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Bahrain
BAHRAIN

Mr. Faysal ABDEL-GADIR MOHAMED
UN Resident Coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative
Address: P O Box 26814 Address2: Manama City/State/Postal: BAHRAIN Country: BAHRAIN Country code: 973
Telephone: (0973) 725552 (4 Lines)
Fax: (0973) 729922
Email:
fo.bhr@undp.org 
web site:
www.undp.org/rbas/
Demographic, Social & Economic Indicators
Total Population (millions) (2000) 617
Projected population (millions) (2025) 858
Avg. pop. growth rate (%) (1995-2000) --
% Urban (1995) 90.3
Urban growth rate (1995-2000) 2.7
Population/ ha arable and perm. crop land --
Total fertility rate (1995-2000) 2.90
% births with skilled attendants 98
GNP per capita PPP$ (1998) 11,556
Per capita central govt. expenditures (PPP$) Education --
Health      --
External population assistance (US$,000) --
Under-5 mortality M/F M  26
F  17
Per capita energy consumption --
Access to safe water --
   
Monitoring ICPD Goals: Selected Indicators
Infant mortality Total per 1,000 live births 17
Life expectancy M 71.1
F 75.3
Maternal mortality ratio --
Primary enrolment (gross) M 105
F 106
Proportion reaching grade 5 M --
F --
Secondary enrolment (gross) M 91
F 98
% Illiterate (>15 years) M --
F --
Contraceptive knowledge % knowing method --
Births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 22
Contraceptive prevalence Any method 61

Modern methods 30
   

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