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Middle East* Welfare: Health & Education

Country

Population

Population
Increase %

Literacy
%

Life Expectancy Male

Life Expectancy
Female

Infant Mortality

Algeria

32,930,091

1.22

70

71.68

74.92

29.87

Bahrain

698,585

1.45

89

 71.97

77

16.8

Egypt

78,887,007

1.75

58

 68.77

73.93

31.33

Iran

68,688,433

1.1

79

68.86

71.74

40.3

Iraq

26,783,383

2.66

 40.4

 67.76

 70.31

48.64

Israel

7,026,000

1.18

95

77.33

81.7

6.89

Jordan

5,153,378

2.49

91.3

75.9

85.01

16.76

Kuwait

2,418,393

3.521

 83.5

76.13

78.31

9.71

Lebanon

3,874,050

1.23

 87.4

70.41

75.48

 23.72

Libya

5,900,754

2.3

82.6

74.46

79.02

23.71

Morocco

33,241,259

1.55

64.1

68.62

73.37

40.24

Oman

3,102,229

3.28

75.8

71.37

75.72

18.89

Palestine

3,889,248

3.32

91.93

71.22

74.52

20.342

Qatar 885,359 2.5 89 70.16 76.57 18.04

Saudi Arabia

27,019,731

2.18

78.8

73.66

77.78

12.81

Sudan

41,236,378

2.55

61.1

57.69

60.21

61.05

Syria

18,881,361

2.3

76.9

69.01

71.7

28.61

Tunisia

10,175,014

.99

74.3

73.4

76.96

23.84

Turkey

70,413,958

1.06

86.5

70.18

75.18

39.69

UAE

2,602,713

1.52

77.9

72.92

78.08

14.09

Yemen

21,456,188

3.46

50.2

60.23

64.11

59.88

*Includes Middle Eastern countries and Arab countries of North Africa.

1. High figures for Kuwait reflects immigration of expatriates after Gulf Crisis.

2. Weighted average of Gaza and West Bank. 2006 estimates.

3. 2003 Estimate - Same value given for West Bank and Gaza

Sources: CIA World book of facts, Israel Central Bureau of Statistics.

Data are believed to be reliable but are not guaranteed to be authoritative. Please tell us about any errors. Most data are 2006 estimates.

Updated May 2006

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