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Rwanda Fact Sheet
The majority of Rwanda�s ethnic population is Hutu, with 84%. 15% more are Tutsi.2 At present, it is estimated that 70% of the population of Rwanda live in poverty with a life expectancy of 47 years for both sexes.3 About 90% of Rwanda�s population are involved in agriculture.4 Rwanda has one of the world�s worst child mortality rates � one in five children die before their fifth birthday.5 Malaria is the leading cause of infant and child mortality (29 %).6 42 % of Rwandan children under five years old are malnourished.7 613,000 Rwandan children between the ages of 0 to 14 years old are orphans.8 By 2001, an estimated 264,000 children (43% of all orphans) had lost one or both parents to AIDS.9 Rwanda has one of the world�s largest proportions of households that are headed by children (i.e. children raising children) with an estimated 101,000 children heading up some 42,000 households.10 11% of the population, are living with HIV or AIDS.11 88 per cent of women have to walk for more than one hour to reach health facilities.12 |
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