Burma - MyaNmar

People

Sixty-Eight percent of the population of Burma are Burman. The Shan make up 9% of the population; The Karen 7%, the Rakhine 4%, Chinese make up 3%, the Mon 2%, Indian 2%, and other 5%. The language of Burma is Burmese. ..

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1990 2000 2010 2016
Population, total (millions) 40.63 46.1 50.16 53.37
Population growth (annual %) 1.5 1.2 0.7 0.9
Surface area (sq. km) (thousands) 676.6 676.6 676.6 676.6
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 62.2 70.5 76.8 81.7
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) .. .. 42.4 32.1
Income share held by lowest 20% .. .. .. 7.3
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 59 62 65 67
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 3.5 2.9 2.4 2.2
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 46 38 32 29
Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) 17 37 46 52
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) 46 57 71 60
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 116 90 64 49
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) 32.5 30.1 22.6 18.9
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 68 84 88 83
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) .. 78 86 89
School enrollment, primary (% gross) 92.9 100.8 98.7 111.6
School enrollment, secondary (% gross) 20 37 50 61
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) 1 1 1 1
Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) 0.1 0.6 0.8 0.7
Environment
Forest area (sq. km) (thousands) 392.2 348.7 317.7 290.4
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) .. .. .. 4.6
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) 2.8 3.3 .. ..
Urban population growth (annual %) 2.2 1.9 1.4 1.7
Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) 263 279 280 372
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) 0.11 0.22 0.25 0.42
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) 45 76 125 217
Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) 18.2 0.4 0 0.8