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United Arab Emirates
P.O. Box 3490, Abu Dhabi
Tel: (971 2) 6413600
Fax: (971 2) 6413535
 
Demographic, Social & Economic Indicators
Total Population (millions) (2000) 2.4
Projected population (millions) (2025) 3.3
Avg. pop. growth rate (%) (1995-2000) 2.0
% Urban (1995) 84
Urban growth rate (1995-2000) 2.5
Population/ ha arable and perm. crop land 1.6
Total fertility rate (1995-2000) 3.42
% births with skilled attendants 99
GNP per capita PPP$ (1998) 18,871
Per capita central govt. expenditures (PPP$) Education 337.8
Health   797.3
External population assistance (US$,000) ---
Under-5 mortality M/F M  21
F  17
Per capita energy consumption 13,155
Access to safe water 98
   
Monitoring ICPD Goals: Selected Indicators
Infant mortality Total per 1,000 live births 16
Life expectancy M 73.9
F 76.5
Maternal mortality ratio 3
Primary enrolment (gross) M 91
F 87
Proportion reaching grade 5 M 98
F 98
Secondary enrolment (gross) M 77
F 82
% Illiterate (>15 years) M 26
F 22
Contraceptive knowledge % knowing source --

% knowing method --
Births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 73
Contraceptive prevalence Any method 27
Modern methods 24
   

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