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Loei
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Although geographical located in the northeast, Loei has many things in common with the northern region with numerous high hills and mountains, wintry and foggy climate. It is the only province in Thailand which has the dubicous destination of the mercury plummenting to zero Celcius. Loei is 520 kilometers from Bangkok and adminstratively divided into 12 districts and 2 sub-districts: Muang Loei, Chiang Khan, Dan Sai, Na Duang, Na Haeo, Pak Chom, Pha Khao, Phu Kradung, Phu Luang, Phu Rua, Tha Li, Wang Saphung, Erawan sub-districts and Nong Hin sub-district.
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Boundaries
North:
Lao PDR
South:
Khon Kaen and Phetchabun
East:
Nong Khai and Khon Kaen
West:
Phitsanulok
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Items
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Demographic characteristics
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Total population (’000)
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607.1
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Population in Municpal Area (%)
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17
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Sex ratio (Males per 100 females)
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101.9
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Median age
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29.8
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Population by age group
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0-14 years (%)
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24.7
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15-59 years (%)
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66
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60 years and over (%) |
9.3
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Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years) |
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Total |
51.4
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0-14 years
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37.4
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60 years and over
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14
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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 |
22.3
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Thai nationality (%) |
99.4
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Buddhism (%) |
99.4
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Minority population |
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Muslims (%) |
0.1
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Christianity (%)
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0.4
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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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6.2
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Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%)
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40.8
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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 (%) |
78.1
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Work status (%) |
-
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Employers |
0.2
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Own account worker |
35.4
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Employees |
17.5
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Unpaid family workers |
46.8
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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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1.88
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Mean number of children still living (per ever married woman 15-49 years)
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1.84
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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 (%) |
3.5
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Lifetime migration
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Population who were not living in province of birth (%)
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16.7
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Housing characteristics
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Average household size |
3.9
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Female headed households(%) |
18.1
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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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607,083
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306,346
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300,737
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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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45,908
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23,705
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22,203
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7.6
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7.7
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7.4
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5-9
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51,931
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26,740
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25,191
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8.6
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8.7
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8.4
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10-14 |
52,269
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26,803
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25,466
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8.6
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8.7
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8.5
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15-19
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51,956
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26,848
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25,108
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8.6
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8.8
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8.3
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20-24
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46,944
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23,739
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23,205
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7.7
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7.7
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7.7
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25-29
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51,271
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25,106
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26,165
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8.4
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8.2
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8.7
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30-34
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56,670
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27,859
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28,811
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9.3
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9.1
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9.6
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35-39
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53,890
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27,031
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26,859
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8.9
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8.8
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8.9
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40-44
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49,127
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24,820
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24,307
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8.1
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8.1
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8.1
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45-49
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37,623
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19,103
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18,520
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6.2
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6.2
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6.2
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50-54
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29,527
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15,060
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14,467
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4.9
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4.9
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4.8
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55-59
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23,884
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12,140
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11,744
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3.9
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4
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3.9
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60-64
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18,440
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9,163
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9,277
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3
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3
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3.1
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65-69
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14,583
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7,138
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7,445
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2.4
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2.3
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2.5
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70-74
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10,225
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5,000
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5,225
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1.7
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1.6
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1.7
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75-79
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6,551
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3,169
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3,382
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1.1
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1
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1.1
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80-84
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3,470
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1,720
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1,750
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0.6
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0.6
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0.6
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85 and over
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2,814
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1,202
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1,612
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0.5
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0.4
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0.5
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Total Population |
632,320
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Males
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321,305
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Females
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311,015
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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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9.81 : 1,000 total births
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Maternal mortality ratio
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14.98 : 100,000 live births
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Birth asphyxia rate
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44.05 : 1,000 live births
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Low birth weight
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11.51%
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HIV/AIDS
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Prevalence rate of HIV infection in pregnant women
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0.81%
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AIDS case rate
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20.87: 100,000 population
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