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Asia-Pacific Population Journal - Volume 6, Issue 2, 1991
Volume 6, Issue 2, 1991
Issued quarterly, the Journal is an invaluable resource containing opinions and analysis by experts on important issues related to population. It provides a medium for the international exchange of knowledge, experience, ideas, technical information and data on all aspects of population.
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Recent levels and trends of fertility and mortality in Myanmar
Author: Nyan MyintIn Myanmar, the vital registration system was first introduced into some parts of Lower Myanmar in the late nineteenth century and gradually expanded to other parts of the country. It was introduced into the towns of Upper Myamnar in 1906 and the villages of Upper Myanmar in 1907 (Kyin, 1959, p. 6). By 1931, about 82.5 per cent of the population was covered by the registration system (United Nations, 1959, p. 47). In those days, vital statistics were collected by municipal health offices in urban areas and by village headmen in the rural areas. The reports were published by the Department of Public Health (Sundrum, 1957, p. 7).
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Population projections for Myanmar, 1983-2013
Author: Win TintMyanmar is experiencing relatively high fertility and declining mortality rates. In 1973, the population size was nearly 29 million. It increased to 35 million in 1983 with an annual intercensal growth rate of 2.02 per cent (Union of Burma, 1986a; Part 1, p. 14). Since 1948, when it became independent, Myanmar has struggled for economic development and an improved quality of life. But there have been many obstacles and socioeconomic development remains the main challenge to be met. Successive attempts have been made by means of various short- and long-term plans.
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Population characteristics in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Author: Carl M. FrisenThe Lao People’s Democratic Republic is - with the exception of Singapore - the least populated country of continental South-east Asia; it also has the lowest density of population. The country’s first nationwide census as of 1 March 1985 reported a preliminary total of 3,584,803 inhabitants
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Multiround vital statistics survey in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Author: United NationsBecause reliable estimates of the population and related data are needed to guide national development planning, the first population census of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic in 1985 was very important as a way of providing valuable statistics on the size, distribution and characteristics of the population. However, while the census provided good estimates of the population size and related measures such as fertility and mortality, it was less useful as a means of identifying the speed and manner in which the population was changing. Thus, a project was developed by the ESCAP secretariat with funding from UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) to assist the Government in improving civil registration and vital statistics. The project had two broad objectives. The first was to provide training and support to selected village chiefs as a way of strengthening their role as civil registrars in the hope that this would lead to eventual improvement in the national registration system. The second broad objective was to set up a system of statistical collection, involving regular visits to selected households, to provide good estimates of vital statistics. This system is referred to as a multiround survey. Although it has many methodological weaknesses, this type of survey can provide some valuable population data in a country where financial resources for conducting censuses and surveys are limited.
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