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Myanmar

Population

Population: 46.0m
0-14 years: 37% 14-65 years: 59% 65 + years: 4%
Rural population (%): 74 Urban population (%): 26
Growth rate: 1.8% Population density: 67

Income and Wealth

HDI ranking: 131

(out of 175)

GDP real growth rate: 6.8%
GDP

(in billion $)

47 (1995) GDP per capita: $1000

Health

Birth rate

(births/1000 population):

30.0 Death rate

(deaths/1000 population):

11.7
Infant mortality rate (deaths/1000 live birth): 80.7 Life expectancy at birth

(Male/Female):

56.1

54.5/58.0

Total fertility rate

(children born/woman):

3.8 Public expenditures on health as % of GDP:  
Population with access to...(%)
  -health services: 60
  -safe water: 60
  -sanitation: 43

Education

Adult illiteracy rates estimates

(female):

16.9 (22.3) Public expenditure on education:

(as % of GNP):

 
Number of 3rd level students:

(students/100,000):

528 Net enrolment ratio at the first level

(female):

 
First level pupil/teachers ratio

(% female teachers)

38 (48) School life expectancy number of years:  

Employment

Labour force as % of total population

(age 15+women’s share) :

51 (44) Unemployment rate:  
% of labour force in...
  -Agriculture: 73
  -Industry: 10
  -Services: 17

Poverty & Quality of Life

HPI ranking: 40 Real GDP per capita rank minus HDI rank: 1
People in poverty in % (urban/rural):   GDI ranking: 110

(out of 146)

 

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