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8 Table 4. Age Specifle Fertility Rates For Selected Years Age Group 19830 19870 1990 2020 15-19 0.0425 0.0403 0.0373 0.0348 20-24 0.1855 0.1564 0.1445 0.1350 25-29 0.2274 0.1882 0.1737 0.1622 30-34 0.2102 0.1695 0.1597 0.1491 35-39 0.1712 0.1154 0.1261 0.1176 40-44 0.0878 0.0384 0.065 1 0.0609 45-49. 0.0208 0.0055 0.0117 0.0 109 Note: 0 1983 Census; Immigration and Manpower Department; 1986. O Vital Statistics; Central Statistical Organization; 1993. o 1991 PCFS; Immigration and Manpower Department; 1992. o Projected Rates; Immigration and Manpower Department; 1993. 0.24 0.22 0.20 0.18 0.16 0.14 ASFR 0.12 0.10 0.08 0.06 0.04 0.02 0 Figure (1) Age Specific Fertility Rate For Selected Years 15—19 20—24 25—29 30—34 35—39 40—44 45—49 AGE GROUP 1983 1987 ° 1990 A 2020 26. The decline in fertility is quite remarkable even though there has been no explicit national population policy either to limit or to encourage birth spacing until recently. Nevertheless, the knowledge, the availability, and the practice of contraceptiveshave spread among the people. This decline in fertility is partly due to the rise in age at marriage. However, the current level of fertility is still moderately high. Withthe recent launching of a draft proposal on population policy and the programme on birth spacing, a gradual decline in fertility can cause a reduction in the growth of the population.
9 past and Current Mortality 27. The vital data available for 1990 represent 90 percent of the total urban population and 40 percent of the total rural population. The crude death rate (CDR) for urban areas shows a downward trend from 1975 onwards, reaching the lowest level of 8.4 per thousand in 1987. The CDR from PCFS for 1990 was 9.1 per thousand for the whole country and 7.9 and 9.6 for urban and rural areas respectively. The fall in the level of mortality is also reflected by the rates of infant mortality (IMR). However, IMR is still moderately high with 94 per thodsand live births as observed in 1991 PCFS. Sex differential exists in IMR; IMR for males was 98 and for females 89. A variation in both CDR and IMR is observed among different regions. The pattern of the mortality curve from PCFS data shows the common U shape. 28. The expectation of life at birth derived from the 1973 and 1983 censuses for the period 1983-88 was 55.8 years for males and 59.3 for females. It was 57.4 for males and 60.9 for females for 1988-93. Migration 29. Data on migration are very limited in Myanmar. The 1973 and 1983 censuses did not include questions on migration. A considerable variation in population growth rates of states and divisions suggest the existence of internal migration. The higher population growth in the urban areas with a lower level of fertility may be taken as an indication reflecting the movements of people from rural to urban areas. International migration exists but is supposed to be negligible in the recent decades. But it is becoming more significant with the country's movement towards open policies and a move to privatised economy. The size of temporary movements of people across the border at check points is on the increase particularly in connection with the development of border areas and border trade. 30. There are attempts to trace the movement of people within the country. Efforts were made in the recent 1991 PCFS to collect information on migration like place of birth, duration of residence, and place of residence 5 years prior to the survey. About 2.4 million people were found living away from their places of birth. The volume of lifetime migrants was about 8 percent. Out of a total of 2.4 million movers, 38.6 percent were from urban to urban, 30.4 percent from rufal to urban, 18.1 percent from rural to rural, and 12.9 percent from urban to rural. Among those who left their regions of birth, the net gain was about 0.6 million for Yangon Division, 0.2 million for Shan State while the net loss was 0.2 million for Ayeyarwady Division and 0.1 million for Magway Division respectively.
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