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(1) Life Expectancy at birth (in years)

1960

F

 
 

M

 

1975

F

 
 

M

 

1993

F

49.3

 

M

46.1

(2) Infant Mortality Rate (under 1)

1960

 

195

1989

 

129

1996

 

92

(3) Under 5 Mortality rate total

1960

 

325

1980

 

206

1997

 

167

(4) Under 5 Mortality Rate Ratio Female/Male

1960

   

1975

   

1997

 

0.89

(5) Maternal Mortality Rate (Per 100,000 live births)

1960

   

1975

   

1990

 

1500

(6) Population Per Physician

1981

 

...

1989-91

 

29412

(7) Population Per Nursing Personnel

1981

 

...

1989-91

 

...

(8) % Births attended by trained health personnel

1983-93

 

15

1990-96

 

15

(9) % aged 20-24 mothers by 18

1995

 

...

(10) Contraceptives Prevalence %

1980-88

 

1x

1990-97

 

1x

(11) Total Fertility Rate

1960

 

6.0

1980

 

5.9

1996

 

5.6

(12) Population with access to safe water %

1975

 

26

1985-87

 

...

1990-96

 

24

(13) Population with access to sanitation %

1985-87

 

...

1990-96

 

21

(14) Population with access to health services %    

1985-87

 

30

1990-95

 

30

(15) Percentage of Central Govt. Expenditure on health

1980

 

...

1992-95

 

...

(16) Public Expenditure on health as % of

GNP

   

1960

 

0.5

GDP

   

1990

 

4.7

(17) Military Expenditure (as % of combined Education & Health Expenditure)

1960

 

...

1990-91

 

74


Notes


X  Indicates data that refer to years or periods other than those specified in the heading, differ from standard definition, or refer to only part of the country.


Data Sources

(1) Human Development Report 1996 - Page 138-140
(2) data for 1960 & 1996 - The State of The World's Children 1998 - page 94 - 97
     data for 1989 - The State of The World's Children 1991 - page 102-103
(3) data for 1960 & 1980 - The State of the World's Children 1998 page - 124-127          data for 1997 - World Health Report 1998 - page 220 - 223
(4) World Health Report 1998 - page 220 -223
(5) The State of the World's Children 1998 - page 118-121
(6) African Development Indicators: The World Bank 1996  - Page 341
(7) African Development Indicators: The World Bank 1996  - Page 341
(8) data for 1983-1993 : Human Development Report 1995 - Page 168-169 
     data for 1990-1996 : Human Development Report 1998 - Pages 156-157
(9) UNICEF - The Progress of Nations 1995 page 27
(10) data for 1980-1989 : The State of the World's Children - 1991 Pages 114-115           data for 1990-1996: The State of the Worlds Children 1998 - Pages 118-121
(11) The State of the World's Children 1998 - page 124-127
(12) data for 1975 - Human Development Report 1990, pages 134-135
       data for 1985-1987: Human Development Report 1990 - Pages 130-131      
       data 1990-1996 - Human Development Report 1997 - Pages 164-165
(13) data for 1985-1987 - Human Development Report 1990 - Pages 130-131
       data for 1990 -1996: Human Development Report 1997 - Pages 164-165
(14)  data for 1985-1987 - Human Development Report 1990 - Pages 130-131
        data for 1990-1995 - Human Development Report 1997 - Pages 164-165
(15) Human Development Report 1997 - Page 186-187
(16) Human Development Report 1998 - Pages158-159
(17) Human Development Report 1998 - Pages 170-171

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