles	98	66	83	82
Polio	96	66	97	82
Tuberculosis	98	76	99	89
Adult HIV/AIDS prevalence; %	1.7	15.3	18.1	0.8
Diabetes prevalence (20–79 years); %	17.0	3.4	4.5	6.6