Quick Facts:
- 45 percent of people in Ghana live on less than $1 a day
- Ghana was the first Sub-Saharan African country to attain independence
- Attending school is not mandatory in Ghana because there are not enough teachers and facilities available to accommodate all of the students
- Ghana's infant mortality rate is 68 out of every 1,000 live births compared to the United States, which is 5 out of every 1,000
- One out of every 20 children in Ghana dies before their first birthday and 1 in 10 before they are five years old
- Diarrhea is one of the 5 main causes of death of children in Ghana
- Experts estimate that by the year 2014 there will be
between 236,000 and 390,000 children orphaned by
HIV/AIDS in Africa HIV/AIDS in Ghana
- Ghana's infant mortality rate is 68 out of every 1,000 live births
compared to the United States, which is 5 out of every 1,000
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