ADMINISTRATION |
|
TOTAL
LAND AREA |
65,000 sq.km |
| PROVINCIAL COUNCILS |
08 Provinces |
| ADMINISTRATIVE
DISTRICTS |
25 |
| ADMINISTRATIVE
DIVISIONS |
286 |
| PER CAPITA GNP |
850US$ |
| PER CAPITA EXPENDITURE
ON HEALTH |
1,417 |
| EXPENDITURE
ON HEALTH(Rs) |
1.57% GNP |
| EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH |
4.1%
OF TOTAL GOVT. EXPE |
| VITAL STATISTICS |
Estimated
Population (‘000),2003 |
19252 |
| Percentage
of 0-4 Population ,2003* |
8.8 |
| Percentage
of 10-24Population ,2003* |
28.3 |
| Percentage
of 60+ Population,2003* |
9.3 |
| Sex
Ratio of Population, 2001* |
97.7 |
| Crude
Birth Rate, 2001 |
18.9 |
| Crude
Death Rate, 2001* |
5.9 |
| Rate
of Natural Increase, 2000* |
1.3 |
| Life
Expectancy For Males |
70.7
years |
| Life
Expectancy For Females |
75.49
years |
| Literacy
Rate of Males |
91.1 |
| Literacy
Rate of Fmales |
85.2 |
| Infant
Mortality Rate |
11.2(1000
live births) |
| Neonatal
Mortality Rate |
10.6
/1000 live births |
| Maternal
Mortality Rate |
1.9
/10000 live births |
| No
of Married Women Per Midwife |
576 |
| No
of Persons Per Medical Officer |
2500 |
| No
of Pupil Per Teacher |
22 |
Vital Stattistics, 1945-2002
| Year Estimated |
Mid-year
Population’000 |
Crude Birth
Rate |
Crude Death
Rate/ |
| 1945 |
6656 |
36.7 |
22.0 |
| 1950 |
7678 |
37.3 |
11.0 |
| 1955 |
8723 |
37.3 |
11.0 |
| 1960 |
9896 |
36.6 |
8.6 |
| 1965 |
11164 |
33.1 |
8.2 |
| 1970 |
12516 |
29.4 |
7.5 |
| 1975 |
13496 |
27.8 |
8.5 |
| 1980 |
14747 |
28.4 |
6.2 |
| 1985 |
15842 |
24.6 |
6.2 |
| 1990 |
17015 |
19.9 |
5.7 |
| 1995 |
18136 |
18.9 |
5.8 |
| 2000 |
19177 |
17.3 |
5.9 |
| 2001/2002 |
18990 |
17.3 |
5.7 |
| 2003 |
19259 |
18.9 |
5.9 |
|
