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close this bookEpidemiological Fact Sheet on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections: Bhutan (UNAIDS, 2000, 12 p.)
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Country Information


Population pyramid, 1999

Indicators

Year

Estimate

Source

Total Population (thousands)

1999

2,064

UNPOP

Population Aged 15-49 (thousands)

1999

937

UNPOP

Annual Population Growth

1990-1998

2.1

UNPOP

% of Population Urbanized

1998

6

UNPOP

Average Annual Growth Rate of Urban Population

1990-1998

4.9

UNPOP

GNP Per Capita (US$)




GNP Per Capita Average Annual Growth Rate




Human Development Index Rank (HDI)

1999

145

UNDP

% Population Economic Active




Unemployment Rate




Total Adult Literacy Rate

1995

42

UNESCO

Adult Male Literacy Rate

1995

56

UNESCO

Adult Female Literacy Rate

1995

28

UNESCO

Male Secondary School Enrollment Ratio




Female Secondary School Enrollment Ratio




Crude Birth Rate (births per 1,000 pop.)

1999

37

UNPOP

Crude Death Rate (deaths per 1,000 pop.)

1999

9

UNPOP

Maternal Mortality Rate (per 100,000 live births)

1990

1,600

WHO

Life Expectancy at Birth

1998

61

UNPOP

Total Fertility Rate

1998

5.5

UNPOP

Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births)

1999

60

UNICEF/UNPOP

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