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SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC IC DATA

 

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Perio-dicity Latest data Previous period  
 
POPULATION     2006 2001  
  Population In 1,000s   1,881.7 2,157.6 2006: census

2001: estimate

        2006 2001  
  Total fertility rate Number of children per woman   3.5 4.2 Demographic and Health Survey
 
LABOUR FORCE/UNEMPLOYMENT     2002/03 2001 Household-budget Survey (HBS)
  Labour force size In 1,000s   ?? 61.4  
  Unemployment rate ?? In %   23.2 43.0  
  Dependency ratio ( under 15 and over 64 in % of the 15-64 ) In %   67.0 70.0  
 
HEALTH     2004 2001/02  
  Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births    91 81  
  Under-five mortality per 1,000 live births    113 113  
  Underweight  children under 5 years In %   19.8 17.9  
  Fully immunized children under 1 year In %   67.8 71.2  
  HIV/AIDS  prevalence rate     23.5   among female adults aged 15-49 and male adults aged 15-46
                                Male adults

In %

  19.3  
                                Female adults   26.4  
  Contraceptive prevalence rate

In %

  35.2 40.6 married women 15-49
 
EDUCATION In %   2004 2001  
  Adults literacy rate     85.0 82.0 BOS
Primary Schools   A 2006 2005 Education
  Gross enrolment rate¹  - Males     127.3 126.0  
                                   -  Females     127.5 126.3  
  Net enrolment rate²     -  Males     81.6 80.6  
                                      -  Females     86.3 85.7  
  Pupil / Teacher ratio     41 42  
 
POVERTY In %   2002/03 1994/5  
  Very poor     34.1 ??  
  Poor     22.5 ??  
  Non poor     43.4 ??  
           
¹ Enrolment in a specified level of education regardless of the total official age population for this level

² Enrolment of the official age population in a specified  level of education, as a proportion of the total official age population for  that level.