HEALTH SITUATION

DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS	(Year)
Total population	2000	61,399 (thousands)
Surface area	1997	513 (thousand of sq.km2)
Population density	2000	120 (per sq km)
Population growth rate	1995-2000	0.93(%)
Crude birth rate	1995-2000	6.7
Urban population	1999	21.2%
Average annual growth rate of the urban population	1995-2000	2.5%
SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATORS
Gross domestic product (GDP)	2000	119.5 billion USD
GDP Growth rate	2000	4.4%
GNI (Gross National Income-formerly gross national product or GNP)	1990	1,420 USD
	2000	2,100 USD
Real GDP per capita (PPP)	2000	6,131 USD
Average annual growth rate of the GNP	1998-1999	4.9%
Average annual rate of inflation	1998	8.7%
Human development index	1999	0.757
	2000	0.713
Dependency ratio # Total	1995-2000	54.7
# Old age (65+)	1995-2000	13.0
# Young (0-14)	1995-2000	41.7
Adult literacy rate # Total	1997	94.7
# Female	1997	92.8
# Male	1997	96.7
Gross primary school
enrolment ratio # Female	1996	96%
# Male	1996	99%
Gross secondary school
enrolment ratio # Female	1996	37%
# Male	1996	38%
HEALTH RESOURCES INDICATORS
Total expenditure on health	1997	5.7% of GDP
Public share to total health expenditure	1997	33.0%
Per capital total health expenditure	1997	327 international dollars
Physicians per 10,000 population	1997	2.4
Hospital beds per 10,000 population	1997	20.0
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE COVERAGE INDICATORS
Infants immunized # DPT 3	1999	97%
# OPV 3	1999	97%
# BCG	1999	98%
Measles	1999	94%
Pregnant women immunized with tetanus toxoid	1999	90%
Women of child - bearing age using contraceptives	1998	72.2%
Population with access to safe water	1999	80%
Population with access to adequate sanitation	1999	96%
HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS
Life expectancy at birth
Total	1005-2000	68.8 years
Female	“	72.0 “
Male	“	65.8 “
Disability Adjusted Life Expectancy - DALE: (Healthy Life Expectancy)
Total	1999	60.2 years
Female	“	62.1 “
Male	“	58.4 “
Infant mortality rate	1995-2000	25 per 1000 live births
Under-five mortality rate	1995-2000	35 per 1000 live births
Total fertility rate	1995-2000	1.7 per women
Maternal mortality ratio	1998	43.9 per 1000 live births
Low birth weight newborns	1998	8.1%
Children with low weight-for-age	1998	31.3%
GENDER EQUITY INDICATORS
Life expectancy at birth ratio	1995-2000	109 females as a % of males
Gender-related development index	1999	0.755
Gender empowerment measure	1999	n/a
GDP per capita	1998	60 females as a % of males
Seats held in parliament	1999	n/a % women
Administrators and managers	1998	21.6 % women
Adult literacy ratio	1997	96 females as a % of males
Primary school enrolment ratio	1996	97 females as a % of males
Secondary school enrolment ratio	1996	97 females as a % of males

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