1 IN 7
children dies
before the age of five
61%
of rural villagers
lack safe water
96%
have no access to sanitation
(not even a simple latrine)
Life expectancy at birth is just
59.4 years
44.7%
of the population lives in severe multidimensional poverty
63%
of rural households have no access to basic sanitation
(not even a simple latrine)
70% of Nigerien and 78% of Malian women cannot read or write.
Just 14.6% of girls in Niger and 29% of girls in Mali complete secondary school.
76% of girls in Niger are married by age 18.
That’s the world’s highest rate of child marriage.
The maternal mortality rate in Mali is 2.6 times the global average.
It’s the 13th most dangerous country in the world for women giving birth.
Niger has the highest fertility rate in the world – 6.5 births per woman.
Mali is not far behind with 5.7 births per woman.
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