Kenya Crisis
While post-election violence in Kenya has decreased throughout 2008 and 2009, underlying issues include rising poverty, inequality, unemployment, corruption, and unpredictable climatic conditions.
Population: 39.8 million
Life expectancy: 53 years (men), 55 years (women)
Child deaths under 5yrs: 123 per 1000
Surface area: 582,646sq km (224,961 sq miles)
GDP growth: 2.2% (2008)
Refugees: 300,000 plus, largely from neighbouring Somalia and Sudan
Dependency ratio: 81 people for every 100 working-age people
Population living in poverty: 42%
Population without housing: 9m rural and 3m urban
Sources: WHO / UN / OCHA Kenya / Kenyan Bureau of National Statistics
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