Nigeria
TFR 4.91
POPULATION 149,229,090
CRUDE DEATH RATE 16.56
CRUDE BIRTH RATE 36.56
LIFE EXPECTANCY 46.94
INFANT MORTALITY RATE 94.35
British influence and control over what would become Nigeria and Africa's most populous country grew through the 19th century. A series of constitutions after World War II granted Nigeria greater autonomy; independence came in 1960. Following nearly 16 years of military rule, a new constitution was adopted in 1999, and a peaceful transition to civilian government was complete



ETHIPOIA
TFR 6.12
POPULATION 85,237,338
CRUDE DEATH RATE 11.55
CRUDE BIRTH RATE 43.66
LIFE EXPECTANCY 55.41
INFANT MORTALITY RATE 80.8
Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule with the exception of a short-lived Italian occupation from 1936-41. In 1974, a military junta, the Derg, deposed Emperor Haile SELASSIE (who had ruled since 1930) and established a socialist state.



SUDAN
TFR 4.48
POPULATION 41,087,825
CRUDE DEATH RATE 33.74
CRUDE BIRTH RATE 12.94
LIFE EXPECTANCY 51.42
INFANT MORTALITY RATE 82.43
Military regimes favoring Islamic-oriented governments have dominated national politics since independence from the UK in 1956. Sudan was embroiled in two prolonged civil wars during most of the remainder of the 20th century. These conflicts were rooted in northern economic, political, and social domination of largely non-Muslim, non-Arab southern Sudanese


SOUTH AFRICA
TFR 2.38
POPULATION 29,052,489
CRUDE DEATH RATE 16.99
CRUDE BIRTH RATE 19.93
LIFE EXPECTANCY 48.98
INFANT MORTALITY RATE 44.42
DEVELOPING COUNTRY






UNITED STATES

TFR 2.05
POPULATION 307,212,123
CRUDE DEATH RATE 8.38
CRUDE BIRTH RATE 13.82
LIFE EXPECTANCY 78.11
INFANT MORTALITY RATE 6.26
developing country


KENYA

TFR 4.56
POPULATION 39,002,772
CRUDE DEATH RATE 9.72
CRUDE BIRTH RATE 36.64
LIFE EXPECTANCY 57.86
INFANT MORTALITY RATE 54.7
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
GAINED INDEPENDANECE FROM UK