23-3 Major Demographic Indicator

Item

1990

1996

1997

1998

1999

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mid-year Estimates of Population (1000)

335.0

415.4

418.9

426.3

434.0

Crude Birth Rate (‰)

20.5

13.2

12.0

10.4

9.6

Crude Mortality (‰)

4.4

3.4

3.1

3.2

3.2

Infant Mortality Rate (‰)

8.4

4.8

5.4

6.1

4.1

Natural Growth Rate (‰)

16.1

9.8

8.9

7.2

6.4

Total Fertility Rate

1.8

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

No. of Registered Marriages

1794

2106

1678

1451

1367

No. of Registered Divorces

95

320

304

260

283

Life Expectancy at Birth  (Years)

 

 

 

 

 

    Male

 

 

75.32

 

 

    Female

 

 

79.89