| Crude Birth and Death Rates |
| Population Statistics: (per 1,000; 1999) |
| Population (x1,000) | 9,998 | |
| Annual Growth Rate | 1.6% | |
| Life Expectancy (years) | 35.9 | |
| Mean Desired Family Size | 5.1 | |
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| Crude Birth Rates: (per 1,000) |
| 1980 | 53 |  |
| 1985 | 51 | |
| 1990 | 48 | |
| 1995 | 42 | |
| 2000 | 39 | |
| 2005 (estimated) | 36 | |
| 2010 (estimated) | 33 | |
| 2015 (estimated) | 30 | |
| 2020 (estimated) | 28 | |
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| Crude Death Rates: (per 1,000) |
| 1980 | 24 | |
| 1985 | 21 | |
| 1990 | 23 | |
| 1995 | 23 | |
| 2000 | 24 | |
| 2005 (estimated) | 25 | |
| 2010 (estimated) | 25 | |
| 2015 (estimated) | 24 | |
| 2020 (estimated) | 22 | |
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| Birthing Details: |
| Antenatal Care Visits: |
| to a Medically Trained Person (1992) | 90.1 % | |
| to a Medically Trained Person (2000) | 92.5 % |  |
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| to a Doctor (1992) | 6.3 % | |
| to a Doctor (2000) | 8.2 % | |
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| to a Nurse / Midwife (1992) | 83.9 % | |
| to a Nurse / Midwife (2000) | 84.3 % | |
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| 2 or more visits (1992) | 88.5 % | |
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| Delivery Attendance: |
| by a Medically Trained Person (1992) | 54.9 % | |
| by a Medically Trained Person (2000) | 55.6 % | |
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| by a Doctor (1992) | 4.4 % | |
| by a Doctor (2000) | 5.4 % | |
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| by a Nurse / Midwife (1992) | 50.5 % | |
| by a Nurse / Midwife (2000) | 50.2 % | |
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| Delivery Location: (1992) |
| Public Facility | 41.2 % | |
| Private Facility | 14.1 % | |
| At Home | 42.7 % | |
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