Mozambique

In 1994, about 4.9 million Makhuwa lived in Mozambique. There are about 20 million people in all of Mozambique.

The U.S. life expectancy is 73.7 years for a white male; 80.3 years for a white female (1995 estimate). For a Mozambican male: 47.04 years; 50.92 years for a Mozambican female (1995 estimate).

There is one doctor per 435 patients in the United States. In Mozambique, there is one doctor per 39,500 patients.

   An AIDS (or SIDA) poster. The major cause of death in the United States are heart disease, cancer, lung disease and accidents. The major causes of death in Mozambique are malaria, tuberculosis, infections and pneumonia. AIDS is a growing problem for almost all of sub Saharan Africa.

Of the total U.S. population, 97 percent can read. In Mozambique, 33 percent of the total population can read.

 It's estimated that there are less than 750,000 Makhuwa Christians living in Mozambique.

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