Estimates of Birth rate, Death rate and Natural growth rate by residence, 1971-1999

Year

Birth rate

Death rate

Natural growth rate

Total

Rural

Urban

Total

Rural

Urban

Total

Rural

Urban

1

       2

       3

       4

       5

       6

       7

       8

       9

10

1985

28.8

35.0

20.1

10.2

9.1

11.6

18.6

25.9

8.5

1986

30.5

37.2

21.5

8.1

8.9

7.1

22.4

28.3

14.4

1987

27.2

31.8

20.3

7.1

8.6

4.8

20.1

23.2

15.5

1988

28.1

35.7

16.7

8.9

10.5

6.6

19.2

25.2

10.1

1989

27.9

36.7

14.2

8.3

7.9

8.9

19.6

28.8

5.3

1990

27.4

32.9

18.6

8.5

7.6

9.9

18.9

25.3

8.7

1991

27.9

34.6

17.0

9.0

10.5

6.5

18.9

24.1

10.5

1992

24.8

31.7

13.7

7.5

6.9

8.6

17.3

24.8

5.1

1993

25.3

26.8

24.2

8.6

8.0

9.1

16.7

18.8

15.1

1994

24.8

26.6

23.4

5.9

7.6

4.5

18.9

19.0

18.9

1995

21.8

23.4

20.5

8.0

7.7

8.3

13.8

15.7

12.2

1996

21.6

21.4

21.8

9.0

8.4

9.4

12.6

13.0

12.4

1997

24.9

25.5

24.4

5.9

7.7

4.4

19.0

17.8

20.0

1998

21.7

23.0

20.5

7.0

8.1

6.1

14.6

14.9

14.4

1999

26.9

24.9

28.8

7.1

8.9

5.4

19.9

16.1

23.3

Source : SRS, RGI