Sub-Saharan Africa (and America just for comparison)

America

Total Population: 307,212,123
Total Fertility Rate: 2.05
Birth Rate: 13.82 births/1,000 population
Death Rate: 8.38 deaths/1,000 population
Life Expectancy: 78.11 years
Female: 80.69 years
Male: 75.65 years
Infant Mortality Rate: 6.26 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 5.55 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 6.94 deaths/1,000 live births
Independence from: Great Britain
Independence when: 4 July 1776

Nigeria

Total Population: 149,229,090
Total Fertility Rate: 4.91
Birth Rate: 36.65 births/1,000 population
Death Rate: 16.56 deaths/1,000 population
Life Expectancy: 46.94 years
Female: 47.76 years
Male: 46.16 years
Infant Mortality Rate: 94.35 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 87.97 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 100.38 deaths/1,000 live births
Independence from: UK
Independence when: 1 October 1960

Ethiopia

Total Population: 85,237,338
Total Fertility Rate: 6.12 children born/woman
Birth Rate: 43.66 births/1,000 population
Death Rate: 11.55 deaths/1,000 population
Life Expectancy: 55.41 years
Female: 57.97 years
Male: 52.92 years
Infant Mortality Rate: 80.8 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 69.2 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 92.06 deaths/1,000 live births
Independence from: Does not say
Independence when: 200 years ago

Sudan

Total Population: 41,087,825
Total Fertility Rate: 4.48 children born/woman
Birth Rate: 33.74 births/1,000 population
Death Rate: 12.94 deaths/1,000 population
Life Expectancy: 51.42 years
Female: 52.4 years
Male: 50.49 years
Infant Mortality Rate: 82.43 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 82.37 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 82.48 deaths/1,000 live births
Independence from: Egypt and the UK
Independence when: 1 January 1956

Kenya

Total Population: 39,002,772
Total Fertility Rate: 4.56 children born/woman
Birth Rate: 36.64 births/1,000 population
Death Rate: 9.72 deaths/1,000 population
Life Expectancy: 57.86 years
Female: 58.24 years
Male: 57.49 years
Infant Mortality Rate: 57.86 years
Female: 58.24 years
Male: 57.49 years
Independence from: UK
Independence when: 12 December 1963

South Africa

Total Population: 49,052,489
Total Fertility Rate: 2.38 children born/woman
Birth Rate: 19.93 births/1,000 population
Death Rate: 16.99 deaths/1,000 population
Life Expectancy: 48.98 years
Female: 48.13 years
Male: 49.81 years
Infant Mortality Rate: 44.42 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 40.1 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 48.66 deaths/1,000 live births
Independence from: Britain Independence when: 27 April 1994