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24-3 Main
Demographic Indicator |
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1990 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
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Mid-year
Estimates of Population (1000) |
335.0 |
418.9 |
426.3 |
434.0 |
437.7 |
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Crude
Birth Rate (‰) |
20.5 |
12.0 |
10.4 |
9.6 |
8.8 |
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Crude
Mortality (‰) |
4.4 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
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Infant
Mortality Rate (‰) |
8.4 |
5.4 |
6.1 |
4.1 |
2.9 |
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Natural
Growth Rate (‰) |
16.1 |
8.9 |
7.2 |
6.4 |
5.7 |
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Total
Fertility Rate |
1.8 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
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No.
of Registered Marriages |
1794 |
1678 |
1451 |
1367 |
1222 |
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No.
of Registered Divorces |
95 |
304 |
260 |
283 |
335 |
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Life
Expectancy at Birth (years) |
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Male |
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75.52 |
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Female |
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79.92 |
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