Yasothon

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Yasothon is in the northeast Thailand. The province was elevated under a Revolutionary order No. 70 on February 6, 1972. At present, Yasothon administrative divided into 8 districts and 1 sub-district: Muang Yasothon, Sai Mun, Kud Chum, Kham Khuen Kheo, Pa Tue, Maha Chanachai, Lueng Nokta, Khor Wang and Thai Charoen sub-district.

Boundaries

North:      Mukdahan
South:     Si Sa Ket
East:       Ubon Ratchathani
West:      Roi Et


Key statistics of population and households of Yasothon

(From Population and Housing Census 2000)

Items

Demographic characteristics  
Total population (’000)

561.4

Population in Municpal Area (%)

11.1

Sex ratio (Males per 100 females)

99.2

Median age

29

Population by age group

0-14 years (%)

27.5

15-59 years (%)

62.8

60 years and over (%)

9.7

Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years)

 

Total

59.3

0-14 years

43.8

60 years and over

15.5

Singulate mean age at first marriage(SMAM)

 

Males

26.4

Females

22.2

Thai nationality (%)

99.9

Buddhism (%)

98.7

Minority population

 

Muslims (%)

0.1

Education

 

Average years of education attainment of population aged 15    years and over

6.2

Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%)

36.5

Employment characteristics of population aged 15 years and over

 

During last year industry

 

Population in the agricultural sectors (%)

84.7

Work status (%)

-

Employers

0.4

Own account worker 36.9
Employees 10.4
Unpaid family workers 52.3
Members of producers’ cooperatives < 0.1
Fertility

 

Mean number of children ever born (per ever married woman 15- 49 years) 2.04

Mean number of children still living (per ever married woman 15-49 years)

1.97
Migration

 

Five-year migration (1995-2000)

 

Population who migrated within previous 5 years (%) 3.2
Lifetime migration

 

Population who were not living in province of birth (%) 9.9
Housing characteristics

 

Average household size 4
Female headed households(%) 25.1
 

Percentage

Age group Total

Males

Females Total Males Females

Total

561,430

279,549

281,881

100

100

100

0-4

48,229

25,052

23,177

8.6

9

8.2

5-9

53,898

27,908

25,990

9.6

10

9.2

10-14

52,355

27,051

25,304

9.3

9.7

9

15-19

47,425

24,553

22,872

8.4

8.8

8.1

20-24

38,151

20,039

18,112

6.8

7.2

6.4

25-29

44,993

21,860

23,133

8

7.8

8.2

30-34

48,552

23,714

24,838

8.6

8.5

8.8

35-39

43,681

22,013

21,668

7.8

7.9

7.7

40-44

41,387

20,545

20,842

7.4

7.3

7.4

45-49

33,527

16,549

16,978

6

5.9

6

50-54

29,849

14,555

15,294

5.3

5.2

5.4

55-59

24,777

11,750

13,027

4.4

4.2

4.6

60-64

19,146

8,717

10,429

3.4

3.1

3.7

65-69

15,255

6,729

8,526

2.7

2.4

3

70-74

9,806

4,325

5,481

1.7

1.5

1.9

75-79

5,836

2,428

3,408

1

0.9

1.2

80-84

2,717

1,084

1,633

0.5

0.4

0.6

85 and over

1,846

677

1,169

0.3

0.2

0.4


 
Total Population

552,714

Males 277,538
Females 275,176

Reproductive HealthStatistics (2001) :

Maternal and Child Health
Perinatal mortality rate 10.44 : 1,000 total births
Maternal mortality ratio 33.87 : 100,000 live births
Birth asphyxia rate 30.14 : 1,000 live births
Low birth weight  10.79%
Rate of anemia in pregnant women 10.91%
Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years 12.94%
HIV/AIDS
Prevalence rate of HIV infection in pregnant women 0.89%
Prevalence rate of HIV infection in Children aged less than 2 years 11.11%
AIDS case rate 18.58: 100,000 population