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Udon Thani
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Udon Thani is a northeastern province covering as area of 15,589 square kilometers. The provincial capital is 562 kilometers northeast of Bangkok. Udon Thani is probably best known for its archaeological wonders, paramount among them the hamlet of the Ban Chiang where the world's first Bronze Age civilization is believed to have flourished more than 5,000 years ago. Udon Thani is administratively divided into 18 districts and 2 sub-districts: Muang Udon Thani, Kumpawapi, Kud Chab, Nam Som, Noen Sa-ad, Tung Fon, Ban Phue, Prachak, Pen, Ban Dung, Nong Wua So, Wang Sam Moh, Nong Saeng, Chai Wan, Na Yung, Sang Com, Si Tat, Pibun Rak sub-district and Ku Kaew sub-district.
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Boundaries
North:
Nong Khai
South:
Khon Kaen and Kalasin
East:
Sakon Nakhon
West:
Loei
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Items
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Demographic characteristics
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Total population (’000)
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1,467.20
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Population in Municpal Area (%)
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27.2
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Sex ratio (Males per 100 females)
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100.8
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Median age
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27
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Population by age group
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0-14 years (%)
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27
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15-59 years (%)
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65.8
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60 years and over (%) |
7.2
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Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years) |
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Total |
51.9
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0-14 years
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41
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60 years and over
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10.9
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Singulate mean age at first marriage(SMAM) |
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Males
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26.3
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Females |
22.6
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Thai nationality (%) |
99.8
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Buddhism (%) |
99.4
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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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6.6
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Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%)
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44.2
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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 (%) |
71.9
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Work status (%) |
-
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Employers |
0.5
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Own account worker |
33
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Employees |
22.1
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Unpaid family workers |
44.4
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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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2.02
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Mean number of children still living (per ever married woman 15-49 years)
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1.97
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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
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Lifetime migration
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Population who were not living in province of birth (%)
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12.4
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Housing characteristics
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Average household size |
4.1
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Female headed households(%) |
24.1
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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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1,467,158
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736,617
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730,541
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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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124,488
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64,611
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59,877
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8.5
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8.8
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8.2
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5-9
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136,795
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70,553
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66,242
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9.3
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9.6
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9.1
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10-14 |
135,045
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69,454
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65,591
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9.2
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9.4
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9
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15-19
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132,872
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68,554
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64,318
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9.1
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9.3
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8.8
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20-24
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133,931
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69,073
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64,858
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9.1
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9.4
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8.9
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25-29
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138,310
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69,138
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69,172
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9.4
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9.4
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9.5
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30-34
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136,361
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67,304
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69,057
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9.3
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9.1
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9.5
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35-39
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118,569
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59,181
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59,388
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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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103,031
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50,758
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52,273
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7
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6.9
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7.2
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45-49
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82,406
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40,806
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41,600
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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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67,174
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32,802
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34,372
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4.6
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4.5
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4.7
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55-59
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53,106
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25,620
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27,486
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3.6
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3.5
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3.8
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60-64
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39,163
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18,703
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20,460
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2.7
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2.5
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2.8
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65-69
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28,787
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13,719
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15,068
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2
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1.9
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2.1
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70-74
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17,805
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8,180
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9,625
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1.2
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1.1
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1.3
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75-79
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10,551
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4,724
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5,827
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0.7
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0.6
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0.8
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80-84
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5,143
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2,077
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3,066
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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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3,621
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1,360
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2,261
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0.2
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0.2
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0.3
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Total Population |
1,526,600
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Males
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766,735
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Females
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759,865
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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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10.41 : 1,000 total births
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Maternal mortality ratio
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21.81 : 100,000 live births
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Birth asphyxia rate
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21.59 : 1,000 live births
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Low birth weight
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8.38%
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Rate of anemia in pregnant women |
7.85%
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Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years |
17.23%
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HIV/AIDS
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Prevalence rate of HIV infection in pregnant women
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1.06%
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AIDS case rate
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23.09: 100,000 population
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