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Kalasin
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Kalasin is 519 kilometers from Bangkok and administratively divided into 14 districts and 4 sub-districts: Muang Kalasin, Yang Talat, Kamalasai, Tha Khantho, Khao Wong, Huai Meg, Sahassakhan, Somdet, Kuchinarai, Kham Muong, Nong Kungsi, Namon, Huai Phung, Rong Kham, Na Koo sub-district, Sam Chai sub-district, Don Chan sub-district and Kong Chai sub-district. The province occupies an area of 7,055.07 square kilometers. The characteristics of the area are mountainous along the Phu Phan Range in the upper part while the middle part is hilly area with the alteration of diciduous forest.
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Boundaries
North:
Udon Thani, Sakon Nakhon and Nakhon Phanom
South:
Roi Et and Maha Sarakham
East:
Roi Et and Mukdahan
West:
Maha Sarakham, Khon Kaen and Udon Thani
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Items
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Demographic characteristics
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Total population (’000)
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921.4
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Population in Municpal Area (%)
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20.4
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Sex ratio (Males per 100 females)
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99
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Median age
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28.5
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Population by age group
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0-14 years (%)
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26.5
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15-59 years (%)
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65.5
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60 years and over (%) |
8
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Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years) |
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Total |
52.7
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0-14 years
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40.4
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60 years and over
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12.3
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Singulate mean age at first marriage(SMAM) |
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Males
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26.2
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Females |
22.4
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Thai nationality (%) |
99.8
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Buddhism (%) |
99.5
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Minority population |
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Muslims (%) |
0.1
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Education
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Average years of education attainment of population aged 15 years and over
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6.5
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Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%)
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37.8
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Employment characteristics of population aged 15 years and over
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During last year industry |
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Population in the agricultural sectors (%) |
85.1
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Work status (%) |
-
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Employers |
0.4
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Own account worker |
35.8
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Employees |
12.1
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Unpaid family workers |
51.7
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Members of producers’ cooperatives |
< 0.1
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Fertility |
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Mean number of children ever born (per ever married woman 15- 49 years)
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1.98
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Mean number of children still living (per ever married woman 15-49 years)
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1.93
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Migration |
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Five-year migration (1995-2000)
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Population who migrated within previous 5 years (%) |
2
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Lifetime migration
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Population who were not living in province of birth (%)
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9.7
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Housing characteristics
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Average household size |
4.1
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Female headed households(%) |
23.6
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Percentage
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Age group
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Total
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Males
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Females
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Total
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Males
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Females
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Total
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921,366
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458,463
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462,903
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100
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100
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100
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0-4
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73,449
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37,669
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35,780
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8
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8.2
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7.7
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5-9
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84,601
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43,363
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41,238
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9.2
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9.5
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8.9
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10-14 |
85,936
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44,138
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41,798
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9.3
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9.6
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9
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15-19
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82,530
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42,766
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39,764
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9
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9.3
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8.6
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20-24
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69,379
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35,644
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33,735
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7.5
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7.8
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7.3
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25-29
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81,582
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39,921
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41,661
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8.9
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8.7
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9
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30-34
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86,069
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42,353
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43,716
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9.3
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9.2
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9.4
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35-39
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75,787
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37,718
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38,069
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8.2
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8.2
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8.2
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40-44
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67,381
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33,723
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33,658
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7.3
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7.4
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7.3
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45-49
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55,818
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27,191
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28,627
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6.1
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5.9
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6.2
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50-54
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47,474
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23,073
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24,401
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5.2
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5
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5.3
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55-59
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37,298
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17,939
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19,359
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4
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3.9
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4.2
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60-64
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26,784
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12,049
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14,735
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2.9
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2.6
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3.2
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65-69
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20,677
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9,379
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11,298
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2.2
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2
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2.4
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70-74
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12,982
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5,820
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7,162
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1.4
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1.3
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1.5
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75-79
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7,752
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3,382
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4,370
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0.8
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0.7
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0.9
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80-84
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3,387
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1,426
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1,961
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0.4
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0.3
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0.4
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85 and over
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2,480
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909
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1,571
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0.3
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0.2
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0.3
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Total Population |
985,454
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Males
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491,926
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Females
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493,528
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Reproductive HealthStatistics (2001) :
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Maternal and Child Health
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Perinatal mortality rate
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7.02 : 1,000 total births
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Maternal mortality ratio
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10.88 : 100,000 live births
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Birth asphyxia rate
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36.67 : 1,000 live births
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Low birth weight
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8.86%
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Rate of anemia in pregnant women |
10.28%
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Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years |
10.35%
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HIV/AIDS
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Prevalence rate of HIV infection in pregnant women
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1.97%
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AIDS case rate
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13.01: 100,000 population
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