Balaka
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Capital:Balaka
- Chief:Nsamala
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Land area, sq. km:2,193 (2008)
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Population, persons:422,925 (2017)
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Population density, people per sq. km:193 (2017)
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Sex ratio:95.1 (2017)
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Average household size:4.2 (2008)
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Crude birth rate:42.9 (2017)
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Life expectancy at birth, Male:57.4 (2017)
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Life expectancy at birth, Female:59.9 (2017)
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Enrolment in primary education:95,038 (2007)
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Enrolment in secondary education:5,285 (2007)
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Literacy rate, %:65 (1998)
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Adult literacy rate (%):60 (2002)
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Child mortality rate:64 (2010)
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Infant mortality rate:62 (2017)
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Food crop area (Hectares):100 (2005)
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Poverty, Poor (%):66.8 (2005)
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Malaria deaths per 100 000 population:0.17 (2009)