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Overview
| Population
Size (million) |
4.8 |
| Annual
growth (%) |
1.1 |
| Maternal
mortality rate (per 100.000 live births) (1999) |
41.2 |
| Infant
mortality rate (per 1000 births) |
25.4 |
| Life
expectancy (years) |
66.8 |
| Contraceptive
prevalance (%) |
25.2 |
| Total
fertility rate |
2.2 |
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Gross
national product
per capita($)
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1000 |
| Number
of fertile age women |
1220087 |
| Abortion
rate (per 1000 people) |
9,3 |
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The United Nations Population Fund proposes to support
a population program over the period 2000-2004 to
assist the Government of Turkmenistan in achieving
its population and development objectives. The proposed
program was formulated in close consultation with
the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry and
takes into account the development objectives of
the Government and set out in the State Health Program
of the President. The primary goal of State Health
Program, which was announced in July 1995, is to
improve the health status of the population through
such means as the introduction of state voluntary
medical insurance, the development of the private
sector, the improvement of health management and
human resource development. In line with this, the
goal of the proposed program will be a contribution
to the improved quality of life of the people of
Turkmenistan through improvements in reproductive
health, the promotion of gender equity and equality
and a better understanding of the population and
development interrelationships, including environment.
The proposed program will be implemented through
three subprograms in reproductive health, population
and development strategies and advocacy. Gender
concerns will be integrated in all three subprograms
(Source of resource: AIDS update 1999, prepared
by: Jozef Sioncke, Associate Officer, Technical
and Policy Devision, UNFPA) |
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