HC Deb 07 June 1988 vol 134 cc468-73W
Mr. Tom Clarke

To 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 Patten

Available 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 Patten

Information for the years in question is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Available information is as follows:

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

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

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
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.