Human development in East Africa
10. April 2005Every year United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launches statistics on human development in the worlds 177 nations.
According to this years statistic Norway ranks at the top while Sierra Leone is positioned at the bottom. All the East African countries fall within the category of low human development as number 146 (Uganda), number 148 (Kenya) and number 162 (Tanzania).
Below you can get a glance of the differences and similarities regarding human development with in the East African Community.
Life expectancy at birth
Uganda 46.2 years
Kenya 44.6 years
Tanzania 43.3 years
Population living below 1$ a day (%), 1990-2002
Uganda -
Kenya 23.02 %
Tanzania 19.89 %
Public expenditure on education (% of GDP), 1999-2001
Uganda 2.5 %
Kenya 6.2 %
Tanzania -
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and above), 2002
Uganda 68.9 %
Kenya 84.3 %
Tanzania 77.1 %
Public health expenditure (% of GDP), 2001
Uganda 3.4 %
Kenya 1.7 %
Tanzania 2.1 %
Infant mortality rate (per 1.000 live births), 2002
Uganda 82
Kenya 78
Tanzania 104
Population with sustainable access
to affordable essential drugs (%), 1999
Uganda 50 – 79%
Kenya 0 – 49 %
Tanzania 50 – 79 %
Population with access to an improved water source (%), 2000
Uganda 52%
Kenya 57%
Tanzania 68%
Military expenditure (% of GDP), 2002
Uganda 2.4 %
Kenya 1.7 %
Tanzania 1.5 %
Official development assistance
(ODA received per capita US$), 2002
Uganda 22.5 US $
Kenya 12.5 US $
Tanzania 34.0 US $
Total debt service (% of GDP), 2002
Uganda 1.4 %
Kenya 3.7 %
Tanzania 1.5 %
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP), 2002
Uganda 27%
Kenya 30%
Tanzania 24%
Manufactured exports (% of merchandise exports), 2002
Uganda 8%
Kenya 24%
Tanzania 17%
Internet users (per 1,000 people)
Uganda 4
Kenya 12,5
Tanzania 2,3
