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Sudan
Dr. Zahidul A. Huque
UNFPA Representative
P.O. Box 913, Khartoum
Tel: (249 11) 773124- 773121
Fax: (249 11) 771493 – 773128
E-mail: Zahid.Huque@undp.org

 
Demographic, Social & Economic Indicators
Total Population (millions) (2000) 29.5
Projected population (millions) (2025) 46.3
Avg. pop. growth rate (%) (1995-2000) 2.1
% Urban (1995) 25
Urban growth rate (1995-2000) 4.7
Population/ ha arable and perm. crop land 1.0
Total fertility rate (1995-2000) 4.61
% births with skilled attendants 86
GNP per capita PPP$ (1998) 1,240
Per capita central govt. expenditures (PPP$) Education 10.8
Health      ---
External population assistance (US$,000) 3,931
Under-5 mortality M/F M  115
F  108
Per capita energy consumption 397
Access to safe water 60
   
Monitoring ICPD Goals: Selected Indicators
Infant mortality Total per 1,000 live births 71
Life expectancy M 53.6
F 56.4
Maternal mortality ratio ---
Primary enrolment (gross) M 55
F 47
Proportion reaching grade 5 M 90
F 95
Secondary enrolment (gross) M 23
F 20
% Illiterate (>15 years) M 31
F 55
Contraceptive knowledge % knowing method 71

% knowing source 60
Births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 52
Contraceptive prevalence Any method 8
Modern methods 6
   

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