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Population: 15,746,232

Median Age: 16.8 Years

Infant Mortality Rate: 84.49 deaths/1,000 live births

Infant Mortality Comparison to the World: 13

Major Infectious Diseases:

               Degree of Risk = Very High

Food or Waterborne Diseases: Bacterial and Protozoal Diarrhea, Hepatitis A, and Typhoid Fever

Vectorborne Disease: Malaria and Yellow Fever

Water Contact Disease: Schistosomiasis

Respiratory Disease: Meningococcal Meningitis

Animal Contact Disease: Rabies