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25-3 Main Demographic Indicator |
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1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
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Mid-year
Estimates of Population (10 000 persons) |
42.7 |
43.1 |
43.4 |
43.9 |
44.5 |
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Crude
Birth Rate (‰) |
9.7 |
8.9 |
7.5 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
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Crude
Death Rate (‰) |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
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Infant
Mortality Rate (‰) |
4.1 |
2.9 |
4.3 |
3.5 |
0.6 |
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Natural
Growth Rate (‰) |
6.5 |
5.8 |
4.4 |
4.0r |
3.9 |
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Total
Fertility Rate |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
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No.
of Registered Marriages |
1367 |
1222 |
1222 |
1209 |
1309 |
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No.
of Registered Divorces |
283 |
369 |
348 |
385 |
440 |
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1994-1997 |
1995-1998 |
1996-1999 |
1997-2000 |
1998-2001 |
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Life
Expectancy at Birth (years) |
76.8 |
77.0 |
77.9 |
78.6 |
78.9 |
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Male |
75.3 |
75.5 |
76.1 |
76.8 |
77.2 |
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Female |
79.9 |
79.9 |
80.5 |
81.3 |
81.5 |
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