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Ubon Ratchathani
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Ubon Ratchathani is northeast and is some 630 kilometers from Bangkok. The province is administratively divided into 19 districts and 6 sub-districts: Muang Ubon Ratchathani, Buntharik, Kong Jiam, Kueng Nai, Muong Samsib, St Muang Mai, Det Udom, Warin Chamrab, Tan Sum, Khemarat, Nam Yuen, Pho Sai, Kud Khoa Pun, Na Cha Ruay, Trakan Pued Phol, Pibun Mungsahan, Sirinthorn, Samrong, Don Mod Daeng, Na Yea sub-district, Lao Sue Kok sub-district, Na Tan sub-district, Sawang Weerawong sub-district, Tung Si Udom sub-district and Nam Khun sub-district.
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Boundaries
North:
Mukdahan
South:
Cambodia
East:
Lao PDR
West:
Yasothon and Si Sa ket
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Items
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Demographic characteristics
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Total population (’000)
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1,691.40
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Population in Municpal Area (%)
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15.9
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Sex ratio (Males per 100 females)
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100.3
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Median age
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27.1
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Population by age group
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0-14 years (%)
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28.8
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15-59 years (%)
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62.4
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60 years and over (%) |
8.8
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Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years) |
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Total |
.60.4
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0-14 years
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46.2
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60 years and over
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14.2
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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 |
22.8
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Thai nationality (%) |
99.7
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Buddhism (%) |
99.4
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Minority population |
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Muslims (%) |
0.1
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Population Speaking Khmer (%)
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0.3
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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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6.4
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Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%)
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41.3
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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 (%) |
79.7
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Work status (%) |
-
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Employers |
0.4
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Own account worker |
34.3
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Employees |
14.6
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Unpaid family workers |
50.6
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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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2.16
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Mean number of children still living (per ever married woman 15-49 years)
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2.1
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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 (%) |
2.3
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Lifetime migration
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Population who were not living in province of birth (%)
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6.7
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Housing characteristics
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Average household size |
4.2
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Female headed households(%) |
22.1
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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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1,691,441
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846,907
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844,534
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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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153,410
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79,160
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74,250
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9.1
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9.3
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8.8
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5-9
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168,992
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87,031
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81,961
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10
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10.3
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9.7
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10-14 |
164,903
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84,893
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80,010
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9.7
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10
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9.5
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15-19
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150,401
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78,003
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72,398
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8.9
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9.2
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8.6
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20-24
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133,832
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69,358
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64,474
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7.9
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8.2
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7.6
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25-29
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144,430
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70,546
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73,884
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8.5
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8.3
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8.7
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30-34
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146,192
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71,767
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74,425
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8.6
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8.5
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8.8
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35-39
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130,204
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64,779
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65,425
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7.7
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7.6
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7.7
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40-44
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116,464
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57,659
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58,805
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6.9
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6.8
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7
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45-49
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94,802
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46,967
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47,835
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5.6
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5.5
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5.7
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50-54
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76,205
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37,382
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38,823
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4.5
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4.4
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4.6
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55-59
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62,094
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30,210
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31,884
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3.7
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3.6
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3.8
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60-64
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49,462
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23,177
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26,285
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2.9
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2.7
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3.1
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65-69
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41,286
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19,118
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22,168
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2.4
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2.3
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2.6
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70-74
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27,787
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12,770
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15,017
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1.6
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1.5
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1.8
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75-79
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17,002
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7,887
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9,115
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1
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0.9
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1.1
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80-84
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8,273
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3,734
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4,539
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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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5,702
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2,466
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3,236
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0.3
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0.3
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0.4
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Total Population |
1,779,752
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Males
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892,336
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Females
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887,416
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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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12.27 : 1,000 total births
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Maternal mortality ratio
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17.49 : 100,000 live births
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Birth asphyxia rate
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26.32 : 1,000 live births
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Low birth weight
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8.07%
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Rate of anemia in pregnant women |
9.60%
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Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years |
9.54%
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HIV/AIDS
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Prevalence rate of HIV infection in pregnant women
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0.92%
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Prevalence rate of HIV infection in Children aged
less than 2 years
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10.50%
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AIDS case rate
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15.25: 100,000 population
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