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COUNTRY PROFILE - Bolivia

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Demographic and Health Indicators Bolivia South America World
Total Population (in thousands of people)
  1950: 2714 112995 2519495
  2002: 8705 355695 6211082
  2025 (projected): 13131 460770 7936741
Population Density (people per square
  km), 2000: 8 19 45
Average Annual Population Growth Rate, 1980-2000
  Total: 2.2 % 1.8 % 1.6 %
  In rural areas: 0.3 % -0.5 % 0.9 %
  In urban areas: 3.8 % 2.6 % 2.4 %
Percentage of Population:
  Under age 15, 2002 39 % 30 % 29 %
  Over age 65, 2002 4 % 6 % 7 %
  Living in Urban Areas, 2000 62 % 80 % 47 %
Average Total Fertility Rate {a}
  1975-1980 6 4 4
  2000-2005 4 2 3
Infant Mortality Rate {b}, 2000-2005 56 33 55
Under-Five Mortality Rate {b}, 2000 80 37 83
Life Expectancy at birth (years), 2000-05
  Female 65 74 68
  Male 62 67 64
Births Attended by Trained Personnel,
  1994-2000 {c} 59 % 84 % 57 %
Adults and Children Infected with HIV/AIDS,
  2001 (number) 4600 1005600 40000000
Percent of Adults Ages 15-49 infected
  with HIV or AIDS, 2001: 0.1 % 0.6 % 1.2 %
Number of Children Orphaned by AIDS
  since the beginning of epidemic, 2001 1000 580000 14000000
         
Safe Water and Sanitation {c}
Access to Improved Sanitation, 2000
  Urban: 86 % 86 % 85 %
  Rural: 42 % 51 % 40 %
         
Safe Water and Sanitation {c}
Access to an Improved Water Source, 2000
  Urban: 95 % 94 % 95 %
  Rural: 64 % 59 % 71 %
         
School Enrollment and Literacy {c}
Net Primary School Enrollment, both sexes
  1980: X X X
  1997-1999 {c}: 97 % X X
Net Secondary School Enrollment, 1997-1999 {c}
  Female: 37 % X X
  Male: 43 % X X
Gross Tertiary School Enrollment, 1996-99 {c} 24 % X X
Adult Literacy Rate, 2002
  Female: 81 % 89 % 75 %
  Male: 93 % 90 % 86 %
Youth Literacy Rate (ages 15-24), both sexes:
  1980: 86 % 90 % 80 %
  2002: 96 % 95 % 87 %
         
         
Other Resources:
Country Profiles of the Food and Agriculture Organization
 
 
         
         
Footnotes:
a.Total fertility rate is an estimate of the number of children an average woman would have if current age-specific fertility rates remain constant during her reproductive years.
b.Deaths per 1,000 live births. Infant mortality rate refers to children under one year of age.
c.Data are for the most recent year within the range specified.
         
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