"According to the World Development Indicators and the Human Development Index 73% of the region’s population was living in multidimensional poverty in 2011; 52% of people were living below US$1.25 a day; and about 44% were living below nationally-defined poverty lines. In 2011, 135 of every 1,000 East African children died before their fifth birthday; 608 of every 100,000 women died in the process of giving birth; and nearly 58.4% of all East African children suffered from stunted growth." (Quoted from article)