East African Demographic Information

Per capita income (2006 est.)

• Kenya - $1,200.00   
• Uganda - $1,800.00
• Tanzania – $800.00
• United States - $44,000.00   

Literacy rate (2003)

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

• Kenya – total population 85.1% (male 90.6%, female 79.7%)
• Uganda –total population 69% (male: 80%, female: 59%)
• Tanzania –total population 69.4% (male 77.5%, female 62.2%
• United States – total population 99% (male 99%, female 99%)

Life expectancy (2003)

• Kenya – 55.4 years
• Uganda – 45.7 years
• Tanzania – 50.7 years  
• United States – 78 years

The sources of the information are www.cia.gov and www.undg.gov.org