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Mukdahan
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Mukdahan is located in northeastern Thailand and most of the area is a high plateau with dense forests in the west. The eastern part of the province is mostly agricultural areas. Mukdahan comprises 7 districts: Muang Mukdahan, Nikhom Khamsoi, Kham Cha-ee, Don Tan, Dong Luang, Wan Yai, Nong Sung and has eight tribes of Thai people, each of which has its distinct tradition and culture. These eight tribes are Phu T'ai, Yu, Kha, Soe, Kar Saek, Kula and Thai-Lao.
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Boundaries
North:
Sakon Nakhon and Nakhon Phanom
South:
Yasothon
East:
Lao PDR
West:
Kalasin and Roi Et
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Items
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Demographic characteristics
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Total population (’000)
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310.7
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Population in Municpal Area (%)
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15.1
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Sex ratio (Males per 100 females)
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100.6
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Median age
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27.2
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Population by age group
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0-14 years (%)
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28.1
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15-59 years (%)
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63.7
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60 years and over (%) |
8.2
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Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years) |
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Total |
57
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0-14 years
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44.1
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60 years and over
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12.9
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Singulate mean age at first marriage(SMAM) |
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Males
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26.1
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Females |
22.2
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Thai nationality (%) |
99.2
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Buddhism (%) |
98.8
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Minority population |
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Muslims (%) |
0.2
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Population Speaking Lao-Vietnam (%)
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0.7
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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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6.3
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Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%)
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37.9
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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 (%) |
80.9
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Work status (%) |
-
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Employers |
0.6
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Own account worker |
36.1
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Employees |
13.1
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Unpaid family workers |
50.2
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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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2.13
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Mean number of children still living (per ever married woman 15-49 years)
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2.06
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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 (%) |
3.2
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Lifetime migration
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Population who were not living in province of birth (%)
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11.6
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Housing characteristics
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Average household size |
4
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Female headed households(%) |
18.6
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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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310,718
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155,803
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154,915
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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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27,669
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14,131
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13,538
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8.9
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9.1
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8.7
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5-9
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29,382
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14,993
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14,389
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9.5
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9.6
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9.3
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10-14 |
30,188
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15,318
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14,870
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9.7
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9.8
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9.6
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15-19
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29,905
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15,234
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14,671
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9.6
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9.8
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9.5
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20-24
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23,553
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12,111
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11,442
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7.6
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7.8
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7.4
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25-29
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26,956
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13,323
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13,633
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8.7
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8.6
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8.8
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30-34
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27,907
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14,047
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13,860
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9
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9
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8.9
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35-39
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25,075
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12,457
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12,618
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8.1
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8
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8.1
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40-44
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22,005
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10,936
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11,069
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7.1
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7
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7.1
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45-49
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17,571
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8,939
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8,632
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5.7
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5.7
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5.6
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50-54
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14,151
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7,161
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6,990
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4.6
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4.6
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4.5
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55-59
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10,792
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5,331
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5,461
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3.5
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3.4
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3.5
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60-64
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8,700
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4,047
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4,653
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2.8
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2.6
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3
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65-69
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6,835
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3,119
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3,716
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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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4,624
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2,159
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2,465
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1.5
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1.4
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1.6
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75-79
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2,857
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1,343
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1,514
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0.9
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0.9
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1
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80-84
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1,451
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687
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764
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0.5
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0.4
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0.5
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85 and over
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1,097
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467
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630
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0.4
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0.3
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0.4
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Total Population |
335,927
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Males
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168,571
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Females
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167,356
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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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11.67 : 1,000 total births
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Maternal mortality ratio
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0.00 : 100,000 live births
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Birth asphyxia rate
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42.51 : 1,000 live births
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Low birth weight
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10.05%
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Rate of anemia in pregnant women |
7.92%
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Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years |
11.76%
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HIV/AIDS
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Prevalence rate of HIV infection in pregnant women
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0.71%
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Prevalence rate of HIV infection in Children aged
less than 2 years
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6.25%
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AIDS case rate
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27.87: 100,000 population
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