§ Mr. Tom ClarkeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish a table in theOfficial Report showing information available to him for Brazil, China, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, the United States of America and the United Kingdom on (a) the total population, (b) the per capita gross national product in constant 1987 United States dollars, (c) the average annual rate of growth for the period 1970 to 1987, (d) the percentage of the population under 15 years of age and (e) the size of the population under 15 years of age.
§ Mr. Chris PattenAvailable information on question(a) and for the latest available year on questions (a), (b),(d) and (e) is in the table.
percentage of infant mortality rates, the percentage of children in school with boys and girls listed separately, and the female percentage of the illiterate population.
§ Mr. Chris PattenInformation for the years in question is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Available information is as follows:
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1965 1973 Most recent estimate Male Female Male Female Male Female Gabon 146 122 105 100 124 121 Gambia 29 12 44 21 91 55 Ghana 82 57 80 62 75 59 Guinea 44 19 40 20 44 20 Guinea-Bissau 38 13 90 39 84 40 Kenya 69 40 103 87 101 94 Lesotho 74 114 87 123 97 126 Liberia 59 23 80 45 95 57 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 11 44 — — — — Madagascar 70 59 103 88 125 118 Malawi 55 32 67 44 73 52 Mali 32 16 32 17 30 18 Mauritania 19 6 24 13 45 29 Mauritius 105 97 108 106 105 106 Morocco 78 35 78 45 97 62 Mozambique 48 26 104 70 94 71 Namibia — — — — — — Niger 15 7 25 14 34 19 Nigeria 39 24 47 27 103 81 Reunion — — — — — — Rwanda 64 43 61 51 64 60 St. Helena 100 100 100 100 100 100 Sao Tome and Principe — — — — — — Senegal 52 29 48 34 66 44 Seychelles — — — — — — Sierra Leone 37 21 47 30 — — Somalia 16 4 76 42 32 18 South Africa 91 88 105 105 — — Sudan 37 21 59 34 57 41 Swaziland 76 71 100 97 112 110 Tanzania 40 25 62 44 91 84 Togo 78 32 130 68 118 75 Tunisia 116 65 116 78 127 105 Uganda 83 50 53 35 65 49 Western Sahara — — — — — — Zaire 95 45 104 72 112 84 Zambia 59 46 105 88 105 95 Zimbabwe 128 92 79 67 135 127
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Secondary School Enrolment Rates 1965 1973 Most Recent Estimate Male Female Male Female Male Female Algeria 10 5 26 14 54 39 Angola — — — — — — Benin 5 2 6 3 32 12 Botswana 5 3 16 16 26 30 Burkina Faso 2 1 2 1 5 3 Burundi 2 1 3 1 5 3 Cameroon 8 2 23 8 29 18 Cape Verde — — 9 8 12 9 Central African Republic 4 1 7 2 24 8 Chad 3 0 6 1 11 2 Comoros 5 1 5 2 30 15 Congo, People Republic 15 5 — — — — Cote d'Ivoire 10 2 13 4 27 11 Djibouti — — — — — — Egypt 37 15 54 31 70 46 Equatorial Guinea 11 4 20 4 — —
1965 1973 Most Recent Estimate Male Female Male Female Male Female Ethiopia 3 1 9 4 14 8 Gabon 16 5 22 12 30 20 Gambia 8 4 15 5 29 13 Ghana 19 7 45 28 45 27 Guinea 9 2 20 7 20 7 Guinea-Bissau 2 2 5 2 19 4 Kenya 6 2 16 9 22 16 Lesotho 4 4 12 14 17 26 Liberia 8 3 25 8 33 13 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 24 4 — — — — Madagascar 10 5 14 10 43 30 Malawi 3 1 5 2 6 3 Mali 5 2 11 3 10 4 Mauritania 2 0 7 1 19 6 Mauritius 34 18 42 35 54 48 Morocco 16 4 21 12 37 25 Mozambique 3 2 4 2 8 4 Namibia — — — — — — Niger 1 0 3 1 — — Nigeria 7 3 12 6 — — Reunion — — — — — — Rwanda 31 1 3 1 3 1 St. Helena — — — — — — Sao Tome and Principe — — — — — — Senegal 10 3 14 6 17 8 Seychelles — — — — — — Sierra Leone 5 3 16 7 — — Somalia 4 1 9 3 23 12 South Africa 16 14 20 19 — — Sudan 6 2 19 8 23 16 Swaziland 9 7 35 29 44 43 Tanzania 3 1 4 2 4 2 Togo 8 2 29 9 32 10 Tunisia 23 9 21 28 32 27 Uganda 6 2 6 2 10 5 Western Sahara — — — — — — Zaire 8 2 23 8 81 33 Zambia 11 3 20 10 22 12 Zimbabwe 8 5 10 7 46 31
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Infant Mortality Rate (/1,000 births) 1950–55 1960–65 1970–75 1980–85 Algeria 185 160 132 88 Angola 231 200 173 149 Benin 210 176 151 120 Botswana 130 115 95 76 Burkina Faso 234 207 162 150 Burundi 172 145 135 124 Cameroon 190 154 119 103 Cape Verde 165 135 103 75 Central African Republic 197 178 148 142 Chad 211 189 166 143 Comoros 140 124 106 88 Congo, People Republic 170 131 90 81 Cote d'Ivoire 216 188 153 110 Djibouti — — — — Egypt 200 175 150 100 Equatorial Guinea 204 183 160 137 Ethiopia 190 170 155 155 473W
1950–55 1960–65 1970–75 1980–85 Gabon 194 163 132 112 Gambia 207 204 192 174 Ghana 148 127 110 98 Guinea 225 202 181 159 Guinea-Bissau 204 183 163 143 Kenya 150 118 98 80 Lesotho 160 145 130 111 Liberia 194 176 155 132 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 185 150 117 97 Madagascar 126 104 84 67 Malawi 212 204 191 163 Mali 213 208 203 180 Mauritania 204 176 157 137 Mauritius 99 61 55 28 Morocco 180 155 122 97 Mozambique 177 173 168 153 Namibia 168 150 134 116
1950–55 1960–65 1970–75 1980–85 Niger 207 186 166 146 Nigeria 207 185 148 114 Reunion 141 87 41 13 Rwanda 160 142 140 132 St. Helena — — — — Sao Tome and Principe — — — — Senegal 191 176 162 142 Seychelles — — — — Sierra Leone 226 224 203 180 Somalia 190 170 155 155 South Africa 152 130 110 83 Sudan 185 165 145 118 Swaziland 160 150 144 129 Tanzania 160 143 130 115 Togo 204 170 121 102 Tunisia 175 155 120 85 Uganda 160 125 116 112 Western Sahara — — — — Zaire 157 146 127 107 Zambia 150 130 100 88 Zimbabwe 120 106 93 80 Notes:
1. School enrolment rate—percentage of the school-age children as defined by each country and reported to UNESCO. Most countries consider the primary school age to be 6 to 11 years and for secondary 12 to 17 years.
2. Most recent estimates are generally for 1986.
Source:
1. Social Indicators of Development 1987—The World Bank and International Finance Corporation.
2. World Demographic Estimates and Projections, 1950–2025—United Nations 1988.
Activity Rates (per cent.) Females Activity Rates (per cent.) 1985 1960 1970 1980 Males Females Argentina 16.81 19.48 19.53 52.06 19.41 Bolivia 13.99 13.85 13.85 48.01 14.85 Brazil 11.25 14.33 19.63 53.41 19.88 Chile 14.2 13.87 18.27 51.68 19.67 Colombia 11.84 12.7 13.94 49.63 14.29 Costa Rica 9.75 11.14 14.67 53.99 15.21 Dominican Republic 5.94 5.98 7.06 51.15 8.22 Ecuador 10.69 10.12 11.63 48.59 11.74 E1 Salvador 11.02 13.56 16.53 49.23 16.62 Guatemala 7.83 8.05 7.95 47.67 8.66 Haiti 51.52 46.42 38.14 49.65 36.23 Honduras 7.92 8.53 9.2 49.17 10.31 Jamaica 30.69 31.56 39.5 51.25 42.53 Mexico 9.12 10.08 17.32 48.1 17.89 Nicaragua 11.24 11.88 12.84 46.49 14.23 Panama 14.28 17.35 17.94 50.14 18.98 Paraguay 13.92 13.67 13.7 52.72 13.78 Peru 13.47 11.97 15.16 47.4 15.35 Trinidad and Tobago 17.84 19.41 20.91 53.54 22.55 Uruguay 19.53 20.7 22.81 54.95 23.27 Venezuela 11.55 12.18 17.18 49.18 18.3 NOTE: The activity rate is the ratio of the economically active population (all employed and unemployed persons including those seeking work for the first time) aged 10 years and over to the population of all ages.
Source: World Demographic Estimates and Projections, 1950–2025 United Nations 1988.