Fertility

The 2012 estimated total fertility rate per women is 7.16 for Niger, 6.35 for Mali and 2.28 for South Africa…. Read More

In 2011, 14.7 million adults in the African region were estimated to have diabetes (3.8% prevalence). The estimate was 1.9… Read More

The life expectancy at birth for women in South Africa dropped from 68 in 1990 to 55 in 2009, according… Read More

90% of all malaria deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa. It is estimated that less than 5% of children in sub-Saharan… Read More

Pravin Gordhan announced that sin tax on cigarettes will increase by 60c to R10.92 per packet of 20 cigarettes. Last… Read More

The emerging African middle class is catching up to the white middle class in terms of home ownership. In 2011… Read More