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Nakhon Ratchasima
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Nakhon Ratchasima or commonly known as Khorat is situated on a plateau, about 259 kilometers northeast of Bangkok. Administration of this province is divided into 26 districts and 6 sub-districts: Ban Luem, Bua Yai, Chakkarat, Chok Chai, Chum Phuang, Dan Khun Thot, Huai Thalaeng, Kang Sanam Nang, Kham Sakee Saeng, Kham Thalesor, Khon Buri, Khong, Nong Boon Nag, Non Daeng, Non Sung, Non Thai, Pak Chong, Pak Thong Chai, Phimai, Prathai, Sikhiu, Soeng Sang, Sung Noen and Wang Nam Kheo. The city itself serves as the gateway to the Northeastern Region.
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Boundaries
North:
Chaiyaphum and Khon Kaen
South:
Prachin Buri and Nakhon Nayok
East:
Buri Ram
West:
Chaiyaphum, Saraburi and Nakhon Nayok
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Items
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Demographic characteristics
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Total population (’000)
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2,556.30
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Population in Municpal Area (%)
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21
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Sex ratio (Males per 100 females)
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97
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Median age
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28.9
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Population by age group
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0-14 years (%)
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25.8
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15-59 years (%)
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64.3
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60 years and over (%) |
9.9
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Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years) |
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Total |
55.6
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0-14 years
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40.2
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60 years and over
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15.5
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Singulate mean age at first marriage(SMAM) |
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Males
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27
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Females |
23.6
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Thai nationality (%) |
99.8
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Buddhism (%) |
99.1
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Minority population |
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Muslims (%) |
0.1
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Population Speaking Khmer (%)
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0.2
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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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6.5
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Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%)
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37.3
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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 (%) |
66.2
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Work status (%) |
-
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Employers |
0.6
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Own account worker |
31.3
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Employees |
32.5
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Unpaid family workers |
35.5
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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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1.97
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Mean number of children still living (per ever married woman 15-49 years)
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1.92
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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 (%) |
4.8
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Lifetime migration
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Population who were not living in province of birth (%)
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14.6
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Housing characteristics
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Average household size |
3.9
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Female headed households(%) |
26.5
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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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2,556,260
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1,258,798
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1,297,462
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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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206,510
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106,764
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99,746
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8.1
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8.5
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7.7
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5-9
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226,994
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117,211
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109,783
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8.9
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9.3
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8.5
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10-14 |
226,454
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116,109
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110,345
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8.9
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9.2
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8.5
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15-19
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223,644
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113,664
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109,980
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8.7
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9
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8.5
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20-24
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209,014
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105,274
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103,740
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8.2
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8.4
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8
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25-29
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210,086
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102,573
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107,513
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8.2
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8.1
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8.3
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30-34
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221,017
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106,517
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114,500
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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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215,005
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104,857
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110,148
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8.4
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8.3
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8.5
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40-44
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190,871
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92,573
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98,298
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7.5
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7.4
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7.6
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45-49
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152,925
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74,330
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78,595
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6
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5.9
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6.1
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50-54
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121,790
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59,350
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62,440
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4.8
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4.7
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4.8
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55-59
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97,997
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47,072
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50,925
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3.8
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3.7
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3.9
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60-64
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86,195
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40,148
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46,047
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3.4
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3.2
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3.5
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65-69
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65,441
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30,039
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35,402
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2.6
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2.4
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2.7
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70-74
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47,351
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20,838
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26,513
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1.9
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1.7
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2
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75-79
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28,362
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11,762
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16,600
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1.1
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0.9
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1.3
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80-84
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15,682
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5,987
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9,695
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0.6
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0.5
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0.7
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85 and over
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10,922
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3,730
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7,192
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0.4
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0.3
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0.6
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Total Population |
2,565,685
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Males
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1,272,823
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Females
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1,292,862
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Reproductive HealthStatistics (2001) :
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Contraceptive Prevalence Rate
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87.88
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Maternal and Child Health
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Infant Mortality Rate
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7.89 : 1,000 live births
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Perinatal mortality rate
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8.28 : 1,000 total births
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Maternal mortality ratio
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8.75 : 100,000 live births
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Birth asphyxia rate
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31.70 : 1,000 live births
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Low birth weight
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8.98%
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Rate of anemia in pregnant women |
12.97%
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Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years |
16.88%
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HIV/AIDS
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Prevalence rate of HIV infection in pregnant women
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0.60%
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Prevalence rate of HIV infection in Children aged
less than 2 years
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16.66%
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AIDS case rate
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9.67 : 100,000 population
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