SELECTED
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INDICATORS - FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE #
(compared
to average for the European Union countries)
Countries |
Total pop. (mill.) 2001* |
Total fertility rate (2000-2005)* |
Infant Mortality - Total per 1,000 live births** |
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)** |
Births per 1,000 women aged 15 - 19** |
Contraceptive Prevalence *** |
Abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-44**** |
Year |
Modern Methods |
Traditio-nal
Methods (rhythm, withdra-wal, other) |
Year |
Rate |
Central and Eastern Europe Region |
|
|
|
|
| Albania |
3,2 |
2,27 |
25 |
31 |
16 |
|
|
|
1999 |
22 |
| Armenia |
3,8 |
1,10 |
15 |
29 |
32 |
2000 |
22,3 |
38,3 |
1999 |
15 |
| Azerbaijan |
8,1 |
1,51 |
29 |
37 |
26 |
|
|
|
1999 |
11 |
| Belarus |
10,1 |
1,20 |
12 |
33 |
29 |
1995 |
42,1 |
8,2 |
1999 |
58 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina |
4,1 |
1,30 |
14 |
15 |
23 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Bulgaria |
7,8 |
1,10 |
15 |
23 |
41 |
1995 |
45,6 |
40,2 |
1999 |
43 |
| Croatia |
4,7 |
1,70 |
8 |
18 |
19 |
|
|
|
1999 |
15 |
| Czech Republic |
10,3 |
1,16 |
5 |
14 |
17 |
1993 |
44,9 |
24,1 |
1999 |
17 |
| Estonia |
1,4 |
1,20 |
10 |
80 |
27 |
1994 |
56,4 |
13,8 |
1999 |
48 |
| Georgia |
5,2 |
1,39 |
18 |
22 |
33 |
1999/00 |
19,8 |
20,7 |
1999 |
15 |
| Hungary |
9,9 |
1,20 |
9 |
23 |
21 |
1992/93 |
68,4 |
9,0 |
1999 |
31 |
| Kazakhstan |
16 |
1,95 |
42 |
80 |
45 |
1999 |
52,7 |
13,9 |
1999 |
35 |
| Kyrgyzstan |
5 |
2,34 |
37 |
80 |
29 |
1997 |
48,9 |
10,7 |
1999 |
16 |
| Latvia |
2,4 |
1,10 |
14 |
70 |
21 |
1995 |
39,3 |
8,7 |
1999 |
34 |
| Lithuania |
3,7 |
1,20 |
9 |
27 |
27 |
1994/95 |
40,2 |
16,0 |
1999 |
23 |
| Macedonia |
2,1 |
1,48 |
16 |
17 |
26 |
|
|
|
1999 |
19 |
| Poland |
38,5 |
1,26 |
9 |
12 |
16 |
1991 |
19,0 |
30,4 |
|
|
| Republic of Moldova |
4,3 |
1,40 |
20 |
65 |
43 |
1997 |
50,0 |
23,8 |
1999 |
27 |
| Romania |
22,3 |
1,32 |
22 |
60 |
37 |
1999 |
29,5 |
34,3 |
1999 |
52 |
| Russian Federation |
143,8 |
1,14 |
17 |
75 |
32 |
|
|
|
1999 |
62 |
| Slovakia |
5,4 |
1,28 |
8 |
14 |
24 |
1991 |
41,0 |
32,0 |
1998 |
21 |
| Slovenia |
2 |
1,14 |
6 |
17 |
8 |
|
|
|
1999 |
20 |
| Tajikistan |
6,2 |
2,87 |
53 |
120 |
24 |
|
|
|
1999 |
15 |
| Turkmenistan |
4,9 |
3,17 |
49 |
65 |
18 |
2000 |
53,1 |
8,7 |
1997 |
32 |
| Ukraine |
48,7 |
1,10 |
15 |
45 |
39 |
1999 |
37,6 |
29,9 |
1998 |
45 |
| Uzbekistan |
25,6 |
2,29 |
37 |
60 |
51 |
1996 |
51,3 |
4,3 |
1999 |
10 |
| Yugoslavia |
10,5 |
1,55 |
13 |
15 |
25 |
|
|
|
|
|
| CEE AVERAGE |
410 |
1,55 |
20 |
42 |
28 |
|
40,5 |
20,4 |
|
29 |
Countries of the European Union (selected) |
|
|
|
|
Belgium |
10,3 |
1,48 |
4 |
8 |
8 |
1991/92 |
74,3 |
4,1 |
1997 |
6 |
Finland |
5,2 |
1,55 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
1989 |
75,4 |
2,1 |
1999 |
11 |
France |
59,7 |
1,80 |
5 |
20 |
9 |
1994 |
69,3 |
5,3 |
1997 |
13 |
Germany |
82 |
1,29 |
5 |
12 |
11 |
1992 |
71,8 |
2,8 |
1999 |
8 |
Italy |
57,4 |
1,20 |
5 |
11 |
6 |
1995/96 |
38,9 |
21,4 |
1998 |
11 |
Netherlands |
16 |
1,50 |
5 |
10 |
4 |
1993 |
75,6 |
2,9 |
1998 |
7 |
Spain |
39,9 |
1,13 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
1995 |
67,4 |
13,6 |
1998 |
6 |
United Kingdom |
59,7 |
1,61 |
5 |
10 |
24 |
1993 |
82,0 |
4,0 |
1997 |
15 |
EU
AVERAGE |
330,2 |
1,45 |
5 |
11 |
9 |
|
69 |
7 |
|
10 |
# The table “Selected reproductive health indicators” compiles
data from several sources in order to make it more comprehensible. However, that means
that data can be given for different years. The data must be read with caution, as it is
necessary to take into account the difficulties with gathering of authoritative and fully
comparable statistics in this field. For instance, standardised data on contraception use
is not collected, it is usually based on estimates. In the case of abortion rates data
usually bases on official statistics (gathered by offices of statistics or ministries).
While, government statistics are often radically different from data gathered through
independent surveys, which strive to embrace illegal or private sector services. For
instance, in the survey conducted in Armenia by the WHO Regional Office for Europe, the
reported abortion rate was five times higher than the official rate provided by the
Ministry of Health. (WHO Regional Strategy on Sexual and Reproductive Health” by A.
Brandrup – Lukanow, in Entre Nous The European Magazine for Sexual and Reproductive
Health, No. 50 – 2001, p. 4.)
* UNFPA “The State of
World Population 2002: Demographic, Social and Economic Indicators”
**UNFPA “The State of World
Population 2002: Monitoring ICPD Goals, Selected Indicators”
*** UN Population Division,
Department of Economic and Social Affairs “World Contraceptive Use. 2001”
****UN Economic and Social Council
“Concise report on world population monitoring, 2002: reproductive rights and
reproductive health with special reference to human immunodeficiency virus / acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)” E/CN.9/2002/2
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