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1

POPULATION COMPOSITION AND DISTRIBUTION

1.1
Estimated and projected population
1970,1980,1990, 1995,

by age and sex
2000,2005 and 2010
1.2
Total, urban and rural population
1970,1980,1990

by sex
and latest available year
1.3
Foreign-born population by sex
1970,1980,1990

and latest available year
1.4
Average annual rate of population
1970-75 to 2005-2010

growth

2

LEARNING AND EDUCATION
2.1
Illiteracy by sex and age group, for
1970,1980,1990

total, urban and rural areas
and latest available year
2.2
Estimates and projections of adult
1970, 1980, 1990, 1995

illiteracy, by sex
2000, 2005, 2010
2.3
Enrolment at first level by sex
1970,1980,1990

and latest available year
2.4
Enrolment at second level by sex
1970,1980,1990

and latest available year
2.5
Enrolment at third level by sex
1970,1980,1990

and latest available year
2.6
Net enrolment ratio by level of
1980, 1990 and

education and sex
latest available year
2.7
Gross enrolment ratio by level of
1980, 1990 and

education and sex
latest available year
2.8
Third level enrolment by field of
1970,1980,1990

study and sex
and latest available year
2.9
Third level students per
1970,1980,1990

100,000 population by sex
and latest available year
2.a
Teachers at first level by sex
1970,1980,1990

and latest available year
2.b
Teachers at second level by sex
1970,1980,1990

and latest available year
2.c
Teachers at third level by sex
1970,1980,1990

and latest available year
2.d
School life expectancy, by sex
1980, 1985, 1990

and latest available year
2.e
Educational attainment of population 25+ by
1980, 1990 and

sex, for total, urban and rural areas
latest available year
2.f
Total public expenditure on education as
1970,1980,1990

percentage of GNP and all public expenditure
and latest available year
2.g
Number and circulation of daily
1980, 1985, 1990

newspapers
and 1995
2.h
Number of radio receivers per
1980, 1985, 1990

1000 population
and 1995
2.i
Number of television receivers per
1980, 1985, 1990

1000 population
and 1995

3

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
3.1
Estimated and projected economic
1970,1980,1990, 1995

activity rate by sex and age group
1995, 2000 and 2010
3.2
Population, economically active population and
1990 and

economic activity rate, by sex and age group
latest available year
3.3
Total, economically active and not economically
1970,1980,1990

active population by sex, for total, urban and rural
and latest available year
3.4
Female economically active population by
1970,1980,1990

marital status and age group
and latest available year
3.5
Economically active population
1970,1980,1990

by status in employment and sex
and latest available year
3.6
Economically active population by sex and
1970,1980,1990

major occupation group
and latest available year
3.7
Economically active population by sex, status
1970,1980,1990

in employment and major industry group
and latest available year
3.8
Estimated economically active population
1970, 1980 and 1990

by sex and branch of economic activity

 

3.9
Unemployment rate by sex
Latest available year
3.a
Women's wages in agriculture, in non-
1970,1980,1990

agricultural activities and in manufacturing
and latest available year

as a percentage of men's wages

3.b
Maternity benefits
As at 1998

4

HOUSEHOLDS, MARITAL STATUS AND FERTILITY

4.1
Population by sex, age group
1970,1980,1990

and marital status
and latest available year
4.2
Singulate mean age at marriage by sex
1970,1980,1990

and latest available year
4.3
Percentage ever married among persons
1970,1980,1990

ages 15-19, by sex
and latest available year
4.4
Estimated and projected total fertility rate
1970-75 to 2005-2010
4.5
Estimated age-specific fertility rates
1995-2000
4.6
Age-specific fertility rate for total, urban and
1970,1980,1990

rural areas
and latest available year
4.7
Household headship by sex and age group
Latest available year
4.8
Number of households and average
1970,1980 and

household size, total, urban and rural areas
1990 census rounds
4.9
Female population by age and number
1970,1980,1990

of children born alive
and latest available year

5

HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES
5.1
Estimated and projected life
1970-1975 to 2005-2010

expectancy at birth, by sex

5.2
Life table survival values at
1970,1980,1990

selected ages, by sex (per 100,000)
and latest available year
5.3
Estimated and projected infant mortality
1970-1975 to 2005-2010

rate (per 1000 live births)

5.4
Child mortality rates by sex
Latest available year
5.5
Deaths by cause and sex
Latest available year
5.6
Percentage of population with safe drinking
1980-1982 to 1994-1996

water, for total, urban and rural areas

5.7
Percentage of population with adequate
1980-1982 to 1994-1996

sanitation facilities, for total, urban and rural areas

5.8
Child malnutrition indicators by sex
Latest available year
5.9
Smoking prevalence among persons
Latest available year

15 years of age and over, by sex

5.a
Estimated number of people living with HIV/AIDS,
As at the end of 1997

numbers of AIDS cases and of AIDS deaths

5.b
Reported cumulative AIDS cases and their %
As at the end of 1997

distribution by sex and by mode of transmission

6

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

6.1
Estimated maternal mortality ratio
1990
6.2
Contraceptive prevalence among currently
1970,1980,1990

married women of reproductive age,
and latest available year

by method used

6.3
Contraceptive prevalence among currently
1990 and latest available

married women of reproductive age, by
year

method used and urban/rural residence

6.4
Percentage distribution of births by person
Latest available year

assisting mother at the time of delivery,

for total, urban and rural areas

6.5
Percentage of infants breastfed
Latest available year
6.6
Percentage of births delivered by C-section
Latest available year
6.7
Percentage of women currently married or
Latest available year

in union with unmet need for family planning,

for total, urban and rural areas

6.8
Percentage of women who had given
Latest available year

birth by age 20

6.9
Percentage of women aged 40-44 who
Latest available year

have not had a live birth

6.a
Percentage of women requiring more
Latest available year

than an hour or two hours travel time

to the nearest facility providing family

planning services or supplies

6.b
Circumstances under which abortion is
As at 1998

permitted

6.c
Women and men's expressed ideal number
Latest available year

of children, for total, urban and rural areas

6.d
Estimated percentage of pregnant women
Around 1996

with antenatal care, deliveries in health facilities

and deliveries attended by skilled personnel

7

PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

7.1
Years in which women acquired the right
Information as at 1999

to vote and to stand for election

7.2
Distribution of seats in parliamentary
1980,1987,1991

assemblies by sex
1993 and 1999
7.3
United Nations staff in posts subject to
1975,1980,1989

geographical distribution, by nationality and grade, total and female
1993 and 1998
7.4
Professional staff of the organization in the
1975,1979,1986

UN common system by grade, total and female
1992 and 1997
7.5
Distribution of ministerial posts
1994 and 1998

by sex and ministry

7.6
Date of ratification and entry into force
As at October 1999

of CEDAW

8

VIOLENCE

8.1
Prevalence of violence against
Various years

women by an intimate partner

8.2
Deaths from external causes, by
Latest available year

sex, age and cause of death

9

NATIONAL PRODUCT AND EXPENDITURE

9.1
Total and per capita gross domestic
1970, 1980, 1990,

product (GDP) in US dollars
1995 and 1997
9.2
Average annual growth rate of GDP
1970-1980, 1980-1990,

1990-1997 and 1970-1997
9.3
Percentage distribution of government
1970,1980 and

social security benefit expenditure by
1989

branch of social security

 


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