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Basic Facts |
Key Statistics
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Population Data |
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Uthai
Thani is situated in the lower part of the northern region of
Thailand. Recent excavations have indicated that this area
was inhabited by prehistoric people. Uthai Thani occupies
a total area of 6,730 square kilometers located 219 kilometers
from Bangkok. It is divided into 8 districts: Muang Uthai
Thani, Nong Khayang, Nong Chang, Thap Than, Ban Rai, Sawang Arom,
Lan Sak and Huai Khot.
Boundaries
North:
Nakhon Sawan
South: Chainat, Suphan Buri and Kanchanaburi
East: Chainat
West: Tak and Kanchanaburi
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Key statistics of population and households of Uthai Thani
(From Population and Housing
Census 2000)
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Items
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| Demographic
characteristics |
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Total population (’000) |
304.1 |
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Population in Municipal Area (%) |
17.9 |
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Sex ratio (Males per 100 females) |
96.2 |
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Median age |
31.6 |
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Population by age group |
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0-14 years (%) |
24.2 |
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15-59 years (%) |
63.6 |
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60 years and over
(%) |
12.2 |
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Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years) |
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Total |
57.2 |
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0-14 years |
38.0 |
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60 years and over |
19.2 |
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Singulate mean age at first marriage (SMAM) |
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Males |
26.1 |
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Females |
22.8 |
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Thai nationality (%) |
99.9 |
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Buddhism (%) |
99.6 |
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Minority population |
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Muslims (%) |
0.2 |
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Population speaking
hill tribe languages (%) |
0.5 |
| Education |
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Average years of education attainment of population
aged
15 years and over |
5.8 |
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Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%) |
36.7 |
| 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 (%) |
68.6 |
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Work
status (%) |
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Employers |
0.4 |
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Own account worker |
34.2 |
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Employees |
27.0 |
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Unpaid family workers |
38.4 |
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Members of producers’ cooperatives |
< 0.1 |
| Fertility |
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Mean number of children ever born (per ever married
woman 15- 49 years) |
1.77 |
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Mean number of children still living (per ever married
woman 15-49 years)
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1.71 |
| Migration |
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Five-year migration
(1995-2000) |
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Population who migrated within previous 5 years (%) |
4.0 |
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Lifetime migration |
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Population who were nor living in province of birth (%) |
18.0 |
| Housing
characteristics |
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Average household size |
3.5 |
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Female headed households (%) |
25.9 |
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Population
of Uthai Thani
by age group and sex
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Population
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Percentage
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| Age
group |
Total |
Males
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Females |
Total |
Males
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Females |
| Total |
304,122
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149,097 |
155,025 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 0-4 |
22,576 |
11,799 |
10,777 |
7.4 |
7.9 |
7.0 |
| 5-9 |
25,438 |
13,153 |
12,285 |
8.4 |
8.8 |
7.9 |
| 10-14 |
25,438 |
13,136 |
12,302 |
8.4 |
8.8 |
7.9 |
| 15-19 |
24,705 |
12,599 |
12,106 |
8.1 |
8.5 |
7.8 |
| 20-24 |
20,712 |
10,403 |
10,309 |
6.8 |
7.0 |
6.6 |
| 25-29 |
22,445 |
10,945 |
11,500 |
7.4 |
7.3 |
7.4 |
| 30-34 |
25,312 |
11,975 |
13,337 |
8.3 |
8.0 |
8.6 |
| 35-39 |
25,598 |
12,272 |
13,326 |
8.4 |
8.2 |
8.6 |
| 40-44 |
23,809 |
11,553 |
12,256 |
7.8 |
7.7 |
7.9 |
| 45-49 |
20,796 |
9,946 |
10,850 |
6.8 |
6.7 |
7.0 |
| 50-54 |
15,858 |
7,649 |
8,209 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
5.3 |
| 55-59 |
14,234 |
6,793 |
7,441 |
4.7 |
4.6 |
4.8 |
| 60-64 |
12,538 |
5,935 |
6,603 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
| 65-69 |
9,256 |
4,340 |
4,916 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
| 70-74 |
6,933 |
3,190 |
3,743 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
| 75-79 |
4,347 |
1,847 |
2,500 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
| 80-84 |
2,490 |
986 |
1,504 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
| 85 and
over |
1,637 |
576 |
1,061 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
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Population
Data (As of 31 December 2001)
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| Total
Population |
333,909
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Males |
164,830 |
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Females |
169,079 |
| Reproductive
Health Statistics (2001) : |
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| Family Planning |
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Contraceptive prevalence
rate (per cent)
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90.86 |
| Maternal and
Child Health |
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Perinatal mortality rate |
9.80 : 1,000 total births |
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Maternal mortality ratio |
109.47 : 100,000 live births |
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Birth asphyxia rate |
44.06 : 1,000 live births |
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Low birth weight |
9.44 % |
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Rate of anemia in pregnant women |
13.15 % |
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Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years |
15.02 % |
| HIV/AIDS |
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Prevalence rate of HIV infection in
pregnant women |
1.79 % |
Prevalence rate of HIV infection in
children aged less than 2 years |
33.33 % |
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AIDS case rate |
20.45: 100,000 population |
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